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OUND OUND

Uruguay · Est. 2015 · Luxury

OUND is a minimalist, handmade luxury clothing label, founded in Uruguay in 2015 by designer Paula Delgado. Delgado previously worked as a fashion designer for two leading global fast fashion corporations, then spent 2015 to 2017 in rural Argentina and Scotland learning about wool production, weaving and knitting and teaching herself botanical dyeing. Inspired by permaculture, she describes OUND as an investigative project rooted in simplicity and humble luxury. The label specialises in hand-knitted undyed wool pullovers and cardigans and naturally dyed silk dresses, alongside tops and trousers. Pieces are one-of-a-kind or made in limited editions in Uruguay, where a network of hand knitters, dyers and embroiderers work from small family studios across the country. OUND uses only natural, renewable and biodegradable fibres such as wool, silk, cotton and linen. Wool comes from Uruguayan Merino and Corriedale sheep raised on open grasslands and is left in its natural colours, while silk is dyed with plants and food waste such as avocado skins, eucalyptus leaves, onion peels and loquat. OUND builds long-term relationships with its artisans, paying fairly and visiting regularly, and its main markets are the United States, Japan and Europe.

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Tach Clothing

Uruguay · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Tach Clothing is a Uruguayan designer knitwear label for women, founded in Uruguay in 2016 by sisters Sabrina and Patricia Tachdjian. The name is short for their Armenian surname; their immigrant grandfather opened a haberdashery in the 1940s, their father designed children's clothing and their mother's family ran a shoe workshop. The label makes simple yet complex knitwear with a strong, timeless appeal, taking inspiration from the delicacy of vintage clothing and making it fresh again. The range includes knit cardigans like the Bailarin and Coquimbo, sweaters, vests, hand-knitted ponchos, jackets and coats, tops and blouses, shorts, skirts, dresses and accessories. Its colourful, playful pieces have been described as little works of art. Every piece is made locally in Uruguay by small workshops in a fair trade environment, using Uruguayan wool such as merino, along with cotton and linen. Knitting and embroidery are crafts the label chooses to champion over throwaway fashion. Tach has been worn by Dua Lipa, Megan Fox and Alexa Chung. It was the only Uruguayan brand at Qatar Fashion United by CR Runway in 2022, and remains independent and family-run.

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ELEVEN SIX

USA · Est. 2015 · Mid-range

Eleven Six is an American knitwear label for women, men and kids, founded in 2015 by British couple Catherine and Nick Carnevale and based in Kingston, New York. The pair launched the brand in February 2015 after a trip to Peru's Sacred Valley. Catherine, its designer, was previously Senior Director of Knitwear at Club Monaco, while Nick was a men's fashion buyer. The brand is styled ELEVEN SIX. Its range includes sweaters, cardigans, knit tanks, skirts and dresses, crochet tops and skirts, shorts, scarves and hats. Sweaters include styles like the Layla, Terra and Clara, alongside cardigans like the Isla and Sara, knit tanks like the Tia, tube skirts like the Emma, sweater dresses like the Vera and crochet pieces like the Iola top. Eleven Six has its knitwear made mainly in Peru by artisan knitters, using Peruvian alpaca and pima cotton. Its alpaca comes from two fair-trade-certified Peruvian mills, and it produces to order to reduce waste. Eleven Six is an independent, family-run brand owned and led by the Carnevales. It has a design studio and an appointment-only store in Kingston's historic Fuller Building, and it sells online and through stockists.

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Our Bare Hands

Singapore · Est. 2019 · Affordable

Our Bare Hands is a Singaporean sustainable, ethical handmade clothing label for women and children, founded in Singapore in 2019 by Germaine Lye, Chanel Go and Mitchell Hong. The founders set it up as a for-profit enterprise with a strong social mission: an international collaborative community that creates quality lifestyle pieces with small-producing communities around the world and helps them reach long-term sustainability through profitable trade. The range includes tops, dresses, pants and jumpsuits, kids' clothing, beaded bags, accessories and home goods, many of them made to order. Signature pieces include the Atlas Sleeve Top, the Aurelie Crop Top, the Alberta Bell Sleeve Dress, the Bedouin Pants, Bellamy's Jumpsuit and the Alez Beaded Bag. Most clothing is sewn by refugee tailors in Malaysia, with beadwork from Cebu in the Philippines and leather weaving from Yangon in Myanmar. The brand builds long-term relationships with its artisans, sources quality materials and ensures they are paid a reasonable wage, reinvesting in their training and skills. Our Bare Hands won Best Sustainable Fashion Label at the Honeycombers Sustainability Awards in 2023 and has been profiled by The Business Times and Harper's Bazaar Singapore.

