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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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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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HERMANOS KOUMORI

Mexico · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

Hermanos Koumori is a Mexican activewear and streetwear label, founded in Mexico City in 2016 by Alex León and Alex Sandler. The two friends started out in contemporary fashion and streetwear, aiming to build a brand from Mexico for the world. When they took up running and released a T-shirt reading "Post Running High", it went viral, and the brand gradually turned into a label designed for movement. The collection includes race singlets, training shorts and tights, long and short sleeve tees, hoodies, over shirts, caps and socks, made for people who run every week, not once a year. Every product is designed and tested in Mexico City, at 2,240 metres above sea level, and many pieces are made in part with recycled materials. The brand works directly with the adidas team in Herzogenaurach on collaborative product, from the H.Koumori Ultraboost 5 and Adizero EVO SL shoes to Adi365 apparel. Its stores, five in Mexico City and its metropolitan area and one in Guadalajara, are designed as spaces to experience the brand through architecture, music and materials. Hermanos Koumori has been featured by Harper's Bazaar and Believe in the Run.

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Permanent Vacation

France · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Permanent Vacation is an upcycled, gender-neutral designer clothing label, founded in New Delhi and Paris in 2017 by Caroline Piccot. After years in the refined world of Parisian luxury fashion, Piccot began making singular garments for friends, and the project found new purpose when she immersed herself in Indian handcraft. Its first pieces took shape during the monsoon in Goa in 2017, made from vintage saris, before the studio found its home in New Delhi. The label makes shirts, dresses, tops, skirts, jackets, trench coats, trousers and hats, often as unique pieces or limited editions not tied to gender. Everything is handmade in India in close collaboration with skilled artisans in small workshops with fair working conditions. Collections do not follow the fashion calendar but unfold as stories inspired by the fabrics found. Each piece begins with a journey through India to collect vintage cotton and silk saris, alongside khadi, ikat, linen and silk. The brand also uses deadstock fabric from factories and turns every leftover scrap into small accessories or patchwork, aiming for zero waste. Permanent Vacation has been featured by NZZ Bellevue, Platform Magazine, Blumenhaus and LBB Delhi.

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Reet Aus

Estonia · Est. 2012 · Affordable

Reet Aus is an Estonian circular designer label, founded in Tallinn in 2012 by designer Reet Aus. A PhD-qualified fashion designer and environmental activist, she is a pioneer of industrial upcycling and developed the UPMADE® methodology and certification with the Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre. The brand makes durable, minimalist clothing from pre-production leftover fabrics, saving on average 75% water and 88% energy per garment. The range includes T-shirts, the signature Up-shirt, tank tops, jeans such as its Straight Japanese Jeans, sweatshirts, hoodies, sweaters, cardigans, trousers and skirts, plus underwear, hats, upcycled bags and home goods. Clothing is made in UPMADE®-certified factories in Bangladesh, Poland and Latvia, using leftover recycled cotton, denim, Tencel and wool. In mass production about 18% of new fabric becomes cutting waste; UPMADE® applies upcycling on an industrial scale to close that loop, while checking that leftover fabric is free of harmful chemicals. Reet Aus's UPMADE® Collection won the German Ecodesign Award 2023 in the Product category. The brand's story was recorded in the documentary Out of Fashion, and it dresses teams at more than 200 organisations.

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All Things Mochi

Netherlands · Est. 2013 · Mid-range

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

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Proto-Types

Switzerland · Est. 2021 · Luxury

PROTOtypes is an upcycled, gender-neutral European designer clothing label, founded in Zurich in 2021 by Laura Beham and Callum Pidgeon. The two met while sharing a desk at Vetements: Beham, originally from Germany, joined the Vetements team in Paris at a young age, while Pidgeon, from the UK, studied menswear at University of the Arts London and also worked for Martine Rose. They launched the label to challenge how fashion is produced and consumed, regenerating material that already exists in abundance. The ready-to-wear collections include jackets, tops, trousers, dresses, knitwear and hoodies cut from deadstock fabric, decommissioned uniforms, vintage garments, football scarves and household textiles, and are made in Switzerland. Series 06 reworked late-1990s and early-2000s football kits into corsets, joggers and padded hoodies as a tribute to the sport's working-class roots. Inspired by Duchamp's readymades, the designers want each garment's origin to stay visible. Their Proto Packs offer manuals and sewing patterns so anyone can recreate Second Life styles at home, such as turning two old sweatpants into a hoodie. PROTOtypes received a Swiss Design Award for fashion and textile design in 2024 and has been profiled by Highsnobiety and PAPER Magazine.

