Author: Laura Cho

Alexandra Tursi launched her brand in 2021 after moving to St Barts, driven by a lifelong passion for designing clothes. Noticing a lack of effortless, sexy pieces on the island, she created a line that blends elegance with ease. Working exclusively with silk, chosen for its natural luxury and breathability, her designs are made to feel as good as they look, perfectly suited for the island’s lifestyle.

Designed in the U.S. by twin sisters of Turkish descent, Raisa Vanessa delivers glamorous, red carpet–ready pieces infused with a high-fashion, dramatic spirit.

From London, Self-Portrait has earned global acclaim for its feminine yet structured designs, featuring signature lace and modern tailoring ideal for occasion dressing.

Designed in Warsaw, Magda Butrym blends Polish romanticism with bold, fashion-forward silhouettes, offering powerful pieces with undeniable allure. She’s particularly celebrated for statement eveningwear — think sculptural dresses, bold shoulders, and sleek cut-outs

Founded in Los Angeles, Jonathan Simkhai offers refined yet relaxed pieces with intricate detailing — a fresh take on contemporary American design.

Originally founded in France and now designed in the U.S., Hervé Léger is iconic for its signature bandage dresses that celebrate form, structure, and sensual femininity.

Designed in New York, Fleur du Mal reimagines lingerie and ready-to-wear with provocative elegance — sensual, empowering pieces that push fashion boundaries.

Based in Barcelona, Cortana embodies romantic minimalism with fluid silhouettes and delicate textures, blending Spanish craftsmanship with timeless, poetic design. Each collection features garments made from natural fabrics, often hand-sewn with an unwavering attention to detail and a focus on sustainability and quality

Hailing from Australia, Bronx and Banco is known for its vibrant energy and show-stopping silhouettes — statement pieces designed for the bold, confident woman.

Los Angeles–based Aya Muse blends minimalist West Coast aesthetics with sensual undertones, crafting timeless wardrobe staples with an effortlessly modern appeal.

Andrea Almeida is renowned for elevating artisanal crochet into wearable luxury. Rooted in Brazil and the U.S., her brand creates handcrafted, seasonless pieces made entirely by local artisans using time-honored crochet techniques.

SIR is a contemporary women’s wear label that delivers a collection of minimal and simplistic wardrobe essentials and feminine silhouettes. SIR represents separates, intimates and ready-to-wear styles that are confident, distinctive and versatile. The collections draw inspiration from musings past and present to create fashions that reflect the now, but are forever wearable.

“SIR was born from this creative collaborative desire, along with our identification of a gap in the market for basic wardrobe essentials,” explains SIR the Label’s cofounder Sophie Coote. “We design mainly based on what we feel is missing from our own wardrobes.”

Considering the fervour with which the public has accepted the label, it seems that SIR fills a gap in wardrobes the country over. Evolving “organically” from the samples Sophie and her cofounder, Nikkie Campbell, created for their own wardrobes, the first collection was accompanied by careful, considered branding. “Building the brand was of great importance to us, so a lot of time was spent on the aesthetic and marketing of SIR.”

Even before the launch of SIR, both designers had a solid footing in the industry – Sophie has extensive experience in styling and Nikki is well-versed in fashion wholesale – making for the perfect platform from which to launch.

A true trailblazer, innovator and trendsetter, Silvia Tcherassi is one of the leading figures in fashion. She has been awarded one of France’s highest honors –the Officier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters), a distinction bestowed on leaders of the international arts community for their “contribution and commitment to cultural service.” She took one more step in her creative development opening the first Tcherassi Hotel + Spa in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia in 2009. Both Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure have deemed her luxury Cartagena hotel as one of the best in the world and Vogue regarded it as “the chicest spot for the fashionable flock”.

The pioneer of the Latin flair—according to WWD—was born in Colombia, on the shores of the Caribbean. Tcherassi began her career as an interior designer, but the search for new artistic expressions led her into fashion. Her creations have been presented during the official calendar of Paris and Milano fashion weeks invited as a special guest by their organizers. “Silvia Tcherassi”

collections are available worldwide through some of the most famous multi-brand boutiques and premier online luxury fashion retailers.

IRO represents a female and modern silhouette which is a blend of a luxury and casual look. Aside with its passion for excellence and its sense of style, the brand aims at promoting its products’ design and quality, while remaining committed to its clients.

Created in 2005 between Paris and New York, by Arik and Laurent Bitton, two visionary young men who are both passionate about music, architecture and design, IRO offers bold collections.

Open to the world, modern and connected, IRO has been developing a global presence since its creation, though the most selective distributors and its stores all over the world : from the most prestigious Parisian areas, the biggest European capitals such as London, Rome, Brussels, Munich and Copenhagen. The brand has also been expanding in countries such as the United States, Korea, Australia and Canada which are close to the heart before heading towards new horizons.

Charo Ruiz, daughter and granddaughter of dressmakers, grew up in her native Seville among fabrics and patterns. She began her own career in the industry as a model in the Barcelona of the late seventies, later settling in Ibiza and creating her own workshop and showroom on the island, reinterpreting the concept of Adlib fashion. Her designs are based on a traditional dressmaking process, developing and researching new techniques, patterns and materials; collections that have evolved from season to season into their own brand identity: Charo Ruiz Ibiza.

Jitrois is a French company, founded by Jean-Claude Jitrois in 1981, which specialises in ready to wear luxury leather clothing. Jean-Claude Jitrois is both founder and artistic director of the company. In 1995, Jitrois created a new material – stretch leather, initially using lambskin, which fits to the body like a second skin. Re-launching as Jitrois: le cuir stretch (stretch leather), the new material was developed in conjunction with the chemist company Dupont de Nemours. Expanding the stretch leather technique to python (another world first) and kangaroo (first used in autumn/winter 2005/2006), Jitrois has managed to maintain its position as a cutting edge and innovative couture house. In his Spring/Summer 2008 collection, Jitrois used nubuck python for the first time. Jitrois is now stocked in the world’s most prestigious multi-brand stores around the globe, from Harrods in London, Harvey Nichols in Hong Kong and many, many others.

“Childhood friends Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief have always been passionate about fashion, travel and encounters of all kinds. It was only natural to transform their complementary vision into their own brand: ba&sh. Since its launch in 2003, the line has evolved around the concept of the “ideal wardrobe”: every-day-pieces made of sumptuous fabrics, with the right balance between femininity and sophisticated cuts. Their creations reflect their sensibility: desirable dresses and jumpsuits, essential t-shirts and knitwear perfectly layering with jeans and pants: a display of various prints, precious materials as cotton veil, cashmere and silk, declined in refined shapes.”