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Folkcharm

Thailand · Est. 2014 · Affordable

Folkcharm is a Thai sustainable clothing label, founded in Bangkok in 2014 by Passawee Kodaka. Kodaka is an alumna of the Asian Institute of Technology, where her master's research, partly supported by UN Women, looked at the empowerment of home-based women workers. The idea for Folkcharm took shape after a chance meeting with women artisans in Loei province in north-eastern Thailand, and it began as a modest project with only four weavers. The social enterprise makes ready-to-wear, scarves, accessories and fabric from 100% hand-spun, hand-woven natural cotton grown locally without chemicals. Pieces include the Closed-loop Longsleeve Light Blouse, the Asymmetrical Patch Pocket Cargo Trousers, the Men's Relaxed-fit Blazer and Aunty Plian's Light Scarf. Folkcharm partners with cotton farmers and women weavers in Loei, many of them over 50, giving them flexible work on their home looms. Since 2016 it has used over 15,000 kg of rain-fed, chemical-free Thai cotton, and in 2023 it moved to zero waste in material management. Its Bangkok studio hosts workshops, and it runs trips to partner villages for weaving and natural dyeing. Kodaka is an APEC awardee, and her work has been featured by UN Women.

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Bahhgoose

Canada · Est. 2018 · Affordable

Bahhgoose is a minimalist Canadian clothing label for women, founded in Campbell River in 2018 by designer Emily Craddock. A Canadian-owned, female-led brand, it creates easy, everyday pieces from natural fabrics, designed in Campbell River on Vancouver Island and brought to life with a small group of artisans. The collection includes dresses, tops, trousers, skirts, knitwear and caps, with signature styles such as the Rio Dress, Rose Dress and Nuage Dress, the San Halter Top, the Nua Top and the Sig and Hue pants, in shades from noir and latte to hibiscus and matcha. Pieces are made in Indonesia, handcrafted in Bali in small batches. Bahhgoose works with linen-cotton blends, cotton, rayon and viscose, and says it pays its artisans a fair wage. Producing in small batches keeps its handmade pieces limited and its process close to the makers. Bahhgoose runs its own boutique in Canggu, Bali, sells online through Garmentory and its own store, and is stocked by Canadian boutiques such as Euspira.

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Norlha

China · Est. 2007 · Luxury

Norlha is a sustainable luxury clothing and textile label, founded in 2007 by Kim Yeshi and her daughter Dechen Yeshi in Ritoma, a nomadic village 3,200 metres up on the Tibetan Plateau. Kim, an anthropologist who spent decades researching textiles in Asia, formulated the concept, while Dechen, who first travelled to the plateau in 2005 to research the region, established the Norlha Atelier. The name means "wealth of the gods". Norlha makes scarves and shawls such as the Pilgrimage Scarf, felt vests, shawl coats, Tibetan shirts, knitwear, children's clothing, blankets and bed covers. Every piece is made by hand at its atelier on the plateau, where around 100 artisans, mostly local nomads and 65% women, spin, weave and felt. The brand works mainly with yak khullu, the soft down yaks grow for winter, which is cashmere-soft and warmer than sheep's wool, sometimes blended with silk. It uses flying shuttle looms, low-impact processes and natural, undyed colours. Norlha is a certified B Corp. It has worked with Hermès, is stocked by Dover Street Market and has been featured by Vogue, The World of Interiors and WSJ, with stores in Ritoma, Lhasa and Beijing.

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All Things Mochi

Netherlands · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

All Things Mochi is a handmade designer label for women and children, founded in Amsterdam in 2013 by designer Ayah Tabari. Originally from Palestine, Tabari grew up between Amman and Riyadh before studying in London. Mochi was born to support stitching communities around the world: the team travels to different destinations and immerses itself in local cultures and traditions, so each collection authentically represents its origins. The range includes colourful, playful dresses, tops, skirts, pants, jackets, coats and sweaters, plus bags, loafers and jewellery. Signature pieces include the Chloe Dress, the Berry Cheeks Dress, the Fizz Top, the Stevie Reversible Fleece Jacket and the Sam Trench Coat. The brand also has a children's diffusion line, Mini Mochi, and swimwear under Mochi Swim. Every collection is handcrafted in limited quantities by local artisans using traditional embroidery methods, in places such as India and Palestine, creating jobs and partnerships in those communities. Its made-to-order Mochi Reconstructed pieces are one of a kind. All Things Mochi has shown at London, New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. It remains independent and founder-led, with a store on Utrechtsestraat in Amsterdam.

