Clothing

Lisa Yang Knitwear

Lisa Yang builds a whole wardrobe around the quiet authority of cashmere, where texture does the work that logos usually volunteer for. Founded in Stockholm in 2014 by Lisa Yang and Samuel Stenberg, the label connects Yang's Inner Mongolian heritage with a distinctly Scandinavian ease. The palette may be calm, but the proportions and knit techniques keep the clothes from becoming background noise.

Acne Studios Jeans

Acne Studios brings Stockholm cool into a wardrobe of denim, oversized texture and slyly offbeat accessories. Founded in 1996 as part of a creative collective, the house grew from Jonny Johansson's red-stitched jeans into a full fashion practice. The clothes still reward a little friction, especially when clean Scandinavian lines meet an unexpected proportion or print.

Cecilie Bahnsen Dresses

Cecilie Bahnsen trained under John Galliano and Erdem before returning to her native Copenhagen in 2015 to start her own label, and that mix of Paris drama and Scandinavian ease still runs through everything she makes. This edit moves from the volume-driven dresses through easier tops and jackets to the sculptural skirts that close the range.

Rodarte Dresses

Rodarte's evening dresses reject the plain column that occasion dressing defaulted to for years. Kate and Laura Mulleavy build each one from silk, lace, appliqué and sequins, layering enough detail that the dress reads as a specific idea rather than a costume. This edit follows the pieces with the strangest details, the ruffle or floral appliqué that keeps the romance from turning generic.

Nikki Beach Hats: The Styles Worth Packing

Nikki Beach began as a family garden cafe on Miami Beach and grew into a world of beach clubs, resorts and boutiques. I am drawn to that story, so this edit is about the hats, swim and bags that go with a long afternoon outside.

Cortana Dresses

Cortana makes Mediterranean ease feel thoughtful rather than casual. Rosa Esteva’s collections use silk, linen and fluid proportion to create dresses and separates that move with the body instead of arguing with it. The mood is quiet, but the cut is never anonymous.

Studio Nicholson Knitwear and Outerwear

Studio Nicholson builds a wardrobe around fabric weight and proportion instead of embellishment. The brand has become a reference point as pared-back tailoring replaces logo-driven dressing. This edit moves from outerwear through knits, shirting and trousers to the accessories that finish the look.

NICHOLAS Dresses: Occasionwear Worth a Look

NICHOLAS is the Melbourne label for occasion dresses, swim and polished separates, all in expressive prints. I like how it makes dressing up feel a little more like going on holiday.

Sacai Outerwear

Sacai turns familiar garments into arguments about how clothes can be built. Chitose Abe founded the Tokyo label in 1999 after working at Comme des Garçons, beginning with a small run of hand-knitted pieces and developing a practice she calls hybridization. Tailoring, sportswear, knitwear and utility details meet here in silhouettes that reward a second look.

Jil Sander Knitwear

Jil Sander founded her Hamburg fashion house in 1968, initially working from a mother’s sewing machine and building a language around restraint. The label’s early collections were deliberately pared back, a position that later became one of modern minimalism’s defining references. Here, clean tailoring sits beside tactile knitwear, sculptural accessories and practical shoes.

Thierry Colson Dresses

Thierry Colson founded his Paris label in 2005 on hand block prints, embroidery and French-made poplin shirting. Colson died in August 2026, WWD reported, and the romantic cotton dresses and blouses below are the work he is known for.

Never Fully Dressed Dresses: A Shopper's Guide

Never Fully Dressed is the London label Lucy Aylen started on a market stall in 2009, known for bright printed dresses. I love how happily it refuses to dress down.

Lauren Manoogian Knitwear

Lauren Manoogian's tactile knitwear, soft layers and natural-fiber shapes reward a close look, with texture doing more than a logo.

TOVE Dresses

TOVE makes clothes for the part of life that happens between the invitation and the next appointment. Camille Perry and Holly Wright founded the London label in 2019 after working together at Topshop, with a brief to create refined, feminine pieces that could move across work, dinner and travel. The silhouettes are quiet, but the fabrics and draping keep them from becoming anonymous.

MONSE Dresses and Tops

Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia founded MONSE in 2015 after meeting at Oscar de la Renta, naming the label for Garcia's mother and building it around a looser, deconstructed take on men's shirting. They returned to Oscar de la Renta as co-creative directors in 2016 and stepped down in 2025 to focus fully on MONSE. This edit traces the label's playful tailoring through dresses, tops, skirts and outerwear.

Navy Tops, Jeans and Layers

A navy edit of tops, dark jeans and soft layers that stands in for black. It is for anyone who wants an everyday color that looks a little richer.

Naeem Khan Dresses and Gowns

Naeem Khan was born in Bareilly, raised in Mumbai, and grew up around a family embroidery business his grandfather started in the 1930s. He apprenticed under Halston in New York, launched a label called Riazee named after his mother, and launched his eponymous collection in 2003. This edit is built around the gowns and cocktail dresses that carry that embroidery heritage.

Nau Bikinis Swimwear: The Best Buys Right Now

Nau is a São Paulo swim label with an artist behind it, and its bikinis are playful without trying too hard. I have been looking at its color pairings all week, and this edit is the ones I would pack first.

MAISON MAYLE Dresses and Jewelry

Maison Mayle is Jane Mayle's label, relaunched in 2016 after her 1999 NoLita boutique and namesake line. Mayle was born in London, studied literature at Columbia and designs the clothes herself, from ruffled silk dresses to horn-and-enamel jewelry.

Natori Bras: Sizing, Fit and Best Buys

Natori is the New York label Josie Natori built from an embroidered Philippine blouse, now known for bras, sleepwear and robes. I like clothes that start close to the skin and still have a point of view, so that is what this edit is about.

Natalie Rolt Dresses: The Best Pieces Right Now

Natalie Rolt is a Western Australian label for evening, bridal and resort dressing, all designed and made in Australia. I like it because the clothes know the occasion without ever needing a loud logo.

Adam Lippes Dresses and Tops

Adam Lippes grew up in Buffalo, New York, worked at Polo Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta, and launched his own cotton basics label in 2004. He bought back the rights to his name in 2012 and introduced the Adam Lippes collection in 2014, built around easy luxury in silk, cashmere and crisp cotton. This edit follows that point of view through tops, dresses, skirts and trousers.

Ruohan Dresses and Knitwear

Ruohan makes quiet clothing with a strong internal rhythm, balancing fluid silhouettes against the discipline of fine materials. Founded by Ruohan Nie in 2021, the Shanghai-based label grew from her Parsons training and experience with The Row before debuting at Shanghai Fashion Week. Silk, cashmere and gauze are treated as atmosphere as much as fabric, giving the wardrobe a softness that still feels considered.

Chorus Dresses and Tops

Karishma Swali and her daughter Avantika founded Chorus in late 2025, building on four decades of embroidery and textile work at the Mumbai atelier Chanakya International. Its first resort collection draws on Indian chintz and the fluid vocabulary of the sari and the dhoti. This edit gathers the tops, dresses and skirts that turn that craft into eveningwear.