It turns out that when you are searching for the newest talented fashion designers, you need to head to the oldest and most well established fashion destinations. The major fashion hubs of New York, London, Milan, and Paris are also home to many, many promising young fashion designers. The cities offer high-quality fashion schools, easy access to materials and inspiration, and also communities that support artists and fashion designers. So, it is only natural, that these are the four cities that are home to the newest top designers. We picked a few of our favorites and are sharing them below, however, we would also love to hear of any that you have found.
New York City
The City That Never Sleeps is home to several up and coming designers who are working all hours to grow their brands. It’s no surprise that NYC is home to many talented designers, as the city is also home to Parsons School of Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, and also Pratt.
Nina Tiari
Having studied at Parsons, New School for Design with a background in Fashion Design, and New York University with a concentration in Art History, Nina Tiari developed a well-balanced scope of fashion, creativity, and the arts.
Jonathan Simkhai
Simkhai is continuously inspired by the built environment, which motivates his creative process and desire to push conventional design boundaries. His work often explores the confluence of technology and hand-made artistry.
Rosie Assoulin
The Rosie Assoulin design aesthetic toes the line between the romantically fantastical and the reliably practical.
Sarah Richards
The brand was founded in 2012, offering contemporary staples for men and women, cut exclusively from prints designed each season by Sarah Richards.
London
Several bold new fashion designers call London their home. The city boasts a vibrant art scene, several fashion colleges, and plenty of opportunities for young designers. We chose our favorites below but would also love to hear of any that you love.
Molly Goddard
Hers is an aesthetic anchored in frou-frou, flounce, frill and tulle. – Vogue
Dilara Findikoglu
Dilara plays with the roles and perceptions of the normand distorts and twists them for our pleasure.
Susie Cave
My aesthetic for the brand comes from a great love of costume, Russian ballet, children’s books, raw nature, art, movies, architecture, all manner of things, really. — Cave tells Vogue.com
Rejina Pyo
REJINA PYO is best known for it’s graphic and playful yet effortlessly elegant aesthetic.
Milan
Milan is one of the top fashion destinations in the world. Whether you are shopping, watching a runway show, or attending one of the city’s amazing fashion schools, Milan is a natural draw for fashion lovers. Of course, it is also an amazing city of up and coming designers like these.
Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini
Attico, the Italian word for penthouse, is a collection of standout pieces inspired by the classic peignoir but designed to be flaunted. Dripping with artisanal detail, each piece embodies a woman from a different city, modern muses with nostalgic cigarette taste.
Brognano
The philosophy of the brand is very feminine, romantic and eclectic. There is an obsession with men’s daywear being reinterpreted through feminine details and fabrics. He loves the contrast between two opposite worlds like menswear and hyper-femininity and men’s daywear and streetwear.
Marianna Senchina
Marianna Senchina brand is aiming for young fashionable individuals with experimental styles. The garments are mixed between feminine and unisex silhouettes. The clothes also contains experimental details, high quality hand crafting and ironically fun ideas.
Paris
Paris is renown as a city of beautiful sights and beautiful fashion. The fashion scene ranges from well-established fashion houses with haute couture branches to young upstarts looking for their big break. You can find our favorites of these young designers below, however, we would also love to hear of any favorites that you may have found.
Maggie Marilyn
The Maggie Marilyn collections draw together the opulence of silk with utilitarian denims, drills and poplins creating textural combinations denoting new rules of modernity.
Alexia Aube
Solovière is named after the designer’s grandfather, in an earnest tribute to his natural-born sense of style.
These four cities are natural places for bright young talent to flock to. We will continue to keep an eye on this new batch of designers because we see great things in their futures! So, tell us, which of these is your favorite?