Falling in love with Eighteenth was the easy part, convincing myself not to pre-order each & every piece of the Fall collection proved much more difficult. Eighteenth’s inaugural collection, for SS10, consisted of six t-shirts that gained attention due to designer Alexa Galler’s use of non-traditional angles, cut-outs and asymmetry.

Now in it’s 5th season, Eighteenth has developed into a full fledge collection that continues to innovatively use these elements to re-imagine basic garments - much to the delight of every woman in NYC!

Visit Alexa and her wonderful line, Eighteenth, online here.

Review her collection from Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion show here.

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Beyond being two of the nicest designers I’ve ever met, Cary and Jenna might be two of the most brilliant as well. Getting their start in fashion over a decade ago, these two met while cutting their teeth as interns at a fashion house. After years of hard work and dedication they eventually found themselves as head designers at LaRok launching the label and taking it to a success well into the seven digits.

After taking a break to have babies and some much needed r&r the girls are back, bringing their love for textiles and eye for design into a wonderfully wearable line called Ace & Jig. 

Check out Ace & Jig online here. 

View Ace & Jig at Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion show here.

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We love Ann Yee and not surprisingly, so does everybody else. After being on our radar for the last year, Ann knocked us out of the park with AW11. Swooned over by Daily Candy, Paper Mag & WWD, Ann is definitely one to keep your eye on. 

Check out more photos from Ann’s AW11 collection after the jump!

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Few designers are bold enough to start their own clothing line straight out of fashion school, but few designers are like the one-woman-wonder known as Sunghee Bang.

After a steady stream of internships with New York designers Donna Karan, J Mendel, Jill Stuart and Peter Som, Sunghee gained knowledge of the industry, and further developed her own unique vision. 

In 2008, several of Sunghee’s print designs found their way into Alexander McQueen’s Spring-Summer 2009 collection. Her apprenticeship with this prestigious design house in London solidified her desire to be a big international designer in her own right.

Not long after, her collection - Sunghee Bang - was born. 

Find out more about Sunghee here & view her runway presentation of SS12 during Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion show here.

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