Introduced to the fashion industry through various intensive internships at luxury labels, Anika Leila's first impression of the industry, while impactful, wasn't the best.Given a firsthand glance into the toxic waste and textile pollution fashion can produce, the London-based talent was inspired to integrate sustainable practices into her self-eponymous brand. Relying on old and expired makeup, Anika first flexed her artistic abilities on paper, sketching silhouettes with expired eyeshadow pale...

Amelia Gray Hamlin is no stranger to the world of fashion. Having made her television debut via The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and having supermodel Lisa Rinna as her mom, she was surrounded by the glitz and glamor of the industry from a young age, but in recent years, her career has seen her soar to new levels of fashion fame.The model started out creating style content on Instagram, garnering an impressive following from the get-go, which led her to make her runway debut in 2018 for New...

For founder Louie Akinwale, design has always been in the family. It was during lockdown that he spotted some early prototypes of beaded bags made by his aunt in Nigeria and after a few minor changes and feedback from friends, Lu by Lu was born. The luxury label specializes in beaded bags and accessories, aiming to fuse Akinwale's Nigerian heritage with his London life and celebrate the creativity of the African diaspora through a sustainable lens."I take inspiration from the world around me. Gr...

First teased on the runway at Copenhagen Fashion Week in 2023, GANNI and Paloma Elsesser's size-inclusive collection finally has an official release date. Centered around inclusivity and empowerment, the collection celebrates Elsesser's longstanding relationship with the Danish fashion brand, following her GANNI runway debut back in 2020."Paloma is a dream girl. Her style is unmatched and she serves as such an inspiration to the industry and women around the world," says Creative Director Ditte ...