Before cottagecore, there was Gunne Sax, the San Francisco label that turned lace, ribbon, and romance into a global fashion mood. Discover the story of designer Jessica McClintock, the woman behind the brand, and how her prairie-inspired dresses still inspire collectors and designers today.

Issey Miyake wasn’t just a designer; he was a visionary who fused art, science, and philosophy into fashion. From postwar Japan to Paris runways, his creations redefined what clothing could do. Discover how a Hiroshima-born artist turned pleats into poetry and simplicity into innovation.

In the 1970s, when much of Europe’s fashion world looked to Paris for restraint and refinement, a Chinese-Dutch designer named Fong Leng was shaking up Amsterdam with creations that were anything but quiet.