With the announcement of the long-awaited launch of Phoebe Philo&#39;s label at the end of October just a few days away, here is our list of all-female brands, whose designers deserve a place in the Olympus of big brands

<div class="wo-abigail wo-mBottom4x" style="text-align: justify;">The path of fashion is marked by many <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/art/women-designers-know-everything-about-the-exhibition-women-dressing-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women designers</a> who have made its history. Among the most famous female stylists we find Madame Gr&eacute;s to Madeleine Vionnet, from Jeanne Lanvin to <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/culture/coco-chanel-and-igor-stravinsky-a-mysterious-love-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coco Chanel</a>, from <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/fashion/history-of-maison-schiaparelli-elsa-schiaparelli-shocking-pink-daniel-roseberry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elsa Schiaparelli</a> to Mary Quant, from Vivienne Westwood to Jil Sander, from Miuccia Prada to Maria Grazia Chiuri, from Stella McCartney to Gabriela Hearst, up to arriving at everyone's darling: <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/fashion/new-details-surface-about-phoebe-philos-new-eponymous-brand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phoebe Philo</a>, who will launch her iconic label at the end of October after leaving C&eacute;line in 2017. Yet, just when the <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/fashion/adaptive-fashion-brands-accessibility-ability-inclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gender gap in fashion</a> is being discussed these days, it is good to remember the new generations, stylists women (among the independent ones certainly the already established Marine Serre, Martine Rose, Wales Bonner and Simone Rocha) and female creative directors who are making their way in the fashion scene and who deserve prestigious positions in the Olympus of the big fashion houses.</div>
<div class="wo-abigail wo-mBottom4x" style="text-align: justify;">&gt;&gt;Scroll through the gallery to discover the faces of the most creative female designers of the moment:</div>
<div class="wo-abigail wo-mBottom4x" style="text-align: justify;">Simone Rocha, Grace Wales Bonner, Priya Ahluwalia, Emily Bode - Bode, Elena Velez, Bianca Saunders, Supriya Lele, Rejina Pyo, Charlotte Knowles - Knowles, Jules Kim - Bijules, Sandy Liang, Bubu Ogisi - IamIsigo, Lisa Von Tang, Jeanne Friot, Minju Kim, Cosima Gadient and Christa B&ouml;sch - Ottolinger, Maisie Wilen, Nix Lecourt Mansion - LecourtMansion, Ksenia Schnaider</div>
<div class="wo-abigail wo-mBottom4x" style="text-align: justify;">&gt;&gt;Scroll down to discover style and brand info</div>

Priya Ahluwalia

Emily Bode

Elena Velez

Bianca Saunders

Supriya Lele

Rejina Piyo

Charlotte Knowles

Jules Kim

Sandy Liang

Bubu Ogisi

Lisa Von Tang

Jeanne Friot

Minju Kim

Cosima Gadient and Christa Bösch Swiss by Ottolinger

Maisie Wilen

Nicolas Lecourt Mansion photo by Saskia Lawaks

Ksenia Schnaider

AHLUWALIA Ahluwalia, a brand that combines elements from the designer&#39;s dual Indian-Nigerian heritage and London roots, explores the potential of vintage clothing by breathing new life into existing garments - many of which are unique - through various textile and patchwork techniques. Inspired by art, music and literature, many of the works are part of collaborative campaigns, books and films. The first autumn winter collection was launched in January 2019 at Paris Fashion Week, also presenting a collaboration with the Adidas Makers Lab. Winner of several awards such as the LVMH Prize (2020), the International Woolmark Prize (2022), &quot;Leader of Change&quot; for the third consecutive year at the Fashion Awards (2022), Priya received the &quot;People Honoree&quot; award for driving and encouraging change in sustainability and diversity in the fashion industry (2020) and for her work on sustainability by Edward Enninful OBE at the Vogue &quot;Forces for Change&quot; dinner. In April 2021, the first women&#39;s clothing collection was launched in collaboration with GANNI, to be relaunched the following year in addition to the Ahluwalia &amp; PaulSmith men&#39;s clothing capsule. In September 2023 received the &quot;Emerging Designer&quot; award at the Sustainable Awards of the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.

