STYLE AS IDENTITY

<p>Brazilian born-and-blessed brand Dendezeiro represents the lesser acknowledged narratives of Bahia. Through the lens of Hisan Silva and Pedro Batalha exploring their family roots, they use fashion to redefine the...

<p>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 stunning, often ethereal collections like Salt...

<p>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 one would hire the Palestinian Jordanian, Arab...

<p>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 into this episode to hear how Xiomara...

<p>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 ourselves - and not settle for products that...

<p>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 people a hug, or The SoundShirt™ that allows...

<p>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, stylishly serving this need. For Them is *the...

<p>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 products she wanted. What happens when you...

<p >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 the first true underwire replacement. In...

<p>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 met with four brands whose genesis is heavily...

<p>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 time-transcendent pieces rooted in culture...

<p>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. The brand that puts on Sunday Vibes, the weekly...

<p>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 style with collections referential to blue-collar...

<p>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 like an “other”, hoping to use clothes as a way...

<p >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 collabs with Adidas Originals, Allbirds...