Founded by Chiara Jovanovic, I AM by CHIARA is an emerging fashion brand creating couture clothing for women with sustainability at its core. The New York-based company pairs made-to-order production with natural materials and deadstock, aiming to replace seasonal fashion with durable garments and a lifetime redesign and recommerce service. Its broader mission is to make fashion a practical contribution to climate action while mobilizing women around sustainable careers and policy.
AwareAware is a woman-owned sustainable clothing brand created by friends, mothers, sisters, and other women to reduce fashion’s environmental impact while giving back to communities. Its work extends beyond apparel through a mental-health awareness mission centered on an Awareness Panda symbol created with Spanish artist Domingo Zapata, with a percentage of profits from licensed purchases supporting that effort. The company also redirected its sustainable textile resources during the 2020 pandemic to donate hypoallergenic, antibacterial masks to frontline healthcare workers.
MIMI PROBERFounded in 2014 by New York designer Mimi Prober, MIMI PROBER creates handcrafted clothing, textiles, and fine jewelry by turning antique materials into sustainable modern heirlooms. Its atelier combines recovered 18th- and early-20th-century textiles with local luxury fibers and botanical dyes, preserving the stories and handwork embedded in each one-of-a-kind piece. Production is based in New York and carried out through direct partnerships with regional farms, mills, artisans, and manufacturers.STATEN ISLAND, NY
Carrie Amber IntimatesFounded by women and run by women at every level, Carrie Amber Intimates designs L.A.-inspired lingerie and everyday essentials made to move with the wearer. The El Monte company pairs a minimal-meets-luxury aesthetic with a strong community focus, having donated more than 10,000 items while hosting groundwater recycling wells on its property and repurposing all of its cardboard.EL MONTE, CA
Isaac MizrahiFounded by Isaac Mizrahi in 1987, the New York fashion brand creates women’s clothing and eyewear built around classic, clean silhouettes with exuberant color and pattern. Its accessible fashion approach gained broad attention through the Isaac Mizrahi for Target collaboration, while the designer’s work has earned four Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.NEW YORK, NY