De Bonne Facture
Underratedcraft-driven French essentials
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Contemporary Designer
Segment · 44 labels
Contemporary designer brands, ranked by quality
44 labels in our index, ranked by editorial quality score
Directional ready-to-wear below the megahouse tier — where most fashion actually happens. The 44 contemporary designer labels in this edition average 6.9/10 for quality with typically premium prices. De Bonne Facture, Dries Van Noten and Bode set the tone.
Labels
44
Avg quality
6.9
Median price
$$$
All labels in this group
Dries Van Noten
prints, tailoring, and color
Contemporary Designer · Belgium
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Balanced
Bode
upcycled craft menswear
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Balanced
Cecilie Bahnsen
sculptural dresses
Contemporary Designer · Denmark
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Formal
A Kind of Guise
Underratedelevated German menswear
Contemporary Designer · Germany
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Quiet
Proenza Schouler
modern New York RTW
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Formal
Ulla Johnson
romantic dresses and knits
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Loud
Zimmermann
luxury dresses and resortwear
Contemporary Designer · Australia
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Formal
Officine Générale
refined French casualwear
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
8/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Our Legacy
cult Scandi menswear and RTW
Contemporary Designer · Sweden
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
9.5 of 10
Reputation
8.5 of 10
Trendy
Acne Studios
Scandi designer denim and RTW
Contemporary Designer · Sweden
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Trendy
JW Anderson
craft-led statement knits and leather goods
Contemporary Designer · United Kingdom
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Trendy · Loud
A.P.C.
clean denim and basics
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Coach
American leather goods and RTW
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Trendy
Kenzo
graphic Parisian-Japanese RTW
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Casual
S.S. Daley
story-driven British menswear
Contemporary Designer · United Kingdom
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Formal
Séfr
minimalist soft-tailored menswear
Contemporary Designer · Sweden
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Quiet
Tibi
creative workwear separates
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Quiet · Formal
Tory Burch
rewired preppy American sportswear
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Balanced
Commission
East Asian-influenced tailoring
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Quiet · Formal
Emporio Armani
accessible Armani tailoring
Contemporary Designer · Italy
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Formal
Norse Projects
minimal Nordic menswear
Contemporary Designer · Denmark
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Filippa K
Scandi minimal tailoring
Contemporary Designer · Sweden
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Simkhai
body-conscious occasionwear
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy · Formal
Sunflower
minimal Copenhagen menswear
Contemporary Designer · Denmark
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Quiet
Hugo Boss
German tailoring-led RTW
Contemporary Designer · Germany
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Formal
rag & bone
New York denim-rooted RTW
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet
Veronica Beard
polished blazers and separates
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
7/10
Price
$$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Formal
Jacquemus
playful Mediterranean RTW
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Diesel
fashion denim and Y2K RTW
Contemporary Designer · Italy
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Casual
Isabel Marant
boho Parisian RTW
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Casual
Reiss
polished British tailoring and dresses
Contemporary Designer · United Kingdom
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Formal
AMI Paris
Parisian relaxed tailoring
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
6.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Balanced
Nanushka
soft minimal vegan-leather RTW
Contemporary Designer · Hungary
Quality
6.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy
Marc Jacobs
The Tote Bag and archive-fluent RTW
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
7.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Ganni
Scandi trend-driven RTW
Contemporary Designer · Denmark
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Casual
Helmut Lang
archive-inflected minimalist RTW
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
6.5 of 10
Reputation
6.5 of 10
Quiet
Self-Portrait
party dresses and eventwear
Contemporary Designer · United Kingdom
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy · Loud · Formal
Staud
fashion-forward basics and dresses
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy
A.L.C.
modern city separates
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy
Drôle de Monsieur
slogan-led French casualwear
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Trendy · Casual
The Kooples
rock-inspired leather and slim tailoring
Contemporary Designer · France
Quality
6/10
Price
$$$
Design
6.5 of 10
Reputation
5.5 of 10
Trendy · Loud
Kate Spade
playful bags and dresses
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
5/10
Price
$$
Design
5 of 10
Reputation
5 of 10
Loud
Michael Kors
jet-set accessible luxury
Contemporary Designer · United States
Quality
4.5/10
Price
$$
Design
5 of 10
Reputation
5 of 10
Loud
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