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Bouguessa

UAE · Est. 2014 · Luxury

Bouguessa is an Emirati designer, modest luxury clothing label for women, founded in Dubai in 2014 by Faiza Bouguessa. The French-Algerian designer created a contemporary ready-to-wear label offering a minimalist wardrobe of clean cuts and impeccable details for strong, sophisticated women. Merging global trends and contemporary classics inspired by art, architecture and modern design, its signature silhouettes rely on modern cuts, bold lines and geometric precision. The range includes abayas, long blazers, trousers, dresses, skirts, tops and shirts, plus some kids' pieces, organised into The Iconic Line, The Signature Line and The Essentials Line. Signature pieces include the Alison Long Blazer, the City Long Trench, the Iconic Dress and the Signature Shirt. Most clothing is made in the UAE, with some pieces made in Italy. Its made-to-order L'Atelier service finishes each piece with the mirrored B monogram and the client's initials, delivered within four to eight weeks. Faiza Bouguessa was named in Forbes Middle East's 30 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands in 2022. The label is stocked by Harvey Nichols in Dubai and Riyadh, Galeries Lafayette and other regional retailers.

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11 11

India · Est. 2008 · Mid-range

11.11 is an Indian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for men and women, founded in New Delhi in 2008 by Mia Morikawa and Shani Himanshu. The pair started it as the pret label of their design company, CellDSGN, with a handmade vision that departs from mainstream manufacturing. Its gender-neutral clothing is slow-made in small batches, working with groups of artisans across India. The range includes shirts, T-shirts, trousers, dresses, jackets, kimono coats, sweatshirts and jumpsuits, plus bandanas, quilts, rugs and towels. Signature pieces include the Macca Shirt, the Bandhani Shirt, the Ecru Cotton Denim Shirt, the Shibori Drape Dress, the Unisex Umini Jacket and the Denim Patchwork Trucker Jacket. Everything is made in India, through a fibre-to-finish process that comes together at its New Delhi workshop. The label is known for indigenous Kala cotton and 100% natural dyes, and it uses heritage techniques such as hand spinning, handloom weaving, hand painting, miniature tie-dyeing and quilting. Many of its rural artisans work from home, and after dyeing, the nitrogen-rich water and organic matter are used to fertilise local crops. Much of its value chain is led by women, and recent collections have explored the craft communities of Kachchh.

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Alice Pearl

USA · Est. 2021 · Mid-range

Alice Pearl is an American sustainable terry cloth label for women, founded in New York in 2021 by Jessica Rawls and her husband Barry Gosnell. Rawls, a former Harper's Bazaar fashion editor, started the brand in the couple's Brooklyn apartment as a pandemic and maternity-leave passion project. Its name fuses her grandmothers' names, and the line is an open love letter to all generations who have summered in terry cloth. Centred on a capsule of elevated terry pieces in vintage-inspired silhouettes, the collection includes the matching Weekend Top and Weekend Short, the Mermaid Tank, the Surf Short, the Weekend Pant, the unisex Joie shirt, playsuits and the Marie Jumpsuit. Every piece is made in the USA, produced locally in New York City in small, thoughtful batches. The terry is made from organic or recycled cotton and recycled polyester from post-consumer water bottles, sourced from a family-owned textile company in Los Angeles. Labels use recycled yarn, buttons are made of recycled paper or olivewood, hang tags use plantable seed paper, and packaging is 100% recycled and recyclable. Alice Pearl has been featured by Harper's Bazaar and Garmentory, which also stocks the brand.

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Electric Feathers

USA · Est. 2007 · Luxury

Electric Feathers is an American designer, minimalist luxury clothing label for women and men, founded in New York in 2007 by Leana Zuñiga. A Southern California native whose Peruvian grandmother was a seamstress and whose parents were artists, Zuñiga styled film and theatre and ran the Alphabet City vintage store La Reina before launching the label. Her collections are known for versatile, sculptural silhouettes, unique textiles and timeless elegance, with convertible pieces that invite the wearer to explore their possibilities. The range includes dresses, kaftans, jumpsuits, tops, vests, pants, shorts, skirts, jackets and coats, plus belts. Signature pieces include the rope-tied convertible dresses, the Dynasty Kaftan, the Convertible Paros Dress, the Infinite Genie Jumpsuit, the Cuffed Pantaloon, the Envelope Coat and the Abacus II Belt. The clothing is made in the USA. Zuñiga uses only natural fabrics and conscientious, waste-free production, and most collections are now made to order. Over the years its women's and men's or unisex collections have stayed effortless and functional. Electric Feathers has shown collections reviewed by Vogue, was featured in Interview magazine's 15 Faces of 2015, and has built a dedicated following in international creative communities.

