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Meet the makers who are threading the needle when it comes to American craft.
SUSTAINABLE STREETWEAR WITH A PURPOSE: MEET CHRIS MENA
This designer pushes the boundaries of being sustainable by turning trash into fashion.
MEET AUDEN MUCHER, CLOSELY CRAFTED’S FIRST APPRENTICE
The 24-year-old California transplant is currently being mentored by George Kalajian of Tom’s Sons International Pleating
Alexandra O’Neill
Helmed by O’Neill, Markarian exhibits timeless design in a NYFW display of the SS23 collection produced entirely in NYC.
Kpoene’ Kofi-Bruce
The founder of a craft focused bridal universe in Chicago now sets her eyes on an heirloom revamping service, Mignonette Reutilisier
Natalie Chanin
The Alabama Chanin founder has been at the helm of sustainable design for over 20 years
Maxwell Osborne
After juggling multiple collections a year for over a decade, the designer is intentionally taking his time with his pandemic-born line, anOnlyChild
Adam Brand
M&S Schmalberg’s fourth-generation flower maker describes how his family’s unique trade came to be
Christy Rilling
The couturier's bustling N.Y.C. atelier is located in the heart of the Garment District