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The Handloom

USA · Est. 2014 · Mid-range

The Handloom is a sustainable, handmade clothing label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2014 by Cansu Cansever. A self-taught designer who previously worked in the arts in Los Angeles, she started the label to link Turkey's traditional weaving craft with modern life in the US. The result is relaxed, slow-fashion clothing designed for everyday ease and summer. The range includes maxi and mini dresses, shirts, tops, pants, shorts, kimonos, kaftans and matching sets. Signature pieces include the Aura Low Back Maxi Dress, the Muse Braided Straps Dress, the Lucid Flow Shirt and the Kaya Drawstring Pants. Every piece is hand-loomed in Turkey by artisan partners, many in remote villages, using fabrics created exclusively for the brand from 100% Turkish cotton, organic cotton and Tencel. Hand-loomed production is the label's most important value, and it works on fair trade principles, prioritising safe, clean working conditions and a transparent answer to the question "Who made my clothes?" The Handloom remains independent and founder-led. It has no store of its own and is sold through many retailers around the world, with its main office in Los Angeles.

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Facettes Studio

France · Est. 2023 · Luxury

Facettes Studio is a minimalist French designer clothing label for women, founded in Paris in 2023 by Marie-Laure Dumon. A Paris-born designer with around ten years of fashion experience, including six in New York, Dumon set out to redefine the modern, timeless wardrobe without compromising on durability. Her signature style is masculine-feminine, with structured yet fluid designs inspired by the 70s and 90s that can be worn from morning until night. The label focuses on tailoring, including blazers, tuxedo-style jackets, trousers, waistcoats, skirts and dresses in wool flannel, wool twill, gabardine, cotton velvet and washed linen. Pieces are designed in Paris and made in France by Atelier Masla, a workshop in the 18th arrondissement, and by carefully selected workshops in the Paris area. Facettes Studio upcycles existing deadstock fabrics from French and Italian luxury houses, with natural fabrics woven in France, Italy or Japan, and bans synthetic fibres such as polyester and polyamide. It works in small editions rather than seasonal collections, with some styles offered on preorder to avoid overproduction. Working without intermediaries, the independent label skips seasonal sales and welcomes customers to its Paris studio by appointment.

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General Sleep

New Zealand · Est. 2018 · Affordable

General Sleep is an organic sleepwear and loungewear label, founded in Auckland in 2018 by Bailey Meredith and Greta van der Star. The friends met while working in fashion, Bailey for New Zealand designer Kate Sylvester and Greta as a photographer, and came up with the idea while wishing for lovely pyjamas they could keep wearing at home with a glass of wine. Their pieces are designed for nappers, loungers, dreamers and explorers, blurring the line between what we wear to bed and what we wear outside. The collection includes pyjama sets, sleep shirts, boxer shorts, slips, nightdresses, robes and bed socks in minimalist, trans-seasonal designs. Garments are designed in New Zealand and handcrafted in India, at a family-owned factory in Chennai where hand-weavers and garment makers work in one place. Fabrics are organic cotton and cotton-linen, developed by GOTS and Fairtrade certified manufacturers, and the label supports a community of artisan weavers in Southern India with a living wage. Suppliers use solar power and rainwater harvesting, and offcuts are upcycled into eye masks, scrunchies and labels. General Sleep has been stocked by MatchesFashion and featured by NZ Herald's Viva and Moss Magazine.

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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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ARMA

Netherlands · Est. 1985 · Luxury

ARMA is a European designer leather label for women and men, founded in the Netherlands in 1985 by Aram Aykaz with three business partners and based in Badhoevedorp, near Amsterdam. Still a family business, it is led today by his children, Maral Aykaz, who oversees creative direction, and Arden Aykaz, who runs production and operations. As a modern leather house, ARMA creates refined classics designed to last a lifetime, exploring simple, discreet shapes over constant newness. Presenting two collections a year, ARMA is known for leather and suede jackets such as the Carmen and Emy, bombers, shearling coats, leather trousers and skirts, suede shirts and a menswear line, which was its main business at launch. Its clothing is made in Turkey, where it opened its own factory in Safranbolu in 2018. Controlling around two-thirds of its production process gives ARMA the flexibility to recut popular styles from stock skins, and it also manufactures for several high-end fashion brands. It works with lamb leather, suede, shearling and wool, using traditional crafting techniques. ARMA is stocked by retailers including Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Selfridges and Le Bon Marché, and has been profiled by WWD.