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Alexandra Moura

Portugal · Est. 2002 · Mid-range

Alexandra Moura is a European luxury designer clothing label, founded in Lisbon in 2002 by Portuguese designer Alexandra Moura. Born in Lisbon and trained in fashion design at IADE, Moura left a job in the industry around the turn of the millennium to open her own atelier, and debuted her first collection at ModaLisboa for Autumn/Winter 2002/03. Her conceptual work reworks Portuguese tradition and craft into contemporary fashion. The ready-to-wear collections include dresses, coats, jackets, sharp tailoring, knitwear, shirts and trousers, along with accessories. Pieces are made in Portugal with local makers and natural materials, and the label opened its Atelier Alexandra Moura to clients in 2005. Moura has also designed uniforms and costumes, dressing artists such as Joana Vasconcelos, fado singer Gisela João and DJ Branko, and creating costumes for the Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo. She has shown in the London Fashion Week official showroom since 2015, in Paris showrooms and on the Milan Fashion Week calendar since 2019. She won the Golden Globe for Best Fashion Designer in Portugal in 2018 and was the only Portuguese designer in the book Young European Fashion Designers.

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evan kinori

USA · Est. 2015 · Mid-range

evan kinori is an American designer label for men, founded in San Francisco in 2015 by designer Evan Kinori. The label makes considered, timeless clothing with simple, functional shapes, cut from natural and often naturally dyed fabrics. The range includes shirts, trousers, jackets, coats and knitwear, plus a few homeware and craft objects such as handmade paper and furniture made with other craftspeople. Signature pieces include the Band Collar Shirt, the Big Shirt, the Elastic Pant, the Three Button Jacket and the Big Coat, offered in fabrics such as brushed wool, linen check and hemp twill. Most of the clothing is made in Japan, with other pieces made in California and Italy. The label works with organic cotton, linen, hemp, wool, cashmere and washi, often finished with natural dyes such as mud, persimmon and sumi ink. evan kinori remains independent and is owned and run by its founder, with its own shop on Valencia Street in San Francisco.

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Chereshnivska

Ukraine · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Chereshnivska is a Ukrainian unisex designer label, founded in Lviv in 2016 and led creatively by designer Anastasiya Rozava. Rozava joined the team that year after winning Lviv Fashion Week's Sabotage competition, and the brand is run alongside co-founder and CEO Iryna Kokhana. Focused on innovation and sustainability, it creates art-driven clothing that reflects the modern world, with every collection built on a strong core idea. The range includes shirts like the Art Brut Shirt, tops, printed sweatshirts, dresses, trousers, upcycled jeans, skirts and shorts, plus jackets such as the Upcycled Jeans Jacket, the Upcycled Jeans Trench and the Hand Woven Unisex Jacket. Most pieces feature unique hand-drawn prints by Rozava. Clothing is made in Ukraine in very limited quantities. The label rescues forgotten denim and handcrafts it into new pieces, and set a goal of making half of its production from recycled items, alongside new fabrics such as wool and silk. Chereshnivska has shown at Lviv Fashion Week and Ukrainian Fashion Week and has been listed among London Fashion Week designers. It remains an independent label.

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H. Fredriksson

USA · Est. 2004 · Mid-range

H Fredriksson is an American sustainable designer label for women, founded in New York in 2004 by Swedish designer Helena Fredriksson. Inspired by the dark psychology of Bergman films and contemporary European painting, the collection has an air of melancholic beauty drawn from the austere silhouettes of the Nordic landscape. Fredriksson balances tailored garments with oversized, loosely draped pieces, and that juxtaposition sits at the core of the label's aesthetic, combining the Scandinavian sensibility of her upbringing with the multicultural reality of life in New York. The range covers dresses, tops, tunics, skirts, pants, jumpsuits and outerwear. Pieces include the Bedford Long Stina Dress, the Box Dress, the Ikat Love Dress, the Drip Skirt, the Carol Coat, the Block Poncho and the Ikat Jumpsuit. The collection is manufactured in New York City using sustainable fabrics and production methods, reflecting the designer's belief in both traditional craft and new sustainable fabric technologies. Drawing on her art background, Fredriksson creates intricate, nature-inspired prints from her own photographs and drawings, used on fabrics such as silk and cotton. Fredriksson lives and works in Brooklyn, where she owns and runs the independent label.