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Exotic Marigold

South Africa · Est. 2020 · Affordable

Exotic Marigold is a South African designer, handmade clothing label for women, founded in East London in 2020. The team behind it, who sign off as the Marigold team and do not publicly name a founder, created the line because they believe comfortable, sustainable and ethical fashion should also be beautiful and unique. They see everyone involved in the company as part of the Marigold family and aim to create collaborations, relationships and art as well as clothing. The boho-inspired range includes dresses, blouses, kaftans, kimonos, jackets, coats, jumpsuits and sleepwear, plus scarves and jewellery. Signature pieces include the Penelope Dress, the Kira Kaftan Dress, the Mandala Blouse, the Velvet Suzani Jacket, the Quilted Cotton Coat and the Phulkari Kimono. Most of the clothing is made in India. The brand works closely with artisans in India, using mostly 100% Indian cotton that is block printed or screen printed by hand, so each piece is made slowly in small batches with its own subtle differences. Many designs draw on Indian craft such as phulkari and suzani embroidery. Exotic Marigold aims for timeless pieces rather than seasonal trends and sells online and from its boutique in East London.

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Minnow Bathers

Canada · Est. 2009 · Affordable

Minnow Bathers is a Canadian swimwear label for women, founded in Toronto in 2009 by friends Karen Donaldson and Vanessa Warrack. After studying fashion design in different cities, the pair returned home and began making swimsuits for friends, frustrated by tiny string bikinis and wanting suits that actually fit and stayed on while swimming, camping and jumping off cliffs. The label designs high-performance swimwear in a range of sizes and styles that reflect the diversity of the human form. Minnow releases one collection a year of one-piece maillots such as the ADDER, BRIAR and CARSON, bikini tops like the ABBIE and AMBER, and matching bottoms. Every suit is made to order, by hand, in its Toronto studio using minimal-waste pattern-making and fabric design, and it also sells fabric scraps. Its newer fabrics are chlorine-resistant and UV-blocking, made from 78% ECONYL recycled yarn and 22% spandex, and its prints are digitally printed in Montreal. Since 2017 it has worked with artist Daniel Innes on hand-drawn textile designs, and it ships in compostable mailers. Minnow donates a percentage of each sale to nature conservation organisations and has been featured by The FADER and the National Post.

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Jennifer Glasgow Design

Canada · Est. 2001 · Mid-range

Jennifer Glasgow Design is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Montreal in 2001 by designer Jennifer Glasgow. The brand describes itself as a lifelong expression of art through fashion, and as much an established Montreal fashion house as a brick-and-mortar boutique. Its signature style combines classic, strong shapes with bold form, colour and artistic flourishes, designed to outlast fast-paced, disposable trends, and it draws on an admiration for Montreal's fashion manufacturing legacy. The collections cover tops, dresses, bottoms and outerwear, with pieces such as the Adore Button Up Top, the Agate Dress, the Aria Panel Skirt and the Billie Barrel Jogger. Everything is designed and produced in Montreal by a team strengthened by skilled local seamstresses, which lets the brand oversee every step from textiles and cutting to sewing and shipping. It focuses on OEKO-TEX materials and works in small batches to limit waste, following slow-fashion values that began with sewing in the back of its first boutique. Its boutique at 5145 St Laurent Boulevard, open since 2006, sells the label's own collections alongside sustainable brands from local designers, plus jewellery, shoes, scarves, art and apothecary items.

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Jakett

USA · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Jakett is an American leather jacket label for women, founded in New York City in 2008 by designer Joseph Greco. It grew out of an obsessive search for the perfect completer piece: an effortless leather jacket that feels as natural as a second skin. The brand designs for a woman who is comfortable, confident and loves "classic cool", embracing the perfectly imperfect look of a distressed leather jacket. Jakett's jackets are produced unlined so the softness of the natural skins shines through, and the brand says they wear like a favourite sweatshirt. Styles include the Adriana Vintage Leather Jacket, the Alexa Burnished Leather Jacket, the Amelia Wrinkled Leather Jacket and the Vespa Vintage Leather Jacket. It also makes leather vests such as the Greta and a line called JKT NYC. Every jacket is handmade one at a time in Pakistan by generationally trained master leather workers using gentle, traditional tanning methods. Its skins are a byproduct of small family farms raising food for local communities, so the brand never uses animals killed for their skins. Jakett is independent and owned and run by Greco as founder and CEO.

