6 Designers Who Make the Case for Fuss-Free Fashion

AGE: 29

PROVENANCE: Vancouver

CV: "Don't you have anything else to wear?" So is Peter Som known to tease his former design director, referring to the ultraversatile double-breasted blazer dress/cape that has become the Parsons alumna's signature. Her line, launching next month, infuses classic Italian textiles with subtle femininity.

AGE: 51

PROVENANCE: Rio de Janeiro

CV: Inspired by denim's democratic heritage and its intersection with the world of high fashion, creative director Antonio Haslauer da Costa unites independent denim designers with indigo-dye artisans to create capsule collections of workwear-inspired ready-to-wear that run the gamut from Rosie the Riveter–worthy chambray jumpsuits to bombers with intricate latticework panels.

AGE: 36

PROVENANCE: Milwaukee

CV: Still dreaming of the cloudlike cable-knit sweaters that this University of Wisconsin and FIT grad created as the designer of Protagonist, the in-house label of The Line? You're in luck. After departing the industry-favorite shop, last fall Wendelborn launched her own collection of luxe knit underpinnings—and now there's more. Come for the cashmere tees; stay for the silk jumpsuits, slipdresses, and track shorts.

AGE: 36

PROVENANCE: Milwaukee

CV: Still dreaming of the cloudlike cable-knit sweaters that this University of Wisconsin and FIT grad created as the designer of Protagonist, the in-house label of The Line? You're in luck. After departing the industry-favorite shop, last fall Wendelborn launched her own collection of luxe knit underpinnings—and now there's more. Come for the cashmere tees; stay for the silk jumpsuits, slipdresses, and track shorts.

AGE: 28

PROVENANCE: Drayton Valley, Canada

CV: Speedy delivery! This Yigal Azrouël alum and FIT grad, who founded his label in Toronto in 2011, got his big break this past September when he showed at London Fashion Week as a winner of DHL Exported, the shipping company's competition that assists emerging designers in growing their businesses internationally. Neigum's sculptural garments, which take shape through the addition of strips, ties, and knots, are now available on Farfetch.

AGES: 26 and 24

PROVENANCE: Dongguan, China, and Kent, England

CV: Zhong and Nelson have blended their respective Eastern and Western heritages to stunning effect. The result: experimental tailoring, subtle asymmetries, and exclusive fabrics—for spring 2017, the duo enlisted fine artist Tess Williams to create this digital jacquard weave, which mimics a painted canvas.

AGES: 29 and 26

PROVENANCE: Toronto

CV: Walking the line between masculine and feminine, hard and soft, the Gordon sisters' appropriately named line (French for "handsome girl") was a breath of fresh air at New York Fashion Week. Clean-lined silhouettes topped off with dramatic, flamenco-esque flourishes man- aged to avoid feeling costume-y, while shoulder- and back- baring tops looked pulled together rather than overexposed.