BODE
<div style="text-align: justify;">Founded by Emily Adams Bode Aujla, the brand was launched for the first time in 2016. Born as a high fashion atelier that produced tailor-made pieces, in 2018 Emily Adams Bode Aujl debuted, becoming the first female designer to show at the New York Men's Week. In June 2019, she presented her first show at Paris Fashion Week Men's. Bode is appreciated for the ingenious use of waste materials and for the reworking of the language of American fashion, she reuses ancient fabrics to create extraordinary garments: modern workwear silhouettes combine with the tradition of quilting, mending and appliqu&eacute;s. The ready-made applied to style. Bode has received numerous awards, including: VMH Prize Finalist (2019), CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year (2019), Business of Fashion 500 (2019), GQ's Breakthrough Designer of The Year (2019), Woolmark Prize: Karl Lagerfeld Award (2020), CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year (2021 and 2022) and Forbes 30 Under 30.</div>

ELENA VELEZ
<div style="text-align: justify;">Graduated from Parsons School of Design and Central Saint Martins in London, Elena Velez bases her brand on the concepts of femininity and strength, deconstruction and recovery. Known for her non-traditional synthesis of metal and high fashion, Velez draws inspiration from the historic craftsmanship and manufacturing heritage of America's Rust Belt, collaborating with local metalworking artisans to reimagine regional craftsmanship. Elena Velez Industries Inc. was founded in February 2021 - with investment support from venture capital firms Gener8tor and CSA Partners - named by <a href="https://www.lofficielitalia.com/pop-culture/quanto-guadagnano-le-modelle-quali-sono-piu-pagate-al-mondo">Forbes</a> for its work with Midwest makers and its mission to "democratize resources and recognition" for artists outside of traditional creative capitals. Velez is a winner of the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund (2022), the CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year (2022) and was inducted as a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America in March 2023.</div>

BIANCA SAUNDERS
<div style="text-align: justify;">Tradition and modernity, masculine and feminine: the brand founded by Bianca Saunders draws inspiration from her British and Jamaican background. The London-headquartered brand approaches design with a multidisciplinary attitude that brings cross-cultural references into a modern and reinvigorated evolution of menswear. After the international recognition obtained since the birth of the brand in 2017, with the selection by the British Fashion Council as "One To Watch&rdquo; in 2018 and the subsequent victory of the 32nd Andam Grand Prix Fashion Award in 2021, the brand debuted in January 2022 with the first "A Stretch" fashion show during Paris Fashion Week .</div>

SUPRIYA LELE
<div style="text-align: justify;">Supriya Lele, designer behind her eponymous UK-based fashion brand, fuses her Indian-British identity with minimalist and sensual designs, including draped sari-inspired dresses. After earning a master's degree in fashion at the Royal College of Art in London and debuting an exhibition at the Tate Modern, she exhibited her work as part of Fashion East and joined the British Fashion Council's Newgen program for emerging talents. The brand showed at London Fashion Week and in 2020 was among the eight beneficiaries of the LVMH Prize fund. Lele self-published &ldquo;<a href="https://www.supriyalele.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narmada</a>,&rdquo; a book born from a collaboration with fashion and documentary photographer Jamie Hawkesworth while the Spring/Summer 2022 campaign photos were shot by documentary photographer Sohrab Hura.</div>

REJINA PYO
After completing her studies at Central Saint Martins, she launched her eponymous fashion and lifestyle brand in 2013 built on the philosophy of dressing as an everyday phenomenon. Modern, quality and timeless garments that combine femininity and playful elegance, the designer's goal is to redefine femininity understood as a strength that belongs to all women in various forms. Vivid shades and delicate patterns characterize <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rejinapyo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rejina Pyo</a> 's collections with harmonious proportions of pullovers, dresses and coats, often with voluminous details to highlight the waistline. The silhouettes are architectural and the tailoring that recalls vintage are the characteristics of the ready-to-wear, while the footwear is enriched with sculptural heels. Winner of the Han Nefkens Fashion Award, the brand does not follow fast pace and seasonal trends, but focuses on wanting to build long-term relationships with the customer. &nbsp;