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KikoRomeo

Kenya · Est. 1996 · Luxury

KikoRomeo is a Kenyan designer label, founded in Nairobi in 1996 by designer Ann McCreath. Born in Scotland, McCreath studied fashion in Rome and worked as a designer in Barcelona before aid work in Kenya led her to choose trade over aid. Named after the Swahili for "Adam's apple", the label creates sustainable, often unisex clothing that transcends cultures and trends and is designed for longevity. The range includes jumpsuits such as the Bumi, Maridadi and Samawati Jumpsuits, overalls like the Blinky Overalls, workman jackets and hand-painted coats. Some coats are hand-painted by Sudanese fine artist Eltayeb Dawelbait and made from cotton industrial waste. KikoRomeo is made in Kenya with handmade and hand-dyed fabrics and hand-carved trims sourced from the African continent, mainly in cotton, silk and linen. Fair trade since it began, it was set up to create jobs in rural areas, working with community artisans and women's groups. McCreath also founded the Festival of African Fashion and Arts (FAFA) in 2008. The independent label has shown across Africa, Europe and the USA, including at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Johannesburg.

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ASHER

USA · Est. 2022 · Mid-range

ASHER is a minimalist American clothing label for women, launched in Los Angeles in 2022 as an extension of the Asher knitting mill. Built on the philosophy that fabric is the starting point, the brand bridges fabric development and garment design to express the intimacy of the relationship between customers and their clothes. It reinvents American sportswear through refined materiality and informed nostalgia, with a laid-back Californian sensibility. The collection focuses on elevated everyday basics, including tees such as the Vicki V-Neck, sweatpants, sweatshirts, hoodies, cardigans, sweaters, skirts, polos and wide-leg trousers. Inspired by heritage sportswear, its CloudFleece captures the look and feel of vintage athleticwear, and every piece is made in the USA, in Los Angeles. Because the label grows out of its own mill, it develops its fabrics in house, working mainly in cotton, including recycled cotton, to create modern staples designed to last. ASHER ships across the United States and sells its Los Angeles-made basics through its own online store.

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Rita Row

Spain · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

Rita Row is a European sustainable designer clothing label for women, founded in Figueres, Spain in 2013 by Imma Serra and Xènia Semis. The complementary duo launched the brand in June 2013 in the creative landscape of Girona, guided by a shared vision of comfort, versatility and beauty. Their pursuit of a simple, slow life close to nature shapes collections created for Rita, the brand's muse, a woman of effortless sophistication and refined simplicity. The label makes contemporary coats, jackets, knitwear, trousers, shirts, tops and dresses, along with bags, shoes and jewellery. Pieces include the Rona Oversize Trench, the Cedar Coat, the Brio Cardigan and the Feixa Pants. Its clothing is ethically made in Spain and Portugal, with threads and fabrics sourced mainly from Spain, Italy and France. Rita Row prioritises natural and recycled materials such as organic and recycled cotton, Better Cotton, ECOVERO viscose, Tencel and wool, and works with factories audited under BSCI and SMETA. The women-led, self-financed company is run by a team of ten women from its atelier in L'Empordà, sells in Europe, North America and Asia, and has shown at CIFF and Mandatory CPH in Copenhagen.

