Daily Gems & other musings — female designer

Youthful.  Playful.  Avant garde haute couture.  Not necessarily styles you would expect to normally find in one place, but when you look at Minju Kim's designs, you'll be able to see just how perfectly they can work together.  A true, raw talent to say the least! Minju is a South Korean fashion designer known for her use of bold prints and juxtaposition of a vibrant, youthful vibe mixed with unmatched couture detailing.  After studying fashion in Antwerp, she "has made her career through designing brave and daring collections with large motifs and a color palette representative of a packet of sweets.  She is quoted...

  If you've been following along on our Designer Spotlight series, you'll know there are few things we appreciate more than a great textile.  Sindiso Khumalo is known as "a genius on the subject, with a Central Saint Martins master’s in the niche and single-handedly designing all of her fabrics through multimedia methods such as watercolor and collage." But let's begin at the beginning.  The brand's founder and namesake, Sindiso "studied architecture at the University of Cape Town prior to moving to London, where she went onto study a Masters in Design for Textile Futures. Sindiso Khumalo founded her eponymous label...

Image via Hong Kong Tatler   We're so excited to share our newest discovery in the fashion world in this installment of our Designer Spotlight - meet Caroline Hu, an emerging designer that we know you'll love as much as we do! Caroline Hu was interested in the arts from an early age, studying oil paintings eventually led to a passion for fabrics and, in adulthood, fashion design.  Caroline now has her own namesake line, with a collection of romantic dresses that quickly gained a following that included celebrities like Jemima Kirk and Julie Gilheart. Currently based in New York,...

After learning to sew in high school, Arianna Jamerson showed in her first fashion show at just 16 years old - and hasn't stopped designing since!  Describing her designs as made by an individual artist rather than a brand, she's brought that personal touch to everything she has created for her brand, Assata Designs. Describing her line as based in sustainability, quality craftsmanship, and eccentricity, she explained to Who What Wear that she displays diversity "by including my friends and local creatives in my campaigns.  I hope that I can continue to show that there is no one 'ideal' beauty."  Arianna...

  Known for "her innovative use of texture and draping, beautiful tailoring and meticulous detailing," we're excited to share our latest designer, Uma Wang, in the Designer Spotlight with you! Uma launched her label under her own name in 2009 and has done it all from runway collections to opening her own boutique since.  She trained at the Chinese Textile University in Shanghai and Central Saint Martins in London, and "her signature technique fuses knits with fabric, balancing sophistication with a timeless design." Anyone that knows us knows we can't get enough of a beautifully draped silhouette (seriously, who can't?!), and we can't decide on...