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Em & May

Canada · Est. 2019 · Affordable

Em & May is a Canadian designer lingerie and swimwear label for women, founded in Montreal in 2019 by Emilie Pittman. Emilie started the brand while still in fashion school, after a photo of a red bikini she had made led friends to ask for their own, and the name pairs hers with that of her French bulldog, May. Finding standard sizing was not enough, she created her own size chart, starting with 15 top sizes based on real measurements and now 27. The collection has grown from swimwear into lingerie, pyjamas and ready-to-wear, with ruffled, bow-trimmed bralettes such as the Plume, Opal and Solenne, matching undies and thongs, bikinis, slip dresses and tops. Every piece is handmade in Canada, in the brand's Mile End studio in Montreal, mostly to order. The made-to-order model means pieces are created only as they are needed. Fabrics are deadstock, organic and recycled, with Canadian-made eco-certified natural fibres, OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified fabrics and elastics, and ECONYL regenerated nylon for swimwear, while packaging is 100% recycled. Em & May offers custom sizing at no extra cost, ships worldwide and welcomes customers to its Mile End studio by appointment.

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Pippa Holt

Ireland · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Pippa Holt is a designer, handmade luxury kaftan label for women, founded in Dublin in 2016 by Pippa Holt. Holt grew up on the beaches of Australia and was inspired by her grandmother's tropical style at her seaside holiday home on the Great Barrier Reef. A former editor at British Vogue with a degree in fashion design and a love of travel, she built the label around one-of-a-kind, hand-woven kaftans. The range centres on numbered, unique kaftans, such as Kaftan No.429 and Kaftan No.925, in supermini, mini, midi and maxi lengths, alongside woven belts, children's kaftans, hats and table linens. The kaftans are made in Mexico. Each kaftan is hand-woven in Oaxaca on a backstrap loom, an ancient technique, using naturally dyed cotton thread, including native coyuchi brown cotton and indigo. One piece takes about a month to make, and no two are the same. Head weaver Felipa, who has more than 50 years' experience, works with her daughter Angelica, and around 200 artisans now work with the brand. Pippa Holt is part of Net-a-Porter's Net Sustain platform and Farfetch's Positively Conscious selection, and it holds trunk shows in cities such as Dubai.

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Nette Rose

South Africa · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Nette Rose is a South African handmade lingerie label for women, founded in Cape Town in 2016 by Megan Miller. Miller dreamed up the brand during her first year of fashion studies and launched it in her final year, funding it with money from selling her vintage clothing at markets. It is named after her two grandmothers, Nette and Rose, whose classic style and adventurous spirit inspired her to get into fashion and sewing. The label designs flirty intimates for women who dress for themselves, summed up in its mantra: "She is a wild one. With a gentle soul. Who sways to her own rhythm and dresses for herself." Its range includes bralettes, knickers, thongs, garter belts, harnesses, bodysuits, slip dresses and pyjamas, with pieces such as the Daisy-Mae set, the Mary and Brandy knickers, the Jamie thong, beaded slip dresses like the Safari and Posie, and the Poppy Pyjama Set. Every piece is ethically handmade in Cape Town by a small in-house team, using fabrics such as cotton, organic cotton and linen. Nette Rose is an independent, women-owned brand run by Miller, selling through an international online store and a separate South African store.

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NOM*d

New Zealand · Est. 1986 · Mid-range

NOM*d is a New Zealand designer label, founded in Dunedin in 1986 by designer Margarita Robertson and her husband, Chris Robertson. The label continues to embrace the gothic character of its southern home city, offering a wardrobe that is understated and subversive. Its irreverent approach to tailored silhouettes and utilitarian textiles, with deconstruction and unexpected reworking, creates garments that are experimental yet can be worn as a uniform. Collections mix sharp jackets and coats with relaxed dresses, shirts, trousers, skirts and knitwear, along with the ICONIC range of graphic tees, tank dresses and hoodies. Popular pieces include the Boyfriend Jacket, the Swing Coat, the Big Crest Tee and the Archive Short Sleeve. The own-label clothing is made in New Zealand. Over more than three decades, NOM*d has built its reputation as a label that honours the intelligence and individuality of the wearer, and it showed at London Fashion Week in 1998 as one of the "New Zealand Four". The brand is independently owned by Margarita and Chris Robertson, and its George Street store in Dunedin sells NOM*d alongside an edit of international designers.

