Siki Im’s strong menswear line is perfectly suited to the urban landscape of New York City where the designer’s creativity thrives.

Mandy Coon was thrust into the fashion world at age 20 when approached by a model scout at a Houston, Texas shopping mall.

Katie Gallagher recreates the idyllic circumstances of her forest-fairy childhood in the cold, dark urbanity of counterculture New York, her vision thriving like lush dewy moss amidst the concrete outside of a dive bar.

Elise Øverland’s collections mix Scandinavian charm with rock and roll edge.

Cushnie et Ochs provide sartorial assistance for braving that inevitable up/downtown cab ride.

Christian Cota’s interest in the decorative arts compelled him to move to Paris and study fine painting before he returned stateside to graduate from Parsons School of Design in 2005