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BOBO CHOSES

Spain · Est. 2008 · Mid-range

BOBO CHOSES is a Spanish kidswear and womenswear label, founded in Barcelona in 2008 by illustrator Adriana Esperalba with partner Laia Aguilar. The brand grew out of a graphic design studio, and Esperalba has guided its design ever since. Bobo Choses celebrates life's curiosities with a spirit of play, and its love of storytelling brings each collection to life through illustrated books. It makes playful, colourful clothing for babies and children, plus a womenswear and adult line. The range includes graphic tees, sweatshirts and hoodies, jacquard jumpers such as the Mush Monster, striped wool-blend knits, trousers, dresses, reversible anoraks, and accessories. Based in an old toy factory in Barcelona, Bobo Choses makes most of its garments locally, mainly in Spain and Portugal, with some items made in China. Over half of its latest collection uses organic or BCI cotton, and its denim and outerwear use recycled fibres. The brand is owned by the Esperalba family, which took full control in 2017, with Adriana Esperalba as creative director and her brother Pim as CEO. It is sold in more than 46 countries through hundreds of retailers, with a flagship store in Barcelona.

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Crow Collective

USA · Est. 2015 · Affordable

Crow Collective is a minimalist American everyday clothing label, founded in New York in 2015 by Evan Novis. Novis bought a small company called Yoga Crow, which made stretchy, non-restrictive practice shorts for men, and transformed its idea into versatile wardrobe essentials for urban nomads. Inspired by a crow's symbolism as a seeker and shapeshifting traveller, he set out to make one pair of pants you could do anything in and still look amazing. The collection includes the signature Journey Pant and Journey Short, the Flow 5" and Swerve 7" shorts from its Yoga Crow line, shirts, and West Side hoodies and crewnecks. Clothing is made in the USA, with clean, modern cuts that can be dressed up, dressed down and worn from the streets of New York to the yoga studio. The Journey Pant is soft, four-way stretch and moisture-wicking, with pockets and an elastic drawstring waist, designed for movement throughout the day. Locally made, minimalist staples are designed to be worn often, so customers do not need to change clothes for every moment. Crow Collective was named one of MR Magazine's Ones to Watch and is sold through Garmentory.

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Hey Gang

USA · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

Hey Gang is an American kids and women's clothing label, founded in 2018 by Lauren Block and based in Los Angeles. After 20 years in fashion as a store owner, buyer and designer, Block started the brand after having a baby, wanting cute, interesting kids' clothes that were actually functional, and then wanting them for herself. The collection is influenced by utility, function, play and timelessness, with inspiration rooted in music, old movies, heritage nostalgia and classic Americana. Hey Gang began with coveralls and overalls for babies and children before adding women's coveralls, natural overalls, denim, trousers, tops and tees, and by 2021 women's wear made up 60% of its sales. Every piece is made in the USA, in Los Angeles, using sturdy fabrics such as Japanese and American denim and 100% cotton jersey. The fabrics and manufacturing facilities are ethically sourced, and customers can add a custom chainstitch, such as a name or a word, to any Hey Gang piece, a detail the brand suggests is even better as a gift. Hey Gang has been covered by Retail Brew and DFWChild, and its wholesale is handled by Franklin Showroom.

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Sukoon

India · Affordable

Sukoon is an Indian designer, handmade clothing label for women, based in Jaipur and founded by Raheen. A lawyer by profession, Raheen developed her passion for prints, fabrics and textiles after becoming part of a family with more than 60 to 70 years in the textile business. That heritage, together with a childhood fascination with design and Indian craftsmanship, led her to create a brand that honours and revives traditional artistry. Sukoon makes shirts, tops, dresses, kimonos, kurtis and co-ord sets. Signature pieces include the Signature Tara Shirt, the Mehfil and Sunehri shirts, the Black Jungle Shirt, the Frida Kimono, the Amayra Poppy Dress, the Apsara Kurti and the Blue Heart Farshi Set, along with festive drops such as the Gota Barfi Edit. Everything is made in Jaipur, India, using traditional hand block printing. Its collections range from classic block prints to contemporary patterns and celebrate the city's skilled workmanship and textile tradition. The brand sells online through its own website, Shop Sukoon, and presents its clothing as versatile, everyday pieces rooted in Indian heritage.