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Em & May

Canada · Est. 2019 · Affordable

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

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Our Own Pace

India · Est. 2024 · Affordable

Our Own Pace is an Indian sustainable, handmade clothing label for men and women, founded in Delhi in 2024 by Shivani Boruah and Uday Shanker Acharya. The founders launched it as a conscious lifestyle brand that slows production down, pairing easy, useful everyday shapes with artisanal fabrics and traditional Indian techniques, and making clothing in small batches through careful manual processes. The gender-neutral range includes shirts, shorts, trousers, jeans, jackets, coats and dresses, plus a few home items. Signature pieces include the Type II Denim Jacket, the Abhinandan Chore Coat, the Sunday Morning Shirt and Shorts, the Crochet Shirt and the I'm A Star Horseshoe Jeans. Everything is made in India. The brand sources 100% cotton fabrics directly from weaving clusters in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and West Bengal so that the makers are paid fairly, and works with handspun, handloom and ikat textiles. It also uses pre-consumer textile waste, and its fabrics carry traditional techniques such as block printing and natural dyeing. Our Own Pace sells online, offers made-to-order pieces and has been featured by Homegrown as a label making trend-led clothing for the conscious Indian shopper.

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KKCo Studio

USA · Est. 2019 · Mid-range

KkCo is an American designer label, founded in Los Angeles in 2019 by Kara Jubin. Pronounced "Kay-Koh", it describes itself as an unconventional apparel brand that is more about the individuals and culture it represents than just the clothing, with a focus on building and supporting a creative community. The design is an exploration of juxtaposition and unexpected details, moving between masculine and feminine, sport and special occasion, function and form. The label has become known for bringing outdoor-wear inside, using sport and functional fabrics in unexpected silhouettes. Pieces include the Spiral Windbreaker, the Silk Nylon Split Track Pant, the Utility Wrap Dress and the Polar Crewneck Sweater, alongside a Ceremony line of occasion pieces, Circle Mule leather shoes, brooches and even pet toys. Most clothing is made in Los Angeles with family-owned and operated factories that follow sustainable and ethical practices, while its alpaca-blend knits and leather mules are made in Peru. KkCo also works with its supply chain to minimise waste and recycles production scraps into new products. The independent label is stocked by retailers in the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Europe, including SSENSE, Nordstrom, United Arrows and Isetan.

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Rafael Kouto

Switzerland · Est. 2017 · Mid-range

Rafael Kouto is a Swiss upcycling and community couture label, founded in Losone, Switzerland, in 2017 by designer Rafael Kouto. Swiss with Togolese origins, he studied fashion design at FHNW-HGK in Basel, earned an MA in Fashion Matters from the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam, and worked at Alexander McQueen, Maison Martin Margiela, Carven and the Ethical Fashion Initiative. His gender-fluid garments have a visionary, hybrid aesthetic merging West African and Swiss culture. The label creates upcycled clothing and accessories and runs upcycling workshops with various institutions, with a particular focus on open source design and craftsmanship. Every piece is remade in Switzerland using local manufacturing and traditional, artisanal couture techniques. The brand works exclusively with pre- and post-consumer upcycling and sustainable fabrics, turning textile waste, deadstock, cotton, wool, denim and leather into new garments. Kouto won the Lotto Sport and Diesel International Talents Support Award in 2019 and the Swiss Design Awards in 2018, 2019 and 2023. The label has collaborated with Lotto Sport, Mode Suisse, the Zürich Silk Association and Bernina Switzerland, and has been featured in Vogue UK, Vogue Italia and Dazed.

