Daily Gems & other musings — runway

Ever since we created our Diversity in Design Style Board series, we've been excited to discover so many new female designers and share them with you!  This week's Designer Spotlight features Yuhan Wang, a London-based womenswear designer and brand launched in 2018 by it's namesake.  Formally trained with a Bachelor's and Masters degree in womenswear, she has worked for Marni, showcased three collections and been in contention for the prestigious LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.   With a self-described rebellious aesthetic, Who What Wear has described the line as modern Marie Antoinette gone weird (in a good way).  Yuhan's designs...

"Effortless elegance," the motto Colombian-born designer Silvia Tcherassi goes by for her eponymous, ready to wear clothing line, is an idea we will always get behind.  Said to be "the pioneer of Latin flair" by Women's Wear Daily, Silvia "...began her career as an interior designer, but the search for new artistic expressions led her into fashion." As soon as we learned more about Silvia, saw her "effortlessly elegant" line AND discovered that she not only creates stunning designs, but she also is the founder and creative director of a successful collection of hotels, we were immediately inspired.  A true #girlboss! Silvia's designs...

In 1999, Chitose Abe founded the Japanese brand Sacai, a luxury label known for its unique pattern combinations and design techniques, and is currently the label's Creative Director and owner.  When we first heard about her, we were so excited to learn more about this incredible #girlboss, mom and all around raw talent! Before founding Sacai, Chitose worked at Comme de Garcons as a pattern cutter and as a member of Junya Watanbe's design team.  Afterwards, she became a mom and now, as the head of Sacai, she bases her collections "...purely on my creative instincts.  Maybe I’m an idealist, but I am a...

We first discovered Elena Velez when we built our Style Board Diversity in Design series, and have been fans ever since.  Her designs speak to us not only because they're the minimal, modern silhouettes that we love, but she also uses repurposed and upcycled materials to make her clothing not only beautiful, but also sustainable.  Elena's designs "play on the ideas of femininity, challenging with the ideas of what can be beautiful by using materials that are deemed for grunt work and transforming them into ethereal garments." A recent Parson's graduate, Elena has already entered the mainstream by dressing celebrities...

Aisha Obuobi founded her clothing line Christie Brown in 2008 in Accra, Ghana.  We first discovered the stunning Spring/Summer 2020 Lookbook when curating our Diversity in Design Style Board series and immediately pinned her perfect metallic silver dress with our favorite Layered Hoops.  We're equally obsessed with the ready-to-wear collection available to shop online, especially the metallic gold Classic Bermuda Shorts, stunning Abstract Neckline Blouse and impeccably draped Metallic Drape Front Skirt. Aisha named the line after her grandmother, a seamstress, and was inspired by watching her "create rich and vibrant garments.  As a little girl she reveled in playing with shreds of African material and...