Iranian-Canadian designer DORIAN WHO began her namesake brand in 2019. Inspired by the freedom of creativity, her forte is avant-garde streetwear as exemplified by imaginative silhouettes, eye-catching fabrics, and bold accessories. In 2022, she was recognized in the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards as a nominee for the Emerging Talent, Fashion Award.

Emergency Room Beirut Courtesy of brand

Founded by Eric Mathieu Ritter with the belief that clothes are real, made by real people, and worn by real people, Emergency Room Beirut creates collections of upcycled pieces made in collaboration with garment workers and engineers across Lebanon.

Kazna Asker Eamonn McCormack/BFC/Getty Images

Sheffield-based designer Kazna Asker has made a brand surrounding activism and charity to contribute to her hometown community of Sheffield, home country of Yemen, and to Palestine. Asker won the Debut Talent prize at Fashion Trust Arabia, is a British Fashion Council NEWGEN member, and was the first designer to showcase a hijabi collection at the Central Saint Martin’s MA fashion show at London Fashion Week.

Lebas Courtesy of brand.