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Desray

South Africa · Est. 1995 · Affordable

Desray is a South African designer, handmade clothing label for women, founded in Cape Town in 1995. What began as a love for beautiful fabrics and flattering design has grown into a proudly local, family-run brand committed to slow fashion, premium quality and purposeful production; the website does not name an individual founder. Its designs are inspired by timeless European style, with classic tailoring, beautiful textures and flattering cuts, interpreted through a South African lens. The range covers tops, tees, pants, knitwear, dresses, ponchos, jackets and coats, plus bags, footwear and accessories. Signature pieces include the Black Oversize Pullover, the Caramel Long Poncho, the Bardot Top, the Corduroy Verna Pants, the Flamestitch Moon Dress and the Charcoal Oversize Lux Coat. Most clothing is made in Cape Town, with some pieces made in Mauritius and India. Every garment is created with attention to detail and crafted by South African hands, often in limited editions. Some of its knitwear is certified to GOTS, the Global Recycled Standard or the Responsible Wool Standard. Desray designs for women who value quality over quantity and care about how and where their clothing is made, and it sees itself as part of a local community.

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Cordera

Spain · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Cordera is a Spanish knitwear and designer label for women, founded in A Coruña in 2008 by sisters Mónica and María Cordera. The sisters are also its creative directors, and the brand was first called Mónica Cordera. Focused on exceptional materials, meticulous craftsmanship and timeless design, Cordera embraces an aesthetic that transcends fleeting trends, and it describes its approach as fashion with purpose, merging luxury, sustainability and social impact. The label is known for minimalist clothing with a focus on knitwear and fine materials. Its range includes sweaters, cardigans, shirts, trousers, dresses, outerwear, shoes, bags and belts, with pieces such as the Merino & Cashmere Sweater, the Speckled Cardigan, the Carrot Pants, the Curved Baggy Jeans, the Classic Trench, the Shearling Coat, the Pointy Crocodile Loafer and handmade beaded bags. Based in Galicia, Cordera carries out almost all of its production in Spain, using locally sourced materials and ancestral techniques with a trusted network of family-run ateliers and specialist workshops. It also partners with a women-led workshop in Guatemala, where each embroidery is handcrafted. Cordera is an independent, family-run brand led by its founders.

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JESSE KAMM

USA · Est. 2005 · Luxury

Jesse Kamm is an American designer label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2005 by Jesse Kamm. She grew up on seven acres amid the corn and wheat fields of rural Illinois, in a creative household with a draftsman father and a potter mother. After working as a therapist and a model and travelling the world, she took a sewing class, began making clothes for herself and found people paying attention. She still handles all of the brand's press and sales herself, travelling to New York twice a year to meet her buyers. The label is best known for its high-waisted, wide-leg Sailor Pants. Other signatures include the California Wides barrel-leg pants, the 225's straight-leg pants and the Alta Jeans, along with the Alberta Shirt, the Bowery Tee, the Classic Turtleneck, the Slip Dress and the Studded Ranch Jacket. Every product has been made in Los Angeles since 2005, using sturdy fabrics such as organic cotton. The small family business deliberately limits production to about 8,000 garments a year, guided by its motto "Don't grow out of business." Jesse Kamm also keeps its retail partners to about 30 stores worldwide.

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Khajoor Studio

India · Est. 2022 · Affordable

Khajoor Studio is an Indian sustainable designer label, founded in Jaipur in 2022 by Muskan Soni. Raised in Rajasthan, she grew up surrounded by hand block printing, painted facades, bustling bazaars and artisans at work, and her lifelong love of painting shapes the label's use of colour and storytelling. She studied Knitwear Design at NIFT New Delhi and Creative Management at IIM Ahmedabad before founding the studio to explore contemporary Indian folklore through clothing. The range includes dresses, co-ord sets, resort shirts, trousers, shorts, merino wool coats and knit beanies. Signature pieces include the Abstract Dawn Wrap Dress, the Botanical Vine Resort Shirt, the Desert Bluebell Shorts and the Sun Merino Wool Coat. Collections are designed in Jaipur and handcrafted in small batches with skilled artisans across India, combining hand block printing, crochet, knitwear and playful prints. The label sources from local Indian wool and cotton farmers, uses only natural or conscious fabrics and aims to empower female artisans and their communities. Khajoor Studio remains independent and is led by its founder, shipping its slow, artisanal collections worldwide.