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Sydney Pimbley

UK · Est. 2019 · Luxury

Sydney Pimbley is an upcycled UK designer clothing label for women, founded in London in 2019 by designer Sydney Pimbley. A graduate of Central Saint Martins' BA Fashion Design with Knitwear and a recipient of the LVMH Grand Prix Scholarship, Pimbley worked in the couture studio of Maison Margiela, assisting John Galliano, before launching her slow fashion brand. Inspired by her Welsh heritage, she builds ethical luxury collections on the principles of sustainability and authenticity. The label creates dresses, skirts, trousers, shorts, jackets, tops and accessories, many of them one-of-a-kind or made in very small runs. Pieces are handmade in the United Kingdom, using fabrics, trims and embroidery collaged from vintage sources and finished with layers of hand detailing. Her upcycled approach reworks antique and vintage textiles such as silk, cotton and wool rather than relying on new fabric. After the birth of her first child in 2025, Pimbley dedicated her 2026 collection to celebrating the female body through lush antique fabrics. Sydney Pimbley's work has appeared in Vogue Italia, i-D, The Face, Teen Vogue, WWD, Sleek and Metal Magazine. She took part in P.LACE.S, a SHOWstudio and MoMu Antwerp lace exhibition and film.

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ISTO.

Portugal · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

ISTO. is a sustainable, minimalist clothing label for men, founded in Lisbon in 2017 by Pedro Palha, Vasco Mendonça and Pedro Gaspar. The three founders set out to make logo-free everyday essentials with full transparency, staying free from the seasonal fashion calendar. Instead of new collections every season, ISTO. keeps a single collection permanently available. The range includes t-shirts, shirts, chinos, jeans, knitwear, jackets and coats. All clothing is made in Portugal, and signature pieces include the Heavyweight T-Shirt, the Classic T-Shirt, the Camp Collar shirt, the Hemp Popover Shirt, Baggy Chinos, the Barn Jacket and the Long Wool Coat, alongside small runs of deadstock wool and cashmere blazers. ISTO. uses organic and natural materials such as organic cotton, merino wool, linen and hemp, and most of its cotton is GOTS certified. Each product page shows a clear breakdown of what the piece costs to make. The brand remains independent and has its own stores in Lisbon's Chiado and Amoreiras and in Porto.

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Litkovska

Ukraine · Est. 2009 · Luxury

Litkovska is a Ukrainian luxury designer label for women, founded in Kyiv in 2009 by designer Lilia Litkovska. Born in Kyiv into a family of four generations of tailors and garment makers, she studied patternmaking and art history and launched her namesake brand at 27. Known for architectural tailoring that transforms with its wearer, the label follows the motto "There is no wrong side": pieces can be worn inside out, deconstructed or reshaped. The range includes jackets, coats such as the Reversible-Shearling Hourglass Coat, tops, shirts, dresses, gowns, skirts, pants, jeans and knitwear. It also makes bags such as the Besagy Bag and the transformable Zip Bag, bag charms and table runners. Clothing is made by hand in Ukraine in wool, denim, leather and silk. In 2018 Litkovska launched its Artisanal line, which shreds and reweaves production leftovers into new textiles on traditional looms, and in 2020 the founder started SCHOOLL, an art and craft school for emerging designers. Litkovska shows on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule and is sold by more than 60 retailers in 20 countries, including Dover Street Market. Its founder was named among Forbes' 50 Women Leaders of Wartime Ukraine.

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Happy French Gang

USA · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

Happy French Gang is an American handmade clothing and home textiles label for women, founded in San Francisco in 2013 by Sandra Dejanovic. Dejanovic launched the brand in June 2013 with the aim of combining a French vision with California creation. Her motto for every new product is to focus on texture and colour, and she designs every piece herself and hand-paints its painted collection in the brand's Bayview studio. The label is best known for its jumpsuits, including tie-dye and numbered hand-painted styles, and for hand-painted uni-size dresses and tunics. The range also includes Marius pants, Zélia tops, Tilda skirts, hand-knit and alpaca sweaters and coats, along with home pieces such as Rayé throws, Sujani quilts, pillows and bags. Pieces are hand-painted in San Francisco, while woven cotton clothes, blankets and bags are made with artisans and cooperatives in Rajasthan, India, and wool and alpaca sweaters are made in Peru. The brand uses natural fibres, natural dyes where possible and small-batch production, and it reuses fabric scraps. Happy French Gang is independent and run by Dejanovic, selling online, by studio appointment and through stores and spas in the USA and Europe.