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Eckhaus Latta

USA · Est. 2011 · Luxury

Eckhaus Latta is an American designer label for women and men, founded in 2011 by Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta and based between Los Angeles and New York. The pair met as students at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Eckhaus studied sculpture and Latta studied textiles. The label is known for experimental, art-driven collections that blur fashion and fine art, and it describes itself as having become the downtown uniform of creatives. Eckhaus Latta makes ready-to-wear and accessories. Current pieces include Wide Leg, Baggy and Unzipped jeans, Base tanks and longsleeves with a hand-embroidered EL logo, and the Snatched Hoodie, along with its signature bags such as The Snap, The Crescent and The Bucket. The brand does not publish a full breakdown of where its clothing is made, though some pieces, such as its wide leg jeans, are made in Los Angeles. Some of its denim uses American deadstock fabric. In 2018 the Whitney Museum of American Art staged Eckhaus Latta: Possessed, an exhibition of the label's work. Eckhaus Latta is an independent label led by its co-founders and co-designers, with its own stores in Los Angeles and New York.

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Nöl Collective

Palestine · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Nöl Collective is a Palestinian ethical, handmade clothing label, founded in Ramallah in 2017 by Yasmeen Mjalli. It grew out of her label BabyFist, launched that year, and took its current name in 2020. Using fashion as a medium for storytelling, the collective sees its garments as visual manuscripts of craft, tradition, community and land in Palestine, highlighting the hands that made them. The range includes graphic tees such as the Fairouz Tee, dresses, tops, trousers, abayas and hand-embroidered thobes, plus bandanas, scrunchies, tote bags, pouches, jewellery and home pieces. Signature pieces include tatreez vests and jackets, the Thob Skirt Sets and the Anisa hand-woven bag. Production is hyper-local, with family-run sewing workshops, artisan studios and women's cooperatives from the hills of Jerusalem to Gaza, Ramallah and Bethlehem. The label uses Palestinian tatreez embroidery by dozens of village embroiderers, handwoven cotton Majdalawi fabric from the Gaza region and natural dyes from local plants, insects and roots. Nöl Collective remains independent and founder-led, and shares its design and production process openly to reshape how people relate to their clothes and the people who make them.

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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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Penny Sage

New Zealand · Est. 2009 · Mid-range

Penny Sage is a New Zealand designer label for women, founded in 2009 by Kate Megaw and based in Auckland. Megaw learned to sew and knit from her mother and grandmother and worked in designers' workrooms before starting the label from a hilltop tin shed near Taihape, later moving it to Auckland. Her clothes are colourful and easy to wear, released in small collections made to be worn often. The range covers dresses, shirts, tops, trousers, shorts, skirts, knitwear, outerwear and accessories, with pieces such as the Roberta Dress, the Evie Shirt, the Paz Cardigan, the Tom Skirt and the Leo Trench. Every piece is made locally in New Zealand, with cutters, sewers and knitters all working within 30km of its studio in Grey Lynn. Penny Sage mostly uses natural fibres such as silk, cotton, linen and wool. It sources deadstock fabrics from local suppliers and imports specialty materials from countries including Italy and Japan. The self-funded label is owned and run by Megaw, and its store at 598 Great North Road in Grey Lynn also carries a small selection of clothing, homeware and jewellery from other makers.

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Camping With Dogs

USA · Est. 2015 · Affordable

Camping With Dogs is an American streetwear clothing label for outdoorsy dog owners, founded in Nashville in 2015 by Ryan Carter. It started as an Instagram account featuring photos of dogs on outdoor adventures and grew to more than 200,000 followers in its first year, becoming a community of people who love spending time outside with their dogs and share hundreds of photos every day. The brand sells affordable graphic T-shirts such as its National Park Ringer Tees, the Pup In A Cup Tee and the Original CWD Pocket Tee, plus trucker hats. It also offers dog bandanas, stickers, patches and a book, with products designed to celebrate adventure, whether that is a walk down the street or a week-long camping trip. Carter, who also runs the social media agency Parachute Media, launched a first line of dog gear at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado, and in 2020 introduced the dog-gear line Alpha Pak. As a Nashville-based brand, Camping With Dogs partners with the Nashville Humane Association and Agape Animal Rescue to highlight adoptable dogs and help them find homes.