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Birds of North America

Canada · Est. 2007 · Mid-range

Birds of North America is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Victoria in 2007 by designer Hayley Gibson and now based in Toronto. Gibson started the brand in a tiny live/work studio in Victoria, BC, before she and her husband, Neil, moved to Montreal in 2008 to be closer to suppliers and manufacturing. In 2015 the studio moved to the Junction Triangle in Toronto, where all design, pattern making and quality control now happen. The label is known for joyful, bold, colourful prints and flattering, comfortable cuts in sizes 2–20, with styles named after birds. Its range includes dresses such as the Wood Snipe, Corvid and Buttonquail, jumpsuits like the Kiwi, Sarcelle and Sandgrouse, Bloodfool Pants, Hazel Grouse Tees and the Blackcap Coat. Every item has been ethically made in Canada since the brand began, and its original team of cutters and sewers in Montreal's historic Chabanel garment district still makes all of its clothing. The vegan brand focuses on natural fibres, and it sells leftover fabric bundles and holds sample sales. Birds of North America is independent and led by Gibson. Many Canadian retailers have stocked it for over a decade.

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Sánchez-Kane

Mexico · Est. 2015 · Luxury

Sánchez-Kane is a gender-neutral designer label founded in Mexico City in 2015 by designer and artist Bárbara Sánchez-Kane. Born in Mérida in 1987, she studied industrial engineering before taking up fashion at Polimoda in Florence and interning with Bernhard Willhelm. Her provocative work blends sharp tailoring, Mexican cultural references and art, challenging rigid ideas of masculinity with clothing that anyone can wear. The range includes shirts, tees, trousers, blazers and jackets, plus shoes, belts and jewellery. Collections are made locally in Mexico by artisans and makers the designer knows personally, and signature pieces include the Brody Shirt, the El Original Tee, the Flame Trousers, the Souvenir Blazer, the Toxic Jacket and Monedero Loafers. Sánchez-Kane's experimental patterns are developed in its atelier, and the label has created one-off pieces with Mexican jewellery brand Varon. The label debuted at VFILES during New York Fashion Week in 2016 and returned for NYFW: Men's with "Men Without Fear" in 2017. Bárbara Sánchez-Kane now also works as an artist, with exhibitions at kurimanzutto in Mexico City and New York.

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Slate Wearables

Canada · Est. 2020 · Mid-range

Slate Wearables is an ethical, minimalist designer clothing label for women, founded in Vancouver in 2020 by designer Shelby Wick. The brand began as Wick's capstone project at Ryerson University in Toronto, inspired by the relaxed linen styles she encountered while studying in Australia. After showing early designs at Vancouver's Little Black Dress Gala in 2018 and 2019, she launched Slate in August 2020 with a small summer line. The collection centres on timeless linen dresses, trousers, shorts, button-up shirts, tops and matching sets with simple, versatile silhouettes. Everything is made in Vancouver, Canada, in small batches with a local manufacturer, a decision Wick made at the start of the pandemic to support local artisans and businesses. Slate chooses natural fabrics for their texture and lower impact. Linen, made from flax that needs little water or pesticide to grow, is breathable, durable and softens with every wear and wash. Orders ship with low-emission methods in biodegradable or recycled paper packaging. Slate Wearables describes itself as a local, women-run business, with a mission to change the way people buy clothes by favouring considered, long-lasting pieces over fast fashion.

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Alabama Chanin

USA · Est. 2006 · Luxury

Alabama Chanin is an American slow fashion label for women, founded in Florence in 2006 by Natalie Chanin. Chanin returned to Florence, Alabama, in 2000 and created Project Alabama, a collection of 200 hand-sewn T-shirts. In 2005 Project Alabama was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards, and in 2006 it became Alabama Chanin, built on cultural preservation, local making and Southern craft traditions. The label makes hand-sewn, made-to-order tops, tunics, dresses, skirts, pants, coats and jackets from organic cotton jersey, many of them hand-painted, embroidered, beaded or appliquéd. Pieces include the Quartz Dress, the Godwin Coat, the Halcyon Top, the Waffle Crew and the Zeta Pant. It also sells fabric, DIY sewing kits and books, and runs workshops through The School of Making. Everything is made in the USA at The Factory in Florence and by artisan sewers across northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. Its organic cotton comes from the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative in Lubbock and is traced from field to fabric. In 2013 Chanin won the CFDA/Lexus Eco-Fashion Challenge, and the nonprofit Project Threadways carries on its work on textile heritage.

