She’s Next in Fashion

She’s Next in Fashion 2022 Grantees

In 2022, Visa launched She’s Next in Fashion, a multi-year, annual program providing women-owned small businesses in the fashion and beauty space with the tools and resources needed to thrive.

Visa’s commitment to help under-represented, undiscovered, fashion designers and beauty professionals continues to advance in 2022. Visa has spotlighted 50 incredible women-owned fashion and beauty small businesses across North America and provided them with the tools they need to help their business thrive. Visa is providing a $10,000 grant, a one-year IFundWomen Coaching Membership, and paid media amplification and strategic social media partnerships with fashion and beauty influencers to help grow their business.

Clothing

Aisling Camps

Aisling Camps worked as a mechanical engineer focusing on sustainability which quickly changed when her creative urges drew her to fashion. She was interested in creating a sustainable knitwear line and began to research. Aisling decided to source her yarn from Italy to make sure her clothing brand was sustainable.

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Ana Mero Swim (AMS)

Ana Mero founded AMS with the mission to rebuild the fashion industry and challenge the idea of what it means to have a “beach body”. She created a swimwear line for body inclusivity and to steer away from all the negative and toxic conversation around the industry.

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B.Yellowtail

Bethany Yellowtail started a Native American owned fashion brand with the intentions to share authentic indigenous designs with the world. B.Yellowtail also started a brand initiative to support Native American, First Nations and Indigenous entrepreneurs by prioritizing economic opportunities and employment for indigenous artists.

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Ciara Chyanne

Ciara Chyanne is a contemporary ready-to-wear fashion brand ethically designed and produced in Los Angeles. They focus on color, texture, and silhouette. Designing not only fashion but a lifestyle for the woman who is effortlessly fly. In addition, we pride ourselves on hiring local artisans. Giving back to non- profit organizations in Ethiopia to help women and children in Addis Ababa is a part of our long-term mission as well. 

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Coming of Age

Amanda Lurie’s brand encapsulates the playful charm of nostalgia and the tenacity essential to coming into oneself. Her line focuses on sustainable practices by using recyclable and biodegradable packaging, organic materials for their products, and work with small family run factories.

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Evewear

Talia Eve created a brand that every girl could identify with and feel their most confident selves in. She believes in fashion that helps sustain our planet by using all recycled fabrics and clothing that are made in Los Angeles to support the local economy. Evewear uses deadstock fabric that is unused material that would usually end up in landfills across the world to prioritize sustainability.

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Grant Blvd

Kimberly McGlonn produced a sustainable, eco-friendly fashion line out of Philadelphia. Her pieces tell a story and represent the struggles that women go through every day. Her brands focus is to help women who were formally incarcerated and offer them job opportunities at her company.

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House of Aama

Akua Shabaka and Rebecca Henry are a mother daughter design duo. House of Aama explores the folkways of the Black experience by designing timeless garments with nostalgic references informed by historical research, archival analysis, and storytelling. They dive into history through each collection they share.

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JUNNY

Junny Ann Hibbert’s love for fashion started at a young age due to her mother’s profession as a seamstress. She created a New York style based brand that focuses on inclusivity and plus-sizes, while staying true to her vision of being a voice for her culture. Junny produces garments that continue to be a celebration of her Harlem and Jamaican cultural roots, and the pride that comes from it.

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Kamperett

Anna Chiu and Valerie Santillo focused on creating a high-quality material, chic fashion line for empowering women. They use the highest quality materials and ethically run factories to produce their womenswear label designed and made in San Francisco.

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Kallie & Co.

Nadia Martinez started her business to reflect the defining moments in her life that made her who she is. She sells handcrafted goods created by Mexican artisans to give back to her Mexican community by creating fair labor. Kallie & Co. is also committed to giving back by donating 100% of profits from t-shirt sales to the Semper Fi Fund and by making donations of shoes to women in need in the United States and Africa.

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Kreyol

Joelle Wendy Fontaine creates high fashion garments that make women feel like powerful pieces of art. Their initiative allows for your purchase to directly affect the livelihood of a women artisan or entrepreneur. Kreyol utilizes fashion to inspire and impact the world, one garment at a time.

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LAUDE the Label

Carly Burson’s vision was to have minimalist designs in high quality, eco-friendly materials that can be worn for years. She designed goods that would help makers in artisan communities access the global marketplace and create sustainability where there had been vulnerability and insecurity.