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Oui

Germany · Est. 1972 · Mid-range

Oui is a European clothing label for women, founded in Munich in 1972 by the Gottesdiener family, whose business began with the LaGotte children's label started by Paula Gottesdiener and her husband Mendel in the early 1950s. Their son Nathan and his wife Yael moved the company into young womenswear as Miss Lagotte before adopting the name Oui, chosen to express a positive attitude to life. Since 1998 the family business has been run by the third generation, Daniel Gottesdiener. Under the motto "Knit. Passion. Love.", Oui is best known for cosy, high-quality knitwear, alongside sweaters, cardigans, T-shirts, blouses, dresses, trousers, jeans, skirts, jackets, coats and accessories. Its design team creates monthly collections of casual, detail-focused styles in materials such as cotton, viscose, wool, cashmere and linen. Collections are designed and developed in Munich. The headquarters in the north of Munich has been the company's creative hub for more than five decades, bringing design, styling, marketing and e-commerce teams together under one roof. Oui is sold through more than 1,000 points of sale in Germany and around 1,500 abroad, as well as its own stores and online shop.

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Kardo

India · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

Kardo is an Indian designer, sustainable handmade clothing label for men, founded in New Delhi in 2013 by Rikki Kher. Born and raised in London to a Punjabi family, Kher moved to India in 2004 to work in garment sourcing, including for Spanish department store El Corte Inglés, before starting Kardo to slow things down and attend to the small details of menswear. It began in a small Delhi workshop with one tailor, one pattern cutter and one sewing machine. The range covers shirts, T-shirts, shorts, trousers, kurtas and jackets, plus a womenswear line and accessories. Signature pieces include the Rohit and Kunal shirts, the Alghero shorts, the Antonio trousers, the Gulab kurta and the Bodhi jacket. Everything is made in India at its own workshop with master tailor Jahid Ali. Kardo works with handloom weaving communities across India, using natural-dyed handloom, block printing, ikat, natural indigo denim, shibori and chikankari. Its ONExONE production means each garment is cut and sewn by a single tailor, and a tag names the hands involved. Kardo is stocked by Mr Porter, END. and Beams, has collaborated with Monitaly, and has been covered by The Guardian, Hypebeast and Vogue Business.

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Materiel Tbilisi

Georgia · Est. 2014 · Luxury

Materiel Tbilisi is a Georgian luxury designer label for women, founded in Tbilisi in 2014 by entrepreneur Maia Gogiberidze, its CEO. The brand grew from Fashion House Materia, one of Georgia's oldest apparel manufacturers, which became a leading regional company after the collapse of the USSR. Gogiberidze gave the company a new direction, building Materiel as an incubator for young Georgian designers. The range includes dresses such as the Draped Waist and Long Scarf Dresses, coats like the High Neck 6-Button Coat, eco-leather jackets, pants and coats, blazers and skirts. It also makes leather bags such as the Rectangular Buckle Tote. Its core aesthetic contrasts structural tailoring with feminine, draped silhouettes. Clothing is made in Georgia, while leather bags are made in Portugal. The label focuses on natural, recycled and responsible fabrics such as silk, recycled wool, cupro and eco leather, and a collective team of designers now leads its design department. Materiel's strong tailoring and unconventional palette have been worn by members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, Cardi B and Hailey Bieber. The independent label is a fixture of Tbilisi's fashion scene, and Forbes has called it a Georgian breakout fashion star.

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All My Love

USA · Est. 2021 · Mid-range

All My Love is an American mid-range clothing label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2021 by Georgie Dorfman. A Los Angeles native, Dorfman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020 with a major in retail and consumer behaviour and minors in textile and fashion design and business, and worked in fashion in Los Angeles, New York and London. What began as designing pieces for herself became a female-led brand named for the love she puts into every design and detail. The label creates high-quality, long-lasting essentials with perfect fit and ease, designed to be worn interchangeably and year-round. Signature pieces include cashmere knits such as the Jess and Katie sweaters and the Ava and Tara Shawl tops, the Kayla pants, the Daisy Jacket and Daisy Skirt, denim and the Sloan PJ Set. All pieces are ethically produced and made in the USA, Italy and China. All My Love has built sustainable practices into its business from the start, using recycled mailers, tissue paper and note cards, and donates a portion of its profits to the LEAP Foundation. Alongside its own online store, All My Love is stocked by Shopbop and Cosimo.