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Anokhi

India · Est. 1970 · Affordable

Anokhi is a sustainable Indian clothing label, founded in Jaipur in 1970 by John and Faith Singh. They started the brand when Jaipur's block-printing industry was at a very low ebb, working with block carvers, printers, dyers, embroiderers and bead workers in and around the city and committing to provide them with sustained work throughout the year. Anokhi began with small clothing collections, reimagining traditional prints as evening dresses, bolero jackets and kaftans sold through boutiques in England. Today it makes hand-block printed kurtas, tunics, dresses, tops, skirts and pants, along with scarves, quilts, bed linen and other home textiles, all made in India. Its designers develop contemporary ranges around artisans' traditional techniques, and the brand has long been seen as a role model for good business practice and the revival of textile skills. In the mid-1990s the next generation took over, and Anokhi now has shops across India. In 2005 Anokhi founded the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing in a restored haveli in Amber, dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting block-printed fabric. The haveli's restoration won a UNESCO award for cultural heritage conservation.

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Ancient Kallos

Greece · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

Ancient Kallos is a Greek resort wear label for women, founded in Thessaloniki in 2014 by sisters Lamprini Stavrou and Stella Stavrou. The sisters took over their family's clothing company, established in 1982, and turned it into a new brand, combining Stella's experience as a fashion designer with Lamprini's background in architecture. The label draws on Greek mythology, traditional Greek embroidery and the treasures of antiquity seen in museum galleries. Ancient Kallos makes dresses, gowns, blouses, shirts, kaftans, shorts, trousers, knitted sets, coats and swimwear with nautical details and cord embroidery. Signature pieces include the Syros Long Dress, the Iphigenia Cut Embroidered Blouse, the Penelope Embroidered Linen Long Dress and the Alkioni Sailor Knot Top. The brand also offers handmade jewellery, sandals and an Art de la Table homeware collection inspired by Greek ceramic art. Every piece is designed and produced in Greece in natural fabrics such as linen, cotton, silk and wool, with some embroideries based on designs more than 100 years old. The company produces to order to minimise leftover stock, and its jewellery is crafted by skilled artisans. Ancient Kallos remains family-owned and is run by the two sisters from Thessaloniki.

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Gabriela Coll Garments

Spain · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Gabriela Coll Garments is a minimalist Spanish luxury designer clothing label, founded in Barcelona in 2016 by Gabriela Coll. Combining a fine arts background with the inspiration of her Spanish Mediterranean history, Coll is concerned with the classical and inherent character of fabrics. In pursuit of a permanent wardrobe, her garments are rooted in permanence and austerity. Rather than seasonal collections, the label presents numbered, seasonless Series of pieces that layer, coexist and evolve, and it has now reached Series 15. The range covers pieces for men and women, including leather jackets, coats, trousers and skirts, alongside bags, accessories and footwear such as its Sendra boots. Everything is made in Spain, crafted in the Barcelona studio or by independent local manufacturers. Traces of thoughtful artisanship are visible in each garment, linking the final piece to its origin and production process. As a service for clients, all garments are available custom tailored, and private studio visits and made-to-measure appointments can be booked at the Barcelona office. Gabriela Coll Garments has a strong selection of international stockists and private clients, including Assembly New York and Maidens Shop, and has released exclusive collections with Japan's Super A Market.

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not PERFECT LINEN

Lithuania · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

not PERFECT LINEN is a European linen clothing label for women, founded in Šiauliai in 2014 by Simona Rimkiene and Vidas Rimkus. Rimkiene left a five-year career as a legal consultant to work alongside her mother, an engineer turned seamstress and designer, and the business grew into a family-run brand. Its name celebrates the natural imperfection of linen, a fabric that gets better with age and is meant to be lived in. The range focuses on simple, minimalist linen dresses, tops, shirts, trousers, skirts, jumpsuits and loungewear, alongside home linen such as napkins, tablecloths and aprons. Everything is handmade in Lithuania by local seamstresses, from linen fabric produced in Europe. The brand began on Etsy, with Rimkiene's parents cutting and sewing orders at home while she packed and shipped them, before it grew into its own workshop and website. It uses OEKO-TEX certified linen and describes its approach as slow fashion and a quiet protest against mass production. not PERFECT LINEN has been profiled by Fibre2Fashion and House of Coco, and its home linens are also sold through retailers such as Reste in the UK.

