Paradoxe Paris
Established in the summer of 2017 in Paris, Frace, the young label came about due to the fact that their founders, Jeremy Sebaoun and Elie Saada struggled to find unique and original clothing pieces at a reasonable price. Due to this struggle, they decided to partner together and create their own brand. The label designs all of it pieces in a variety of workshops in Paris, where they have a strong attention to detail when it comes to their tailoring and use of unique designs and fabrics
Recently, they have made a name for themselves with their line of Technical Pants, which are available in a variety of colorways, patterns, and materials that make them truly stand out from the crowd, while making them the perfect contrast between streetwear and haute couture. Paradoxe has grown as an emerging clothing brand that displays the true identity of Parisian Streetwear through their destructed aesthetic, and meticulous attention to detail
Phoebe Philo
The former creative director of Chloe and Celine, Phoebe Philo, was born and raised in Paris and studied at the famous Central Saint Martins, where she met the British designer, Stella McCartney.
Upon graduating, she moved back to Paris to work with McCartney at Chloe and eventually became the creative director. After years of success at Chloe and Celine, she announced the launch of herself titled label back in 2021, and finally presented her inaugural clothing line this past year. Her first collection, entitled A1, includes 150 products which showcased leather bomber jackets, hand-combed embroidered coats, twill trousers, merino knits, gold and silver jewelry, and a full line of shoes, such as boots and loafers, that are reminiscent of her designs from her time at Celine.
Ecco Leather
The world's leading manufacturer of high-quality leather goods had a huge 2023. The brand is known for developing its own kind of leather, which they make in house within their 4 tanneries, and are consistently sought out by luxury fashion houses, due to its natural look, soft-feel, and overall beautiful finish.
This past year, they had collaborations with a multitude of popular brands, such as with Nike on the Tiffany & Co Air Force One, using their unique apparition leather on multiple pieces from Rick Owens Spring 2023 Paris Fashion show, as well as with @ral7000studio on their Street Ace boot.
Margiela Tabis
Although the tabi boot first surfaced back in 1988 by Martin Margiela, the style of shoe has grown in popularity over the last few years, with brands such as Nike and Vetements creating their own interpretations of them. The style became so popular that Margiela went on to release loafers, cowboy boots, and pumps that featured the unique split toe cut on the front of the shoe.
The shoe continued to rise in popularity and in the fall of 2023, a New York City based knitwear designer, Alexis Douge, created a TikTok in which she shared her recent dating experience where her date stole her Margiela Tabi Mary Janes. After garnering hundreds of thousands of views, Douge was not only able to track down her date and get her shoes back, but also introduce an entire new audience to the unique shoe as hashtags such as #tabiswiper and #tabithief trended for weeks.
Corteiz
The british founded brand had arguably the biggest year in the world of streetwear. The brand consistently uses unique marketing tactics such as secret pop-up events, surprise drops, and beautiful video campaigns that showcase the true identity of south London.
During the past year, they created a frenzy over their highly coveted Nike Air Max 95s in few colorways including "Pink Beam", "Les Blues," and "Gutta Green." They also released a Subaru Impreza WRX rally car, that included multiple logos from brand, as well as a full clothing line.
More recently, the brand came out with a line of clothing in which they were able to collaborate with one of the founders' favorite brands, Supreme.