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perfectwhitetee

USA · Est. 2020 · Mid-range

Perfectwhitetee is a minimalist American basics label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2020 by Lisa Hickey and Jen Menchaca. The two friends and colleagues have more than 30 years of combined experience in fashion: Menchaca previously founded a t-shirt brand in the women's contemporary market, and Hickey owns a multi-line New York showroom and three stores selling upscale casual basics. They launched on National White T-Shirt Day, 11 February 2020, with seven styles, three of which are still top sellers. The brand, styled perfectwhitetee, focuses on seasonless essentials that customers can restock year-round. Signature pieces include the Harley boxy crewneck tee, the Hendrix V-neck tee and the Blondie rib tank, alongside the Ziggy reverse fleece sweatshirt, French terry sweatpants, sweaters and Harper cropped jeans. About 90% of the line is produced in the US, with core tees made in Los Angeles from fabrics milled in California and a small share of sweaters and fleece sourced overseas. Materials include Supima cotton, modal and recycled fibres. Women-owned and run by its co-founders, perfectwhitetee sells online and through its store on Elizabeth Street in New York.

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Oori Ott

USA · Est. 2018 · Mid-range

Oori Ott is an American designer label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2018 by Hannah Park. The Los Angeles-raised designer started it to make the nostalgic, glamorous pieces she couldn't find elsewhere. The brand is rooted in the harmony of opposites, East and West, past and present, maximalist glamour and everyday ease, drawing on traditional Korean dress, silver-screen icons and the excess of past decades to make clothes that feel dressed up without trying too hard. Styled OORI OTT, the label releases small drops of bodysuits, tops, skirts, shorts, trousers and dresses. Signature pieces include the Drive Bodysuit with shoulder pads, the Infinity Halter, the Petal Capri, the Bubbles Skirt, the hand-beaded Silk Rose of Sharon Skirt and the Tissue Dress, plus the Blossom Bag. As a slow-fashion brand, Oori Ott prioritises deadstock fabrics when available and produces most of its collections in Los Angeles with small, independently owned factories that value craftsmanship over volume. Styles that need specialised techniques are made in its small atelier in Seoul or at an audited, certified factory in Guangzhou. The independent label is owned and run by Park and sells through its own online store.

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Aikeyah

India · Est. 2012 · Luxury

Aikeyah is an Indian designer label for women, founded in New Delhi in 2012 by Isha Dhingra. A self-taught designer and artist, Dhingra named the brand after the Sanskrit for "own identity", and her work sits between art, memory and clothing. The label blends Indian roots with a globally appealing sensibility, creating handcrafted occasion wear with a bohemian, nostalgic feel. The range includes kurta sets, saris, lehengas, anarkalis, jacket sets, dresses, kaftans and co-ord sets. Aikeyah is known for rich floral embroidery and its signature rose motif, seen in styles such as the Two Rose set, the Kavya Sari, the Nysa Lehenga and the Erin Rumi. Every piece is made in-house at the label's New Delhi workshop, using locally sourced materials, many of them silks. Each garment is handcrafted with intricate detail, carrying the brand's signature motifs across its collections. Aikeyah is an independent, women-led label owned by its founder. It has a store at Evergreen Farms on MG Road in New Delhi and is sold through select boutiques in major Indian cities.

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La Fille d’O

Belgium · Est. 2003 · Mid-range

La Fille d'O is a Belgian luxury designer lingerie label, founded in Ghent in 2003 by Murielle Henriette Victorine Scherre. Scherre started the brand to challenge an industry she found hard to reconcile with her conscience, creating avant-garde lingerie that is stunningly beautiful, surprising and fairly made. Her company remains fully owned by her. The collection includes bras, tops, briefs, bodysuits and swimwear in opaque and see-through fabrics, built on her own Easy Sizing system, which fits most bodies without the clutter of adjustable straps. All production is made in Belgium, with fabrics sourced as locally as possible, including fabrics from Penn Italy. La Fille d'O was the first brand to design a lingerie collection with both AMAB and AFAB bodies in mind, and most designs can be adjusted for prostheses at its Ghent studio. The brand avoids recycled fibres in favour of long-lasting, high-quality materials and offers made-to-measure alterations in its own stores in Ghent and Antwerp. La Fille d'O has earned the Handmade in Belgium label, and its bras have been worn by Rihanna and Lady Gaga. Scherre also sat on the jury of the LA Fashion Film Festival.

