Founded by Seoul-born designer Yuna Yang, YUNA YANG Collection is a Manhattan-based fashion house creating high-end ready-to-wear and golf apparel with a classic-meets-modern point of view. Launched at New York Fashion Week in fall 2010, the label draws on Yang’s training in Milan and London while producing its collections locally in New York’s Fashion District. Its work has appeared in major fashion publications and on international red carpets, including the Met Gala.
Anna SuiFounded in 1981 by first-generation Chinese American designer Anna Sui, the New York label creates fashion shaped by deep research into vintage styles and cultural arcana. Sui has kept the independent brand at the helm since its first runway show in 1991, expanding from clothing into accessories, cosmetics and fragrances while maintaining its business and fashion production presence in New York City’s Garment District. Her eclectic, research-driven style helped define 1990s grunge chic and continues through more than ninety collections.NEW YORK, NY
Emmelle DesignMi Jong Lee’s EMMELLE began with a New York retail store in 1982 and has grown into a design-led womenswear company rooted in its own Garment District atelier. Today, Emmelle Design makes its collection in-house, while also helping other lifestyle brands bring garments from development through production. Lee’s work was recognized with a 2024 David Prize for bringing volume garment manufacturing back to New York’s Garment District.New York, NY
In Style USAIn Style USA is a New York Garment District atelier that develops and produces fashion garments, taking designs from initial concept and pattern through samples and finished domestic production. Established 30 years ago, the private-label manufacturer operates from roughly 10,000 square feet with more than 60 sewing machines and two on-site cutting tables. Owner Tina Yu brings multigenerational fashion-manufacturing experience and a background working with designers including Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, while the company serves both emerging labels and established brands.NEW YORK, NY
AFÉA NYCAFÉA NYC is a New York-designed fashion brand built around a small-batch approach to women’s everyday tailoring. Its pieces are made through independent ateliers in Italy, Portugal, and Georgia, using Italian wool and wool blends with construction intended to last for years rather than seasons.