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Longway

Kris Galmarini started her fashion brand with the beliefs in slow, ethical, and sustainable production. The brand represents celebrating the slow and cheering on the process and people behind each item they design and produce. Longway is ethically and sustainably produced in California and Peru.

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Lou Lapel

Amanda Stewart created a sustainable fashion brand with carefully curated designs serving those who desire to look different and standout amongst the crowd. Lou Lapel is a sustainable brand that offers unisex sizing options to promote body positivity and inclusivity.

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Mimmy Yeboah

Mimmy Yeboah designed her own unique fashion brand that is based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a Ghanaian African American woman who designs unique engagement dresses, reception dresses, African wears, and wedding dresses. Her focus is to create designs with beautiful African prints.

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Myah

Jess Bjerke’s clothing brand, Myah, stands for Make Yourself at Home. She wanted women to feel their absolute best wherever they were. The core of the brand is to destigmatize mental health which is why they partner with Made of Millions to donate 10% of proceeds from their bucket backpack to help their efforts. They also focus on sustainability and make sure their packaging is 100% biodegradable.

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Recreational Habits

Jackie Skye Muller believes in bringing the rustic, fresh-air experience to people of color by telling the rewriting history through her brands mission. She is passionate about the unspoken bias in the world of preppy elite that needs to be removed, which her clothing line does. Recreational habits is passionate about providing opportunities for inner city students to learn more about the world through working with horses.

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Word Strings

Erika Glover started her small business in her college dorm room, hand embroidering and screen printing all of her pieces. She always had a love for designing and wanted to create pieces that spoke to her customers. She is now continuing to create new designs in her Ohio studio.

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Yo+

Joma Segarra is a Puerto Rican fashion designer that focuses on knitwear and sustainability. She created an ethical brand that fuses knits and technology to create genderless garments.

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Beauty

Amandine Sol Botanicals

Amandine Azran was in law school when her family moved from the city to The Farm in Toronto. She had always struggled with her skin and had a new inspiration to create a natural skincare brand. Her and her mother researched the natural extraction of The Farm’s very own botanical ingredients and combined it with essential elements to design ethical, balanced, and intentional skincare products.

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Beija-Flor Naturals

Stevonne Ratliff started her own skincare line when she began to struggle from hypo and hyper pigmentation. There were few natural skincare solutions that catered to women of color, so she decided to research natural ingredients for melanin-rich products. Beija-Flor Naturals was the first American beauty line to include fair trade, nutrient rich botanical ingredients from Brazil in their products.

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People of Color

Jacqueline Carrington never wore nail polish as a young child due to sports, as well as the fact nail polish brands mostly showcased their products on white women. When her daughter became interested in getting her nails done, she noticed brands still had not evolved to reflect diversity. This is when she decided to produce her own nail polish line with colors that would make sure brown skin tones were a first thought rather than an afterthought.

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Curl Queen

Nai’vasha Intl is a well-known hair stylist who started her own hair brand for curly hair with “The Glove”. It is used to detangle, shampoo, and massage the scalp to stimulate blood circulation, allowing hair to grow.

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Essance Skincare

Jasmine Tran was taught at a young age the importance of Chinese medicine based on Yin and Yang. This led her to creating an herbal, organic, and vegan skincare company. Her mission is to create products that will revitalize, heal, and protect your skin.

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For TMRW

Maia Alejandro created a non-toxic nail polish brand to help improve one’s wellbeing. For TMRW is free from the 10 most harmful chemicals commonly found in nail polish. It is a Cruelty free, vegan, sustainable nail care brand.

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GlōGirl

Tosca Hillman started her own makeup brand after working in the industry for many years. She needed to see women with images and styles that she desired, and GlōGirl cosmetics does just that. The brand strives to celebrate and empower the diverse beauty of women and represent inclusive beauty on a global scale.

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Grn Goods

Alexia Armbrister’s mission was to create a sustainable personal care brand that provides organic, natural skincare essentials catered to women of color. She has spent multiple years working with non-profit organizations to provide resources to young girls and women in efforts to expand their reach in the black community.

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Hairbrella

Tracey Pickett wanted to create something that made women feel powerful no matter the weather. She designed Hairbrella to integrate fashion and function to protect various hair styles, textures and lengths from the rain and humidity.