KNWLS
The brand&nbsp;based in South London, rebranded as KNWLS in 2021, was founded in 2017 by Charlotte Knowles and partner Alexandre Arsenault, who met while studying at Central Saint Martins. KNWLS strives to embody a powerful yet disruptive vision of femininity, dangerous and sensual. A tough, utilitarian sensibility, where pieces can look like armor and challenge the modern female wardrobe. We need to catapult ourselves into the '90s, into adolescence marked by MTV broadcasts, while the Spice Girls' animal prints, Christina Aguilera's skimpy low-waisted trousers, Madonna's pointed bras, crop tops and round glasses, and the Britney Spears' pigtails during the &ldquo;Baby One More Time&rdquo; music video. For Charlotte there is no reason to believe that lingerie cannot be a visible element of a woman's wardrobe. This is why leather corsets, bustiers and bras become essential pieces of an entire collection. Along with stretch leggings, vaguely cyber draped dresses, leather biker jackets and stretch suede dresses that look like onesies. KNWLS first showed on schedule at London Fashion Week in 2018 as part of the Fashion East talent incubator. Drawing attention for pieces that play with concealment and exposure, KNWLS was a finalist for the 2022 LVMH Prize. Since then, Knowles and Arsenault's dresses have been available at some of the world's best department stores, as well as fashion favorites. Beyonc&eacute;'s wardrobe.

BIJULES
In 2002, jewellery designer Jules Kim, founder of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bijules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bijules</a> , moved to New York as a young girl from West Virginia and wasn't thinking about being a jewellery designer, but rather about making people dance with her DJ sets. Jules Kim frequented the New York art scene, thanks to which she became friends with the most important graffiti artists who she asked to draw a tag on a table. That napkin that she cut out and used as a base to handcraft, in gold and silver, the carved plaques used as charms for necklaces. One night, while DJing at the Standard in New York, an editor approached her and asked if she could make one of her nameplates for Gwen Stefani. It was the beginning of personalised jewellery for celebrities. Among the most notable: Rihanna wore the bar ring in Jay Z's &ldquo;Umbrella&rdquo; video while Cardi B wore gold nipples and nail rings in the WAP video. Other stars who wear Bijules are Lady Gaga, Rooney Mara (in the film &ldquo;The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Erykah Badu, Beyonc&eacute;, up to Doja Cat, Rosalia (custom made grillz). Lately the designer has launched an incubator project to support the new BIPOC generations of jewellery designers in partnership with DeBeers, she was included in the recent Taschen book "Ice Cold" dedicated to the jewellery of the hip-hop world.

SANDY LIANG As a child she scribbled them incessantly, along with other symbols – hearts, stars and flowers – which have since become key motifs in all her collections. New York-based Sandy founded her eponymous brand in 2014, soon after graduating from Parsons School of Design at just 23 years old. Her style can be defined as a Lower East Side cool girl meets Chinatown grandmother aesthetic. In 2019, the brand launched its first cult item: a playful and bold sweatshirt that has become a sort of Holy Grail among industry insiders and always draws inspiration from its childhood wardrobe. The success then spread to social media where the &quot;Liang Girl&quot; look went viral on TikTok, thanks also to the fact that Bella Hadid promoted the outfit herself on her social media: Jacket, tailored Bermuda shorts, knee-highs and sneakers. After the collaboration with Vans in 2022, in 2023 it is the turn of the collaboration with the trekking shoe brand Salomon, much appreciated by fashionistas and otherwise, which proves to be Salomon&#39;s first all-female partnership, the creative duo has put its hand on silhouette of the XT-6 Expanse and RX Moc 3.0.

IAMISIGO
Born in 2009, the brand of Nigerian origin is one of the most appreciated on the African continent and beyond. The founder Bubu Ogisi, after studying computer science, landed in Paris to study at the ESMOD institute. Operating with several ateliers distributed between Lagos, Accra and Nairobi, circularity is the basis of Ogisi's work. Regular trips to source materials locally and learn new skills are crucial to the creative process. Her most recent collection, Chasing Evil, uses palm leaves from the Congo, which she transported across the continent in sand-filled bags to preserve the delicate material. Some of her garments require an intricate weaving process, which according to the designer can take up to a full day for her team of artisans to complete, which is why her garments, which are available for sale online internationally, are not produced in mass market quantities and often made to order. Her creations are "conscious art wearable by nomads" and have not gone unnoticed, the top model Naomi Campbell suggested her name for the press campaign of the new Victoria's Secret show "The Tour" where she herself poses in a dress made in hand crafted brass. Together with Korty Eniola Olanrewaju (director), Eloghosa Osunde (artist), Ashley Okoli (artist) and Wavy The Creator (Multifaceted Creative) as VS20 House Of Lagos, Bubu shot a video to show the public the artistic process behind the scenes of her garments and personal narratives involving the actress Julia Fox who will parade with an IAMSIGO look.