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Kallmeyer

USA · Est. 2012 · Luxury

Kallmeyer is an American designer label for women, founded in New York in 2012 by designer Daniella Kallmeyer. The brand is known for sharp, modern tailoring and refined everyday essentials, combining precise cuts with an understated, luxury feel. Kallmeyer's family history in clothing runs deep: her Madison Avenue store displays framed letters from her grandmother's dressmaking career. The range includes shirts, knitwear, trousers, dresses, suiting and outerwear. Much of the collection is made locally in New York, with other pieces produced in Italy and Portugal. Signature pieces include the Dani Button Down, the Kenzie T-Shirt, the Aiden Pleated Trouser, the Cairo Pant, the Bayla Shirtdress and the Donna Car Coat in Shearling. Kallmeyer works with fabrics such as wool, cotton poplin, silk, leather and denim, with beaded dresses and shearling coats among its most elaborate pieces. The label runs two New York stores, on Orchard Street downtown and on Madison Avenue. The Madison Avenue space was designed with interior designer Louis Rambert and blends French modernism with American art deco. Kallmeyer remains independent and founder-led.

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Lady White Co.

USA · Est. 2015 · Mid-range

Lady White Co. is a minimalist American designer clothing label for men, founded in Los Angeles in 2015 by Phillip Proyce. Proyce previously worked at the denim brand Rising Sun Jeans, and launched Lady White with a single product: a tubular-knit white jersey T-shirt. The brand describes its approach as "an uncommon approach to familiar classics", shaped by its view of American aesthetics. From that first tee, the collection has grown into everyday sportswear, including Our T-Shirt, the Athens and Municipal tees, rugby shirts, raglan thermals, heavy gusset crewnecks, hoodies, polos, button-downs, knitwear, jeans and outerwear. It also sells caps, socks and a selection of photography books. Everything is made in the USA. Lady White's custom jerseys and fleeces are knitted locally from domestically grown cotton and sewn by family-owned factories within ten miles of its design headquarters in Los Angeles. That locally made production gives the label close control over fabric weight, fit and finishing, and lets it develop its own knits rather than buying stock fabric. The result is a tightly edited range of natural-fibre basics designed for everyday wear and long use rather than seasonal trends.

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Livid Jeans

Norway · Est. 2010 · Mid-range

Livid is a Norwegian denim and designer label for men and women, founded in Trondheim in 2010 by Jens Olav Dankertsen. With no formal training, Dankertsen started it as a one-man jeans factory, working with three colleagues under the name Junkie Jeans before building the business into Livid. Today it describes itself as an independent Norwegian brand making contemporary menswear and womenswear with Japanese denim, premium materials and European craftsmanship. Jeans remain the core of the label, with styles such as the Jone cut from denim by renowned mills in Japan and Europe. Around them sit shirts like the Work Shirt in Japanese chambray, Keller tees, alpaca knits such as the Kerin sweater, trousers, skirts, suiting and outerwear including the Polo Coat. The ready-to-wear collection is made mainly in northern Portugal, with some pieces made in Italy and China, while its bespoke jeans have been made in-house in Trondheim. In 2016 Livid launched a Transparency initiative to open up its full value chain, and it offers free first-time repairs and resells returned garments through its Saved programme. Livid runs stores in Norwegian cities including Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim, and its webshop also carries vintage clothing.

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Shaina Mote

USA · Est. 2012 · Luxury

Shaina Mote is an American minimalist designer clothing label for women, founded in 2012 by Shaina Mote and based in Hudson, New York. Mote launched her eponymous line in Los Angeles, where she opened a store and studio in Highland Park, before moving the business to the Hudson Valley. Born out of a desire for lasting, quality garments like those of years past, the collection balances beauty and utility, with a focus on dependable wardrobe classics for real life. The label makes trousers, shirts, coats, knitwear, denim and accessories, including the Boy Trouser, the Painter Pant and Painter Coat, the Work Shirt, the alpaca Saatchi Cardigan and the Market Tote. Most pieces are made locally in the US, its Fair Trade certified knitwear is crafted in Peru, and its denim uses Italian regenerative cotton. Garments are made with care in small quantities, with a focus on regenerative practices, time-honoured artisanal techniques and natural fabrics, and the brand views its business through a circular lens, offering repairs and recycling fabric scraps. Shaina Mote has a store at 409 Warren Street in Hudson, and Mote, whose first creative love was photography, now shoots her own collections.