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NOM*d

New Zealand · Est. 1986 · Mid-range

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

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KSENIASCHNAIDER

Ukraine · Est. 2011 · Luxury

KSENIASCHNAIDER is a Ukrainian designer label known for upcycled denim, founded in Kyiv in 2011 by husband-and-wife duo Ksenia and Anton Schnaider. Ksenia leads the creative direction, while Anton brings a background in graphic design. The brand challenges norms with innovative twists and a re-design, re-work mindset, summed up in its motto "design minus design": if it can be reused, recycled or upcycled, it should be worn again. The range includes jeans, skirts, jackets, bombers, trenches, tops and dresses, made in its own production facilities in Ukraine. Signature pieces include its Asymmetrical Jeans, Demi-Denims and Denim Fur jackets, as well as its flying cat print. The workshops rework about 500 pairs of jeans a month, and the label also uses certified organic fabrics by Indigo Textile, made from hemp, recycled yarns and organic cotton. KSENIASCHNAIDER has won Best Ukrainian Sustainable Fashion Brand and Best Ukrainian Menswear Designer several times since 2018, and PETA Deutschland's Best Jeans Style award in 2021. Ksenia was nominated as a Next Green Talent by Vogue Italia in 2019, and in 2022 Kering selected the brand for a Pitti Uomo showcase of sustainable labels.

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Collina Strada

USA · Est. 2008 · Luxury

Collina Strada is an American designer label for women and men, founded in Los Angeles in 2008 by Hillary Taymour and now based in New York. Taymour started it as a handbag line before moving to New York, and she remains its creative director. The brand describes itself as a platform for social issues and awareness, and Taymour's aim is to stay true to her craft while becoming a fully sustainable and radically transparent brand. Its clothes are easy to wear, with a fearlessly fluid attitude, re-invented classics and unexpected details, embodying humour and youth. Collina Strada is known for colourful prints, upcycled materials and cult-favourite sweatshirts. Pieces include the Cardio Yuri Dress, the Lawn Skirt Cargo Pant, the Esme Top, the Gathered Hoodie, graphic tees and the Pawpaw Coat, along with rhinestone water bottles, jewellery, upcycled wedding dresses and a lifestyle line called CollinaLand. The brand is based and manufactured in New York, with some pieces made in Portugal, China, Italy and Turkey, and it often uses deadstock and upcycled fabrics. Collina Strada is independent and led by Taymour. It sells online and through stores such as Selfridges, Ssense, Lane Crawford and Nordstrom.

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Sydney Pimbley

UK · Est. 2019 · Luxury

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

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Litkovska

Ukraine · Est. 2009 · Luxury

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

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The Series NY

USA · Est. 2016 · Mid-range

The Series NY is a gender-neutral, upcycled American designer clothing label, founded in New York in 2016 by Ella Wiznia. Wiznia started the brand while recovering from an eating disorder, wanting to make clothing that felt different from the unrealistic bodies she saw in fashion advertising. Learning about the industry's environmental impact, she committed to working only with secondhand and sustainable materials, and the label champions clothing without gender, for all bodies. The Series makes one-of-a-kind jackets, quilted chore jackets, shirts, shorts, jeans, pinafores and accessories from vintage quilts, crochet blankets, embroidery, antique and deadstock textiles. Every piece is made from start to finish in New York by its small in-studio team or skilled local artisans. The brand celebrates crafts long tied to domesticity and undervalued as "women's work", choosing damaged or unfinished quilts rather than cutting up pieces in perfect condition. Apart from some crochet made with organic fibres, garments use only pre-existing materials, and its makers set their own rates to earn a living wage. The Series has been featured in Lampoon Magazine, appeared in Vogue's street style coverage of New York Fashion Week and held a residency at Burke Mercantile.

