Nordstrom Has So Many Cool Emerging Brands—I'm Freakishly Obsessed With These 8
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@lifeofboheme; @vanessahongIf low-key cool Scandi style is what you're after, A. Roege Hove is not to be missed. The conceptual knitwear is a nod to the '90s with knee-length skirts and semi-sheer materials that feel understatedly sultry. Its tie-front cardigans, in particular, are what I'm spotting all over Instagram right now.
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Kathryn BowenBetween the return of Miu Miu's ballet flats and the popularity of pastels like baby pink, all signs point to the rise of the balletcore aesthetic. Nobody distills this quite like Kathryn Bowen does. The Canadian-born, London-educated designer uses vintage garments as the jumping-off point to her beautifully tailored pieces. The fluttery mesh tops and wrap skirts are not to be missed.
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@himichelleli; @luciacuesta_Instagram darling Paloma Wool always delivers on the main-character energy. Her colorful and offbeat designs are as fun to wear as they are thoughtful to make since the Barcelona brand is committed to local and sustainable production practices.
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renaissance renaissanceDescribing themselves as "a celebration of women-led couture", renaissance renaissance offers elegant eveningwear that accomplishes its aim of celebrating the female form with hourglass silhouettes and beautiful draping.
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@trustmebuythis; @accidentalinfluencer; @thatgirlyusra
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Puppets & PuppetsNew York-based Puppets & Puppets infuses fantasy and surrealism into its collections. The sculptural silhouettes toe the line between art and fashion and feel at once vintage-inspired and forward thinking.
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Shushu/TongShushu/Tong focuses on serving up sweetly feminine style with its signature twist. Designers Liushu Lei and Yutong Jiang launched the brand in 2015 after sharpening their design skills at Simone Rocha and Gareth Pugh, respectively. The duo sets out to "push the boundaries between girl and women" and redefine our ideas of femininity with its playful take on 1950s motifs like the shift dress, which it's assigned an exaggerated bow and modern cutout.