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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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Pomandère

Italy · Est. 2008 · Mid-range

Pomandère is a minimalist Italian designer label for women, founded in Zanè in 2008 by Carlo Zanuso. His family had spent more than 30 years making shirts for other brands in a historic Veneto fashion district before launching their own label, and that sartorial know-how still shapes its style, which the brand sums up as rigour and fluidity, androgyny and femininity: tailored pieces in pure geometries and soft, natural tones, made to be worn every day for years. The shirt is the heart of the collection, from striped poplin and habutai silk styles to shantung shirts in viscose, linen and silk. Around it sit shirt dresses, dresses, trousers, skirts, knitwear, coats, shoes and accessories. Production is entirely Italian, with most garments made in the family's own factory near Vicenza using local suppliers. Pomandère favours natural materials such as linen, cotton and silk, and shares its environmental work through its Pomandère for Green and Transparency Project pages. It also makes a line of fragrances for the home and the person. The brand opened its first flagship store at 26 Rue Saint-Sulpice in Paris's Saint-Germain neighbourhood, and sells online across Europe, the US and other markets.

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Datura

USA · Est. 2013 · Luxury

Datura is a minimalist luxury designer clothing label for women, founded in New York in 2013 by Stefania Borras. Borras grew up on the island of Mallorca surrounded by Mediterranean nature and worked at Burberry and Marithé + François Girbaud before starting her self-titled, award-winning label in Barcelona. Named after the moon flower, Datura is a curated line of timeless design and effortless femininity for independent women, exploring the symbiosis between the natural world and urban life. The collection includes silk and linen slip dresses, jumpsuits, wrap tops, trousers, skirts, shirts and wool and alpaca coats, with details like adjustable straps and removable tie belts so pieces can be worn multiple ways. Pieces are handmade in New York and Spain. Instead of traditional collections, Borras introduces new capsules every few months alongside core items, all produced in small batches to cut waste and leftover materials. The label uses natural, luxurious fabrics such as silk, linen, cotton, wool and alpaca, and sells only through its own website to build a direct bond with its customers. Datura has been featured by W Magazine, Vogue España, Who What Wear and El País S Moda.

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KAAREM

Vietnam · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

Kaarem is a Vietnamese designer label for women and men, founded in 2013 by Kathy Minh Bach and Chuong Pham. Started by a group of Vietnamese-American friends, it is a design and production studio based between Ho Chi Minh City, New York and Santa Barbara. Pham oversees the in-house production team in Ho Chi Minh City, while Bach has worked from its design studio in Brooklyn. Its artisanal designs are inspired by craft, community and its Vietnamese roots. Styled KAAREM, the label makes architectural, handcrafted dresses, jumpsuits, tops, trousers, jackets and skirts, many of them unisex. Pieces include hand-knotted silk halter tops like the Connect, hand-knitted Kết silk tops and tunics, silk organza dresses and the wide-leg Dalber pants. Everything is made in its own studio in Ho Chi Minh City, where each piece is cut by hand and finished with a blind stitch. Kaarem sources silk from Vietnamese mills, uses deadstock fabrics when possible and hand-dyes some natural fabrics with local dyes. Its SAP vessels with Ladies & Gentlemen Studio were commissioned by Sight Unseen for a 2018 benefit exhibition, and it has a store in Santa Barbara.

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Micaela Greg

USA · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Micaela Greg is an American knitwear label for women, founded in Alameda, California, in 2009 by sisters Marie and Karen Potesta. The brand draws on their family legacy: their Italian grandparents were a seamstress and a shoemaker, and the sisters honour those values in timeless, functional designs that balance craftsmanship and utility. Micaela Greg believes in building a wardrobe of lasting pieces that can be rediscovered season after season. The collection is known for highly textural knitwear, such as the Sand Cashmere High Neck Sweater, the Boucle Zip Cardigan, the Ines Sweater and the Juna Tank, plus knit hoods, hats and scarves. Refined wovens include the Barrel Pant, the Panel Jean and the Field Short. Knitwear is made in the USA from fine Italian yarns and locally sourced trims, and in a women-run and owned workshop in Peru using alpaca and Pima cotton. Wovens are made in the USA and India. The label favours renewable, biodegradable materials such as cotton, cotton linen, alpaca and wool, sources about 90% of its denim from deadstock fabric in California and uses GOTS-certified dyes. Its Alameda studio offers shopping by appointment.

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