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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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Marine Serre

France · Est. 2016 · Luxury

Marine Serre is a French luxury designer label for women and men, founded in Paris in 2016 by designer Marine Serre. A graduate of La Cambre in Brussels who worked at Balenciaga, Serre builds her collections around what the brand calls the Regenerated Rule: rethinking how fashion is made by giving existing materials a new life. The label is best known for its crescent Moon print, used on second-skin tops and leggings, ribbed tanks, knitwear and dresses. It also makes upcycled pieces from end-of-life garments and deadstock fabrics, leather such as the Glossy Moon Leather Perfecto, bags, jewellery, footwear and hats. About half of each show is made from upcycled materials and the rest mostly from certified and recycled fibres. Upcycled materials are sourced in Europe, then sorted, washed and treated at its Paris headquarters before going to manufacturing partners in Europe, and each upcycled piece carries a label stating its material, origin and place of transformation. Marine Serre won the LVMH Prize in 2017, has collaborated with Under Armour and French chairmaker Chaisor, and opened its first store in South Korea with a partner.

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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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Deadwood Studios

Sweden · Est. 2012 · Luxury

Deadwood Studios is a Swedish upcycled leather label for men and women, founded in Stockholm in 2012 by Carl Ollson and Felix von Bahder. The pair met working together in a Stockholm jeans shop and went on to open their own store, mixing curated vintage with up-and-coming brands. When they struggled to find leather jackets they liked and could afford, they began making their own from vintage garments, and Deadwood was born. As chief designer, von Bahder aims to create timeless designs that age well. The label makes leather and suede jackets, coats, pants, shirts, dresses, shorts, bags and caps, with many unisex styles. Pieces include the River Biker Jacket, the Angel Slim Jacket, the Romy Oversized Jacket, the Ellis Oversized Leather Parka, the Stanley Blazer and the Drama Leather Dress. Deadwood makes its collections from production leftovers, rejected skins, deadstock materials and factory offcuts, and its vision is for 80% of its materials to be recycled or upcycled. It also uses plant-based alternatives such as Cactus leather and Fine Mycelium. The independent brand has been featured in Vogue, the Financial Times and The New York Times.

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Tamara Malas

USA · Est. 2018 · Affordable

Tamara Malas is an American designer label for women, founded in New York in 2018 by Tamara Malas. Malas graduated in fashion design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has a background in sculpture and painting, which shows in her playful clothes. The brand was built on the idea that fashion should be for everyone, with inclusivity at its core and sizes running from 0 to 36. The label makes dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear, swimwear, underwear and jewellery grounded in real life with a heavy dose of whimsy. Signature pieces include the Raya Raincoat, the Lola Pant, the Patch Jeans, the Penelope Dress and the Corset Tulle Top. Alongside its own designs, the shop also carries goods by other artists. Every piece is made in small batches through close partnerships with small factories, many of them in New York City, with some production abroad. The brand uses closed-loop production and limited runs to cut waste, chooses fabrics for hand feel and longevity, and calls its approach slow fashion. Tamara Malas is a women-owned small business with a flagship store at 143 Ludlow Street on New York's Lower East Side.

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Julia Jentzsch

USA · Est. 2007 · Luxury

Julia Jentzsch is an American sustainable luxury label for women, founded in New York in 2007 by designer Julia Jentzsch. Born in France and raised in Germany, she studied fashion design in Hamburg, worked for John Galliano in London and completed an MA at the Royal College of Art, where her graduate collection was featured in British Vogue. Over 15 years she designed alongside Jil Sander, Alber Elbaz, Tom Ford and Stefano Pilati at Yves Saint Laurent, and at Calvin Klein. Its design follows modernist and Bauhaus principles: "less, but better", true materials and form follows function. The collection interprets luxurious fabrics in simple, wearable silhouettes, with shirts, sweaters, dresses, skirts, trousers, jackets and coats. Pieces include the ARION hand-knitted recycled silk and cotton sweater, the CONRAN undyed organic cotton shirt, the BIRCH shirt dress, the BRENDAN trench and the CHRISTOPHER duffle coat. Clothing is produced locally in New York's Garment District, using fabrics from responsible mills in Italy and Japan, including organic cotton, undyed fibres and recycled silk. Since 2020 the brand has embraced reuse, repurposing, recycling and repair. Jentzsch has also taught at Parsons The New School since 2022.

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