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Cokluch

Canada · Est. 2007 · Mid-range

Cokluch is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Montreal in 2007 by longtime friends Christine Guérin and Laurie Lemieux. The pair began by making bags and accessories from recycled leather, and they launched clothing collections in 2012. Cokluch combines style, comfort and quality with a strong commitment to sustainability, ethics and local production, making comfortable, versatile pieces designed to suit all body types. The range includes tops, sweaters, pants, skirts, dresses, jackets and cardigans; its current collections carry the name CHLO. par Cokluch. Pieces include the DEVON sweater, the CHAD shirt, the LEE, JOEY and ZAHO pants, the AMBER and BETH skirts, the double-breasted BLAISE jacket, the EVAN blazer, the EMMA dress and the GUS cardigan. Cokluch makes all of its clothing locally in Montreal, in its own workshop and with local subcontractors. It offers free small repairs for manufacturing defects within a year of purchase at its workshop-boutique. Cokluch is an independent brand owned and run by its two founders with a small team of women, with its workshop and boutique at 410 Villeray Street in Montreal.

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WAFFLESNCREAM

Nigeria · Est. 2012 · Mid-range

WAFFLESNCREAM is a Nigerian streetwear clothing label, founded in Lagos in 2012 by Jomi Marcus-Bello. Known as waf., it expresses itself through skateboarding and has been West Africa's first hub for skate culture and extreme sports since its start. With no initial funding, the founders organised an art exhibition with friends and family to launch its flagship on Victoria Island, which became a home for creatives in Lagos. The brand makes skate-inspired everyday clothing such as tees, long-sleeve tees, soccer jerseys, shirts, hoodies, knitwear, trousers, shorts, tracksuits and jackets like the Ade Coach Jacket, plus hats, socks, footwear and enamel pins. Its clothing is made in Nigeria and China, using cotton, polyester and nylon. WAFFLESNCREAM describes itself as a community of like-minded creatives celebrating subcultures. It organised Nigeria's first Go Skate Day in 2017, supported Henry Okwubuasi in becoming the country's first pro skater, and published the Ble-Ble Magazine to empower female skaters. The brand has collaborated with Patta, Alara and Oscar Deen, now runs two flagship locations in Lagos with stockists worldwide, and built Nigeria's first fully concrete, Olympic-standard skatepark at Freedom Park.

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Only Hearts

USA · Est. 1978 · Affordable

Only Hearts is an American lingerie label for women, founded in New York in 1978 by Helena Stuart. It began as a tiny boutique on Columbus Avenue devoted to all things heart-shaped, from vintage lockets to corsets, and became a destination for collectors and romantics. Stuart went on to create fashion's first Inner Outerwear collection, lingerie-inspired pieces made to be seen and worn out, and today she runs the family brand with her daughter, Kaya. The range covers bralettes, bras, undies, slips, sleepwear and loungewear, described by the brand as sensuous, natural and just a little bit naughty. Collections include So Fine, Whisper, Bed of Roses and Organic Cotton Heritage Hearts, with pieces such as the Joey Bralette, Whisper Balconette Bra and Butterfly Brief, plus silk slips and pyjamas. Everything is made in New York City in small batches to reduce waste and overproduction, using local, deadstock, organic and Made in Green-certified textiles. Its organic line uses organic Pima cotton grown in Peru. Only Hearts says its pieces have been worn by Kate Moss, Chloë Sevigny, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Nicole Kidman and Scarlett Johansson, among others.

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Burel Factory

Portugal · Est. 2010 · Mid-range

Burel Factory is a Portuguese sustainable wool label, founded in Manteigas in 2010 by Isabel Costa and João Tomás. While building their mountain hotel, Casa das Penhas Douradas, the pair went looking for burel, the coarse felted wool cloth of the Serra da Estrela, and found the Lanifícios Império mill facing insolvency. They restored and bought the factory to save its workers and their knowledge, keeping its 19th-century machines and adding colour to a fabric that had only come in natural wool shades. The brand makes coats, jackets, blazers, sweaters, skirts, trousers, dresses and T-shirts, along with burel fabric, blankets, cushions, acoustic wall panels, bags and shoes. Pieces include the Canadiana Xadrez, the Sobretudo Cocoon, the Blazer Príncipe de Gales, the Camisola Tradicional and the Capa Pastor. Everything is made at the restored mill in Manteigas, where veteran loom masters train younger weavers. It uses wool from Bordaleira and Churra sheep grazing in the Serra da Estrela, plus Portuguese Merino from the Alentejo, and follows a strict zero-waste policy. Burel Factory has stores in Lisbon's Chiado and in Porto, and in 2021 it also bought a historic wool processing factory in Covilhã.

