The Young Designers We’d Bet On

Kumra works with Indian craft through Kartik Research while avoiding tourist-shop nostalgia; the clothes remain contemporary, specific and easy to desire.

Espadas makes menswear that appears ancient, eccentric and new at once, with unusual construction holding the references together.

Rave Review turns existing textiles into ambitious tailoring and dresses, proving upcycling can drive the design rather than merely justify it.

Manas designs around a range of bodies from the start, turning size inclusion into construction knowledge rather than a marketing extension.

Carzana's fragile-looking menswear uses dye, handwork and soft structure with enough conviction to remain clothing rather than an art-school mood.

Allen makes romantic American clothes with sharper construction and darker references than the softness of the first impression suggests.

Leenaerdt's off-kilter tailoring has enough technical control to survive close inspection, which separates the work from a styling trick.

Dumi cuts historical and diasporic references into forceful silhouettes, using volume and surface without allowing research to replace the garment.

Ogisi develops materials and techniques across Africa for Iamisigo, producing work whose experimentation is grounded in actual makers and places.

Yoshita 1967 gives Kenyan fashion a quiet, precise voice through careful textiles and silhouettes that do not depend on obvious cultural signaling.