With over 500 fashion shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, it's easy for an unknown to go unappreciated, but these up-and-comers are too gifted to ignore.
With the little black dress a key piece for fall (see Balenciaga, Lanvin), this could be Hannah Marshall's season. The 25-year-old British designer has made a specialty of them, and even better, her versions won't break the bank.
A Finnish designer who trained at Parsons School of Design in New York and worked at Yves Saint Laurent and Hermès in Paris, Santanen has a knack for a leg-elongating pant and an ultra-girly blouse.
Donatella Versace may have reinvented herself as a minimalist of sorts, but her latest protégé, Norway-born Royal College of Art grad Kristian Aadnevik, loves putting on the glitz. Witness his gilt-edged coats and feathered frocks.
This New York designer has been on the scene for a few years, but she made big strides this season with a confident collection inspired by medieval armor—all high collars, bold shoulders, and quilted fabrics.
Insider favorites Peachoo Datwani and Roy Krejberg hit the runway for the first time and played to the season's trends: black, collapsed volumes, and artsy lace.


Not unlike another London up-and-comer, Marios Schwab, Peter Pilotto and his design partner, Christopher De Vos, are making a name for themselves with innovative, otherworldy prints.
A recent winner of Vogue Italia's "Who Is on Next" competition, Lanzi produced a minimalist collection that included an accordion-pleat trapeze dress in liquid blue silk and a skirtsuit with the same witty detailing at the back.
Penélope Cruz has donned a frock by Johnny Talbot and Adrian Runhof on the red carpet, and these Munich-based designers, whose collection is a sleeper hit at Neiman's, are equally adept at a chic little day suit and a flirty floral dress.
Joanne Reyes named her two-season-old line after her grandfather (between Brian and José Ramón, there are enough Reyes labels out there already). But the way this former J. Mendel designer drapes a party frock or cuts a blouse is all her own.
Helmut Lang, Vogue, and Abercrombie & Fitch were all training grounds for L.A.-based designer Melissa Coker. As polished as her résumé is, though, her blazers, pencil skirts, and peacoats have a cool-girl, off-the-cuff vibe.
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