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Botanica Workshop

USA · Est. 2014 · Affordable

Botanica Workshop is an American organic lingerie and loungewear label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Misa Miyagawa. Born and raised in Silver Lake, Miyagawa studied fashion design at Parsons in New York and Central Saint Martins in London, and started the brand from a need for responsibly produced intimates with a designer aesthetic and quality to match. The name joins Botanica, for its ecologically minded use of materials, with Workshop, for the experiential nature of designing and producing handcrafted goods. The collection has grown from bralettes and briefs into everyday essentials, including the Aya Bralette, Astra Hi-Waist Brief and Lila Bikini Brief, camisoles, slip dresses and loungewear. Pieces are made in the USA, in small runs produced in Los Angeles with local artisans and technicians. Each collection is approached with the sensibility of a ready-to-wear wardrobe and the handcrafted feel and technical construction of vintage undergarments. The label uses organic cotton, stretch silk and recycled and upcycled materials. Botanica Workshop has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Who What Wear, Vogue.com and Racked LA, and collaborated with artist Amelia Giller on a lookbook.

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A Bronze Age

Canada · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

A Bronze Age is a Canadian designer label for women, founded in Vancouver in 2016 by Renée Power. The brand grew from Power's curiosity to meet and collaborate with makers: it began by importing artisanal goods from Morocco before she started designing her own core collection in Vancouver. A contemporary lifestyle brand fuelled by intention, A Bronze Age reclaims traditional, feminine silhouettes by reimagining them for the modern woman, aiming to create innovative classics and decadent everyday garments women will return to again and again. The range covers dresses, tops, skirts, pants and outerwear, plus handbags, hats and hair accessories. Dresses include the Monroe, Mazzy, Corinne and Charm, alongside tops like the Melrose, Mikey and Mary, outerwear such as the Phoebe Bomber and Stockholm Trench, and bags like the Josephine, Kiku Croissant and Yuki. The brand is committed to local manufacturing and timeless, multi-season pieces. Its collection is made in Vancouver, many items are made to order, and Power's aunts and cousins work alongside her to hand-craft each piece, so the label is propelled by three generations of women. A Bronze Age is an independent, family-rooted brand led by Power, selling online and through stockists.

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Christie Brown

Ghana · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Christie Brown is a Ghanaian luxury designer label for women, founded in Accra in 2008 by Aisha Ayensu, its CEO and creative director. The fashion house is named after her grandmother, a Ghanaian dressmaker of remarkable style and craftsmanship who inspired her vision. It weaves African heritage into sophisticated, elevated design for the modern woman, aiming to redefine global perceptions of luxury from the continent. The range includes blouses such as the Nala, dresses like the Sasha and Plisse, skirts, trousers, shorts, shirts, and jackets and blazers such as the Concetta. It also makes accessories, including bags and The CB Classic sunglasses. Christie Brown is proudly made in Ghana. Ayensu reinterprets traditional artisanal techniques in modern silhouettes, with an emphasis on impeccable tailoring, prints and thoughtful storytelling, working in cotton, silk, linen and denim. The brand was named in the Vogue Business 100 Innovators list, celebrating creative leadership shaping the future of global luxury. It remains independent and founder-led, and has brought a capsule to London on the Fifth Floor at Harrods.

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La' Agra

USA · Est. 2022 · Luxury

La' Agra is an American designer label for women, founded in Miami in 2022 by Rekha Ananthanpillai. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Ananthanpillai grew up just outside Washington, D.C., and started the brand after finding the market split between modern Indian clothing made only for the Indian community and Western labels using South Asian prints without real connection or respect. Her aim is to make South Asian fashion accessible and approachable to women of all ethnicities. La' Agra first launched with cocktail dresses that highlighted South Asian prints and traditional techniques such as pleating. The range now covers dresses, tops, skirts and jackets plus headbands, scarves and bags, including the Dolce Top, the Belle Skirt, the Mirage Dress, the Luminara Jacket and the Viviana Dress. Designs draw on tassels, brocades, embroidery, lace and other artisan details. Everything is made by skilled artisans in small batches in Dubai, using limited fabrics with no restocks, so pieces stay rare. The brand says its handcrafting methods minimise waste and that it supports artisan communities with fair wages. It also runs Behind the Thread, an interview series in which the founder talks about the craft behind each collection.

