STYLE AS IDENTITY

Custom | Aziza: Turning Teeth into a Canvas

Aziza-Abdullah Nicole approaches jewelry as art, investment, memory, and inheritance. Through her namesake brand, Aziza, she creates fine jewelry, engagement rings and

Custom | Filippo Sorcinelli: Vestments of the Vatican

Filippo Sorcinelli's work spans sacred vestments, fragrance, music, photography, and art. Yet across every practice, a common thread emerges: creating beauty in service o

Custom | Studio Maçon: Heirlooms with Emotional Functionality

"This thing doesn't exist yet, but I already know it matters." That's what the custom clientele of Studio Maçon are saying when they commission Hannah Woodard to create

CUSTOM | Watson Ellis: Who Gets to Wear the Suit?

Melissa Watson Ellis wants women to stop making headlines simply because they wore a suit. Through Watson Ellis, her custom and bespoke suiting atelier, Melissa is changi

ANCESTRY | Reflections with Lola and Frankie

Who are we? Some of us look to our past as well as our present to answer that question. We spoke to four brands (UnoEth, Nazzal Studios, House of Aama, and Dendezeiro) wh

ANCESTRY | Dendezeiro: Bahia-born brand shows brega is beautiful

Brazilian born-and-blessed brand Dendezeiro represents the lesser acknowledged narratives of Bahia. Through the lens of Hisan Silva and Pedro Batalha exploring their fami

ANCESTRY | House of Aama: Ancestral memory as a public experience

Akua Shabaka, along with her mother, Rebecca Henry, established House of Aama in 2015. Akua and her mother are world builders and weavers of visual stories. They create s

ANCESTRY | Nazzal Studio: “What Should Have Been Home” reflects on the future

Although Sylwia Nazzal dreamt of one day launching her own brand, her first goal after graduating from Parsons Paris in 2023 was to gain in-house experience. However, no

ANCESTRY | UnoEth: Father-daughter duo build business in community

If you’ve ever had a truckload of product catch fire just before it reaches its destination…then you can relate to UnoEth. If you haven’t experienced this feeling, tune i

PATENTS | Reflections with Lola and Frankie

Innovative products can change our lives. We spoke to four brands (Evelyn & Bobbie, Crave, For Them and CuteCircuit) whose patented products grant us permission to choose

PATENTS | CuteCircuit: 2X ‘Best Inventions of The Year’ by Time Magazine

CuteCircuit was the first fashion company to create smart textile-based garments that create an emotional experience for their wearer. Like their Hug Shirt™ that can send

PATENTS | For Them: The first-ever Jockless Strap

Queer people have been using DIY techniques to present more fully as themselves since the first baby gay was born. Recently brands have started to build products safely,

PATENTS: Crave | The first Pleasure Jewelry without the ick

In 2008 Ti Chang went searching for an enjoyable pleasure product. All she saw were lazily made, anatomical parts. As an industrial designer, she set out to create the pr

PATENTS: Evelyn & Bobbie | The first underwire replacement bra in 88 years

In the US, only 12% of patents are granted to women. Evelyn & Bobbie founder, Bree McKeen, has six of them. With their biomimicking bras, Evelyn & Bobbie offers the world

ORIGIN | Reflections with Lola and Frankie

Made in Portugal. Designed in NY. How do we define where a brand is ‘from’? Its origin? Is the answer straightforward, or nuanced, like our very own origin stories? We me

ORIGIN | Bhavya Ramesh: Melding rich storytelling into precious metals

Bhavya Ramesh and her namesake brand are expanding the audience for Indian jewelry both globally (outside of India) and locally (beyond Indian weddings). Bhavya creates t

ORIGIN | Savant Studios: Inspiration is a commodity

Michael Graham is the curious, romantic magic behind Savant Studios. The brand that produced the Brooklyn *it* trucker hat and 700 original pieces for Olympic athletes. T

ORIGIN | Sheila Rashid: Chicago Style takes Center Stage

Chicago is the third largest city in the US but had its first ever fashion week this year. Brands like Sheila Rashid are putting it on the map by representing Chicago sty

ORIGIN | The Øther: It’s not a collection it’s a mood

Through her brand The Øther, Nyla Hasan is connecting craft to identity. Using artisan-made, small batch garments she explores her experience and the tension of feeling l

COLLABS | Reflections with Lola and Frankie

Let's unpack what we learned from the previous four collaboration-focused episodes Dinner Service NY, KSENIASCHNAIDER, Zipeng Zhu and Tala Barbotin Khalidy. Ranging from