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DECADE STUDIO

Canada · Est. 2019 · Affordable

Decade Studio is a Canadian denim label for women, founded in Vancouver in 2019 by designer Molly Spittal. Spittal launched the brand in April 2019 with a small group of co-founders, after previously founding the leather handbag label The Stowe. Every piece is designed in-house by Spittal, with a fixation on proportion, weave and long-lasting, traditional finishing, and every pattern is developed in-house and tested on real bodies. The brand takes pride in its shape-inclusive fits. Decade Studio is known for non-stretch jeans made from 100% cotton denim, such as the Joan, the Benny, the Andy and the Gusset. The line has expanded to trousers like the Fortune and the Kit, soft tailoring, the Bonnie Shorts and The Classic T-Shirt. Its jeans are made by hand from start to finish at a small, family-run factory in Northern Portugal, where everyone is paid a living wage, using 100% cotton denim from a mill in Italy. The brand works in small batches with natural fibres and aims to make long-lasting, repairable and recyclable jeans. Decade Studio is a small, independent brand run by Spittal and her partner Matt from their shop and office in Vancouver.

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Love And Swans

Turkey · Est. 2020 · Mid-range

Love & Swans is a luxury designer lingerie label for women based in Istanbul, founded in 2020 by Maria Lebedeva and Ivan. Maria left a finance career at PwC in 2019 after realising lingerie was her true passion, and Ivan, her husband and the brand's chief designer, sketches every collection. The name nods to Maria's surname, Lebedeva, meaning swan, and the label creates collectible lingerie built around conceptual beaded embroidery. Each set uses European mesh, Soft Touch elastic, Japanese glass beads and natural pearls, with OEKO-TEX certified Gunold embroidery thread and a pure cotton gusset. Collections tell stories inspired by Japanese legends, Latin American myths and the constellations, and the brand moved its headquarters from Armenia to Istanbul in 2022. Pieces are handmade in a small workshop by a team that is 95% female, with embroidery backed by a second layer of fabric so the beads never touch the skin. The brand produces small batches, offers custom and bespoke orders, and uses plastic-free, FSC paper packaging. Love & Swans exhibited at two CURVE trade shows in the United States in 2022 and has been featured by Esty Lingerie and The Voice.

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BITE

Germany · Est. 2011 · Mid-range

BITE is a sustainable European designer clothing label for women, founded in Berlin in 2011 by designer Beatriz Tomás. The label is all about independent design, artisan work, support of local trade and sustainable fashion, and Tomás belongs to a fresh wave of designers building brands with a more conscious approach to fashion at their core, empowering female work and ethical practices. BITE makes tops, dresses, skirts, pants and jackets such as the Lugosi Dress, Smog Dress, Dusk Skirt, Stratus Crop Top and Agate Jacket, many cut in body-hugging jersey and satin. All manufacturing is handled in-house in Berlin, Germany, giving the label full control over quality, sustainability and ethical practices. The brand rejects fast fashion and the delocalisation of production, protecting the labour rights and dignity of the people involved in making its clothes. It prioritises quality over quantity, uses sustainable fabrics and locally sourced materials, and aims to minimise waste at every step of production. Local manufacturing also cuts transport emissions and supports the regional economy, as part of what BITE describes as a movement that values craftsmanship, transparency and responsible production.

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One Wolf

Latvia · Est. 2012 · Mid-range

One Wolf is a Latvian unisex designer label, founded in Riga in 2012 by designer Agnese Narņicka. Its ready-to-wear collections blend functionality with wit, intelligence and asceticism, reflecting the designer's take on the savage aesthetics of the contemporary urbanite. Experiments with construction and silhouette break conventions of gender and clothing, mixing classic, casual and sporty pieces. Denim is its icon: raw and stone-washed jeans with bold lines and clever details. The range also includes bamboo T-shirts and shorts, sweatshirts, shirts, jackets like the Everyday Uniform Jacket, parkas, ponchos and vests for adults and kids, plus socks, beanies, tote bags and gift boxes. One Wolf is made in small factories in Latvia, providing work for experienced craftspeople and preserving local traditions. It uses high-quality textiles from Italy, Denmark and Belgium, including denim, organic cotton, wool and bamboo, with finishes such as stone wash, silk-screen printing and laser treatment. The label has shown at Riga Fashion Week and is listed among the Treasures of Latvia exporting brands. It remains independent and founder-led, with a philosophy of inspiring wearers to be bold, free and creative.

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