<a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/ibiza/lisa-von-tang-hosts-exclusive-ss24-preview-at-antonioli-ibiza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LISA VON TANG</a>
Lisa was born in Canada to Chinese and German parents, while her grandfather was a Chinese watercolorist from Xiamen, China, celebrated for his groundbreaking work before and during the Cultural Revolution. Her guiding philosophy in life and in every collection is the balance between yin and yang, masculine and feminine, and by extension the balance and fusion of her multicultural understanding of the world. The mash up is in fact the basis of the definition of her brand which was launched in 2017 in Singapore and since 2023 she has collaborated with a creative studio in Milan. The brand was founded in 2017 and has always been inspired by people who belong to more than one culture. From the beginning, each collection has reflected Lisa's lifestyle of travel through Asia and her exploration of sustainable craftsmanship in places such as Italy, Bali, China and Morocco. Where Von Tang excels, however, is in her more essential dresses such as silk or chiffon slip dresses, flowing and flowing caftans. Many of the knitwear items or bustiers, for example, were made with recycled nylon, regenerated jute and other deadstock materials sourced from Italian suppliers. One of the key pieces that Von Tang also experimented with is her version of the Cheongsam: the traditional Manchu high-necked female dress with a frog closure that runs diagonally. The toggles are also part of the closure of oversized jackets which are not missing in every collection.

JEANNE FRIOT
Formerly a designer at Balenciaga, Friot launched her eponymous brand in 2020, seeing an opportunity in French fashion that is genderless, sustainably made, designed for women and explores queer identity. She is known for her signature feathered jeans, cooked-knit tops, brightly colored strappy separates and T-shirts with activist slogans and, above all, denim, the material of choice. After experiences at Herm&egrave;s as style support, the styling of Swiss and French celebrities (Camille Lellouche, Vendredi sur Mer, Lucky Love, Hyphen Hyphen and Marie Flore), its first presentation in 2022 immediately met with critical success, so much so that it arrived to collaborate with the brand The Frankie Shop for a capsule that was immediately sold out. In June 2023 he participated in the Pitti Uomo S|STYLE project in collaboration with Kering, thanks to which she developed the collection with certified sustainable materials, parading at Paris Fashion Week. For Spring Summer 2024, if denim was the essence of the collection, chiffon was its backbone, with sheath dresses and tops with winged sleeves, punctuated by waves of sequins or piercing details. Alongside her shell-bra dresses jingling on chains and her signature belted dresses - worn mostly by Madonna - Friot has clearly demonstrated why she has become an emblem of the genderless fashion movement, questioning the usual clich&eacute;s, offering a wardrobe that always has an extra touch. Inserted in the list of the 100 most innovative designers of Vogue Business, Jeanne recently also dressed the Maneskins. &nbsp;

MINJUKIM
Born in Seoul, Minju Kim studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. It was here, under the guidance of designer Walter Van Beirendonck &ndash; a member of the legendary Antwerp Six &ndash; that she developed a true passion for the world of art and fashion, honing a distinct aesthetic, a sort of contemporary interpretation of traditional femininity. Minju Kim launched her eponymous brand in 2015 after winning the " H&amp;M Awards ". Kim was also a semi-finalist in the "LVMH Prize" for young designers and became the winner of Netflix's "Next in Fashion". Its imaginative collections combine couture and romantic silhouettes, with joyful colors and kidult details with a playful spirit. She has collaborated with the bag and accessories brand Kipling for a capsule collection of accessories and is currently part of the collaboration project with Other Stories, for a limited edition line on sale online worldwide.