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Jess Meany

USA · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

Jess Meany is an American upcycled designer clothing label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2019 by Jess Meany. Meany started the brand after a 12-year career in textile development left her dreaming about how to love the materials that already exist on the planet. Her designs present layers of loved textiles with femme feelings, inspired by the dust of the West, the keepsake heritage of America and the picnics and pastimes of spring and summer. The collection features loosely tailored, low-impact pieces such as quilt coats, cropped coats, Laguna shirts, Olivia jackets, tops and skirts. Every piece is handmade in the USA, designed and sewn in the brand's Los Angeles studio. Most pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited, because Meany searches across the country for deadstock, vintage, obsolete and forgotten materials, from quilts and redwork embroidery to lace and organza. This upcycled, locally made approach keeps production small and sustainable. Jess Meany has been featured by Voyage LA and Sheesh Magazine, and the label is sold through Garmentory.

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Blackhorse Lane Ateliers

UK · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is a sustainable UK craft denim label for men and women, founded in Walthamstow, East London, in 2016 by Han Ates. A second-generation Londoner of Turkish Kurdish heritage, Ates ran a tailored garment factory on Blackhorse Lane for more than 20 years and later opened a restaurant, before returning to his textile roots to revive London's lost tradition of denim making. Its jeans were the first produced in London in over 50 years. The label makes jeans in fits such as the E8 Slim Tapered, NW8 Heritage Slim and E5 Relaxed Tapered, alongside chore jackets, uniform shirts, linen shirts, chinos, T-shirts and knitwear. Jeans are made in-house at its Walthamstow atelier, with some other pieces made in Turkey and Portugal. It uses organic cotton and selvedge denim from Italy and Japan, runs an in-house R&D Wash Lab, offers a lifetime repair policy and grows Japanese indigo on its own allotment. Every team member is offered shared ownership, and local machinists are trained in the atelier. Blackhorse Lane Ateliers has a flagship shop at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross and has been praised by Simon Crompton of Permanent Style.

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Cali Dreaming

USA · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Cali Dreaming is an American clothing and swimwear label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2009 by artist and designer Carrie Jardine. Jardine still designs every collection for the California lifestyle brand, which describes itself as designed in Venice, made in LA and owned by women. Its swim and clothing collections share an aesthetic of "versatility meets simplicity", an easy elegance the brand aims to deliver each season. Each seasonal collection builds on a broad spectrum of nude shades and adds on-trend hues, original art prints painted in house and hand dyes. The range includes shirts, tops, tees, pants, skirts, dresses, organic loungewear and swimsuits, with pieces such as the Ace Shirt, the St. Jean Cap Wrap Dress, the Bow Tie Slip Dress, the Petal Pant, the Flightsuit and the Velveteen Pant, along with swimwear like the High Neck One Piece and the Bandeau Top. Cali Dreaming develops, produces and manufactures all of its products sustainably and ethically in Los Angeles, working with the same local garment manufacturers and mills year after year. Cali Dreaming is independent and run by Jardine, selling online and through retailers.

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Electric & Rose

USA · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

Electric & Rose is an American activewear and lifestyle label for women and men, founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Erin Chiamulon and Eric Balfour. The couple started the brand in their home in Venice, California, and named it after two streets in their Venice Beach neighbourhood. Chiamulon, a former stylist for WWD, began by hand-dyeing pieces in her backyard using traditional shibori tie-dye techniques, while Balfour is an actor known for shows like Haven and 24. Rooted in 1970s surf culture, the brand designs coastal clothing for women who want comfort without sacrificing shape. The line officially launched for Fall/Winter 2014 and now includes sweatshirts, pullovers, joggers, sweatpants, shorts, leggings, tees, tanks and shirts. Pieces include the Ronan Pullover, Neil Sweatshirt and Taylor Hoodie, Classic Joggers and Barrel Sweatpants, Sunset Leggings, Boyfriend Shirts, Paula tanks and quilted jackets. Electric & Rose makes its clothing in Los Angeles, where many pieces are still hand-dyed with local dye houses, and nearly all its fabrics are sourced locally. Through its 1% giveback initiative it supports organisations that protect the oceans. Electric & Rose is independent and owned and run by its founders.

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