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Jane Valken

South Africa · Mid-range

Jane Valken is a South African designer, sustainable clothing label for women, based in Cape Town and run by owners Sarah Jane Bosman and Cecil Valken Bosman. Bohemian in its roots, the brand is built around colour, which it calls the backbone of the entire operation, from soft to bold prints and patterns. The couple aim to create a light-hearted space where colour and comfort come together, designed for the free-spirited and sun-loving. The range includes dresses, handloom dresses, shirts and pants, plus jewellery, scarves, ornaments and gifts. Signature pieces include the Rio Dress, the Picnic Knot Dress, the Gentle Breeze Dress, the Daphne Dress Handloom, the Rosa Dress Handloom and the High Waisted Pants Handloom. Everything is made in South Africa, in small batches it describes as made in handfuls. Its handloom and silk-cotton ranges are the embodiment of slow fashion: hand-spun, hand-stitched cottons and silk blends with motifs woven into the fabric, and a single handloom garment can take up to 27 days to complete. Other pieces use hand-carved block prints. Jane Valken sells online and from its boutique in the Alfred Mall at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

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Nicobar

India · Est. 2016 · Affordable

Nicobar is an Indian designer, sustainable minimalist clothing label for women and men, founded in New Delhi in 2016 by Simran Lal and Raul Rai. The couple come from the family behind Good Earth, the design brand founded by Lal's mother, Anita Lal, which Simran also led as CEO. They created Nicobar as a modern Indian voice in design, relaxed, easy and inspired by their journeys across the Indian Ocean, with Lal as creative director and Rai, a former investment banker, as CEO. The range includes shirts, tops, kurtas, dresses, pants and jackets, plus jewellery, travel goods, homeware and furniture. Signature pieces include the Amalis Shirt, the Abe Shirt, the Lola Slip Dress, the Aava Kurta and the Tahr Bandhgala. Everything is made in India. Nicobar works with Indian fabrics such as cotton, khadi, chanderi, kota, cotton silk and Bemberg, and encourages thoughtful consumption over fast fashion, with pieces designed to be restyled for different occasions. Nicobar opened its first store above Kala Ghoda Café in Mumbai in March 2016, followed by Delhi, and now runs stores across India. Its launch was covered by Elle India and The Indian Express.

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Muse The Label

Australia · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Muse The Label is an Australian designer clothing label for women, founded in Melbourne in 2016 by Christine and Sarah, a mother-daughter duo. Christine has sewn and made patterns for as long as her daughter can remember, while Sarah Kourim studied fashion at RMIT and worked as a womenswear designer for around ten years. The pair started by selling handfuls of pieces at markets before taking the label online during the pandemic, describing Muse as bold colour combinations, subtle femininity and architectural silhouettes. The collection includes dresses, tops, skirts, trousers, knitwear, outerwear and accessories, with effortless shapes, intricate techniques and artisanal touches. Pieces are made with local talent and accredited manufacturers in China, Bali and India, alongside in-house production by Christine in Melbourne. The label releases small, seasonless batches based on slow fashion principles, using natural fabrics such as silk, cotton and cashmere as well as deadstock fabric. The founders stay hands-on in every step, from design to answering emails and packing orders. Muse The Label has been profiled by Fashion Journal and Garmentory and is sold through stockists including Brunswick boutique Better with Friends.

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Almina Concept

USA · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Almina Concept is a minimalist designer label for women, founded in Los Angeles in 2017 by Angela Gahng. Before launching the brand, Gahng worked in New York as a merchandiser for contemporary and luxury labels including Club Monaco and Loewe. She noticed that high-quality, modern styles were rarely affordable, and set up Almina Concept as a direct-to-consumer brand to fill that gap. The range focuses on everyday staples: knitwear, shirts, tees, trousers, skirts and outerwear. Signature pieces include the Classic Crew Wool Cardigan, the Funnel Wool/Cash Turtleneck, the Cropped Rollneck Pullover Sweater, the Oversized Cotton Shirt, the Plunged Neck Silk Cami and the High Neck Suede Jacket. All pieces are produced in Seoul, South Korea, with small, family-run factories that have 20 to 30 years of sewing experience. The brand works to reduce waste and plastic in its production and packaging. Almina Concept remains independent and founder-run. It sells directly to customers through its own online store, a model designed to keep modern, well-made basics attainable.

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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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