OTTOLINGER The Berlin brand Ottolinger is a collaboration between Swiss designers Christa Bösch and Cosima Gadient. After meeting while studying at the Basel School of Design, the two quickly began to get noticed for their punk-chic style, initially based heavily on the processing of frayed and reassembled knitwear, and then evolving into a real collection. more articulated. While underlining their unorthodox and alternative vision towards fashion, re-discussing the concept of sex appeal, the creations are made with high labor intensity and respect high quality standards, constantly challenging traditional notions of couture with material and deconstructive applications. An iconic counterculture brand and finalist for the 2018 LVMH Prize, it has garnered a cult following for its asymmetrical silhouettes, raw aesthetic and unique, practical process of abstraction and deconstruction. Reassembly is an unlikely harmony between construction meticulous and rebellious spirit with punk nuances.

MAISIE WILEN
The label founded by 20-year-old Maisie Schloss has been in business since 2019, but is already making waves in the industry. A former womenswear designer at Yeezy for Kanye, she was the first to receive funding from Ye's fashion incubator project to support young designers, which gave her the platform and funds she needed to branch out on her own. Before Kanye selected Schloss as the first recipient of the award, the Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based designer spent three years working for Yeezy, at the suggestion of Zoe Latta, the other half of the more famous cutting-edge designer duo Eckhaus Tin. Furthermore, apart from Kim, Kendall, Kylie and the others from the Kardashian clan, there are Rowan Blanchard, Camila Mendes and Megan Rapinoe among the celebs who have worn her sensual-minimal style that enhances the silhouette. It's no surprise then that her bold looks have recently found favor with musician Jorja Smith.

LECOURT MANSION
For French designer Nicolas Lecourt Mansion, the clothes, often covered in crystals and cut from sumptuous fabrics, are wearable manifestos that subliminally communicate his socio-political beliefs. Case in point: In February, during Paris Fashion Week, as the winner of the prestigious ANDAM Award in the creative label category, the 27-year-old was invited to the Elys&eacute;e Palace to meet President Emmanuel Macron. He wore a white bodysuit from her SS20 collection decorated with illustrations by artist Vava Dudu in the French tricolor of blue, white and red. On his waist we read the phrase "elle n'est pas pr&eacute;sentable" (he is not presentable) and it was a political statement for the entire French trans community of which Nicolas, who now calls himself Nix, represents. In July 2021 Lecourt Mansion, together with Ottolinger, Palomo Spain, Marvin M'Toumo and Alan Crocetti and Lecourt Mansion designed the reinterpreted outfits of " Les Marins" starting from the archive of Jean-Paul Gualtier's cult garments. Protagonist: Bella Hadid in the little mermaid version.

KSENIASCHNAIDER
Ksenia Schnaider launched KSENIASCHNAIDER in 2011 to unify the idea of ​​casual wear, avant-garde, sport and activism. The idea of ​​basing production on the concept of upcycling and recovery of used clothing came to the designers by visiting the markets of their native Kiev, which became a favorite source, especially for vintage denim and football team jerseys, of all production, which It still happens in Kiev despite the war situation. Global recognition came in 2016, when Ksenia invented the demi-denim jeans, a half-crop, half-trousers model, which went viral after appearing in the street style images of sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid. In 2019 KSENIASCHNAIDER launches asymmetric jeans, which shock the internet once again, while Celine Dion wears jeans for Haute Couture week. Together with Kiev, London and Shanghai Ksenia Schnaider also presented a fashion show at Amazon Fashion Week &ndash; Tokyo. The brand was also awarded as Sustainable Brand of the Year in 2018 by the Ukrainian Fashion Week committee, participated in The Next Green Talents 2019 by YOOX and Vogue Italia and in S|STYLE at Pitti Uomo in partnership with Kering in June 2023 presenting denim in sustainable material thanks to the support of the MIL division of the Kering group. Lastly, he launched the drops of the Ksenia Schanider x adidas originals collaboration in July and September 2023.

KIND REGARDS Founded by designers Shope Delano and Natalia Barros Vives, the brand was born from an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CHEBUJRn6NP/?img_index=1">open letter</a> to working women that had more than 100,000 shares which led to the building of a community of 5,000 people, united by a shared mission: self-definition. Flowing, multifunctional pieces suitable for work and everyday life, the pieces are made with premium fabrics sourced from Italy and Japan. The first item, the (jump)suit sold out with no marketing spend, the second item is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CywFtaeIeP4/">The Fluid Wool Top</a> , an item that can be worn in four different ways. Shope, who takes care of the brand strategy, believes in the form of storytelling.

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