With representation at the highest levels still lacking in the fashion industry, here are 5 women-led brands to know this International Women’s Day.
Women lie at the very heart of the fashion industry. And yet representation at luxury houses is still lacking—at the very top, the sector remains overwhelmingly male-dominated. All the more impressive, then, are those female designers who have made a name for themselves.
For International Women’s Day, here are 5 brands to know from Paris Fashion Week’s Autumn Winter ‘25 schedule helmed by women. Working on their own terms, they are celebrating handcraft, philosophy, and body positivity. It’s a list of bold, fearless designers shaking up the industry by offering clothing for women, designed by women. What could be more radical?Ruohan
Ruohan Nie founded her poetic luxury brand in 2021. Its design language is minimalist and centers a neutral color palette, one that speaks to clients looking for something sophisticated, versatile, and timeless. Ruohan stands for understated, quiet luxury, often inspired by travel and art. Showing at Paris Fashion Week since 2022, this season, Autumn Winter 25 spoke in fragments—unfinished thoughts, fleeting moments, the first snow before it melts—shown in a cloister hidden in the Marais. Told across nearly 500 garments, it’s a story that asks the question: could clothing hold the weight of time?Ashlyn
Paris Fashion Week is always full of surprises.
