Not Just a Label

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Do you love great design? Has the lack of innovation and fabric drama disappointed you these last few seasons of Project Runway? Does Lady Gaga appeal to you simply because you know she won't be wearing a mermaid gown? Then you need to discover the time-suck of Not Just a Label, a website selling the work of independent, avant garde fashion designers from around the world.



Dinu Bodiciu

Mira Hayek
 
 Iimuahii

Anomal Couture
Joanna Hawrot 

Ana Every

First Kiss

Fannieschiavino


If you're interested in supporting independent designers, there are some more affordable items but otherwise your pockets had better be generous. Looking, however, is free.

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