Are these the fashion designers of the future?

The next generation of fashion designers isn’t playing by the old rules – they’re rewriting them. We present the names to remember.

From new cuts and shapes to freshly interpreted classics and workwear, as well as sculptural wearable artworks such as hats and bags, the vision of these design stars of tomorrow is already proving to be groundbreaking.

Futuristic bags made using 3D technologies from the automotive industry – that is the vision of Vienna-based Christoph Tsetinis. His label Published By stands for technical elegance rather than mass production. Now he is also shaping Liebeskind Berlin as creative director – with a clear focus on precision and progression.

The Swiss designer transforms old fabrics and leftover beads into glamorous couture. Having studied at Central Saint Martins, he founded his label in 2018, which rethinks luxury – sustainable, colourful and uncompromisingly artistic. ​‘Colour is my native language,’ he says – and with it he creates fashion with attitude.

The German designer, who began her professional career at the traditional Swiss company Jakob Schlaepfer AG in St. Gallen, weaves together craftsmanship and fashion. Her collections – full of colour, folds and texture – combine shibori techniques with digital print design. Heuer’s fashion constitutes wearable sculpture – precise, playful, and bold. For this, she was awarded the Swiss Design Prize.

Italy’s new voice of androgyny. Pasqualetti plays with form and proportion, inspired by the design codes of classic menswear. After stints at The Row and Loewe, he founded his label in Paris in 2021. His designs are poetic, structured, and radically modern – winning him the Franca Sozzani Award and an LVMH Prize nomination.

From Santo Domingo to the fashion world: Angelo Beato and Yamil Arbaje break with expectations. Instead of resort wear, they showcase progressive outerwear and knitwear inspired by identity, history, and youth culture. Their New York debut in 2025 proved that Caribbean design can be avant-garde.

The Tehran-born, Berlin-based artist turns hats into performative sculptures. Her ​‘Cloud Hats’ – world-famous since And Just Like That…, if not before – are surreal, playful, and poetic. Keyhani transforms fashion into walk-in art and fantasy into everyday life.

Don’t miss a thing — we’ll keep you up to date!

Sign up for our newsletter.