Designers

8 independent designers, each chosen for doing one thing unusually well.

• Atelier VarenneParis, since 2011Tailoring cut close to the shoulder and left soft everywhere else. Each season starts from a single cloth and builds outward.Shop 3 pieces
• Brann StudioCopenhagen, since 2019Everyday pieces in heavy jersey and washed cotton, made in small runs and restocked only when the fabric can be matched.Shop 3 pieces
• Casa IlardeMilan, since 1998A family knitwear house that still links its collars by hand. Known for fine-gauge merino and colors mixed in its own dye house.Shop 3 pieces
• Holm & ÅkessonStockholm, since 2006Outerwear made for long winters: dense wools, storm flaps that work, and linings you only notice when you take the coat off.Shop 2 pieces
• Maison QuilletAntwerp, since 2017Dresses and separates with an architect's sense of proportion. Long lines, deep hems and very little decoration.Shop 3 pieces
• Northgate MillsManchester, since 2014Shirting and workwear in cloth woven a few miles from the studio. Plain on the outside, carefully finished on the inside.Shop 3 pieces
• Sable & ReedNew York, since 2015American sportswear with European cloth. Relaxed trousers, unlined jackets and the kind of shirts that improve with washing.Shop 3 pieces
• Teodoro ValePorto, since 2009Leather goods and footwear from a third-generation workshop. Vegetable-tanned hides, stitched soles, repairs for life.Shop 4 pieces