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House of Braid

Tassara Azad grew up with very curly hair and struggled with finding ways to tame it. She realized the only way to do so was to style it, so she began to experiment different hairstyles, one being a braid. The goal for her business is to transform the hair braiding industry by making it upscale, accessible, and available to everyone of all cultures.

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Lá Bel

Imelda Bell took the initiative to create a skincare line that would heal her troubled eczema skin that she struggled with for years. She believes in using natural scents, essential oils, and herbs for her products to nourish and heal the skin. Lá Bel aims to reach all audiences with their skincare since they believe melanin rich skin is deprived of products.

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Maison Quiquine

After many years in the beauty industry, Mimi Quiquine decided to use her experience and knowledge to launch her beauty line. Her natural products allow you to show off your natural glowing skin and love it while you do it.

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Pink Moon

Lin Chen always had a passion for sustainable beauty which led to her creating Pink Moon. Lin and her co-founder, Ava Lichauco, built a business that partners solely with female-founded brands that focus on sustainability, philanthropy, and holistic wellness because she believes that these values are key to creating a more conscious and empowering beauty space.

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Satya

Patrice Mousseau’s daughter struggled with eczema at a young age and was always prescribed steroid creams which she did not agree with. This started Patrice’s search to find a natural alternative and Satya was created. It is a steroid-free, skin protectant / skin relief balm that can be safely used for your face or body. This skincare line is made with simple ingredients that are fragrance-free and USDA certified organic.

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Shayde Beauty

Shay Paresh always struggled with hyperpigmentation and acne scars but could never find products that would help. After doing research she realized it was because of an industry-wide oversight. Melanin rich skin was being underserved, so she created a line where formulations were created to prioritize the needs of melanin-rich skin. Her brand produced products that catered to unique skin types by using scientifically proven ingredients.

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She Nails It

Leanne Woodley is a creative nail artist who started her own nail hydration product. Her product is packed with skin and nail oil focused natural oils which help maintain moisture in the skin and prevent brittle nails.

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Strange Bird

Tina Rudolf’s beauty line partners with nonprofits around the world to help provide holistic wellness services to women everywhere. Their products aim to make you feel hydrated and relaxed and focus on making women feel self-love. That is why 1% of their sales goes toward supporting women's mental health.

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Sundays

Amy Lin created a non-toxic nail care brand that focuses on wellness. She values individuality, simplicity and wellness and makes sure that is what her brand practices. Sundays is a 10-free nontoxic, vegan and cruelty free formula that still delivers shine and long-lasting color.

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Accessories

3rdEyeView

Christyn Breckenridge’s eyewear brand collaborates with local nonprofits that provide vision screenings, eye exams and new eyewear to the underprivileged. They also host pop up shops to educate communities about the importance of vision care and the role it plays in literacy, society, and the economy.

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Asata Maisé

Asata Maisé Beeks is an independent, self-taught fashion designer, who uses her garment making to express her spirituality and creativity. She is an advocate for using recycled fabrics to preserve tradition through storytelling with handmade, slow fashion. Her focus is on sustainable bags.

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Candid Art

Candice Cox created an artisanal jewelry, home décor and kids lifestyle brand influenced by the modern African Diaspora and cosmic geometry in 2011. Each jewelry piece is handcrafted for the fearless fashion enthusiast who desires to make a statement. In 2019 Candid Art expanded their design offering to Kids apparel and bedding. They promote self-expression, individuality, and sustainability through their custom abstract designs and ethically sourced materials.

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Hummingbird Candle Co.

Once Tianna Dean became a mother, she realized there were not many clean, non-toxic candles out there, so she decided to create earth friendly coconut wax candles and fragrances. Every month Hummingbird Candle Co. donates to organizations that support women locally and globally in need.

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Iris 1956

Candias Smith’s jewelry line is inspired by ancient Egyptian designs that are carefully crafted using the handmade lost wax casting technique. She ensures that all the metals and stones used for her jewelry are ethically sourced.

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Indee the Label

Jenna Dargenzio started Indee the Label to create pieces that last, ensuring sustainability. To follow her goal, she sources all stones from local vendors and hand carves her jewelry with the lost wax casting method in her studio. They have also partnered with one tree planted to plant a tree for every order they receive to give back directly to the earth.

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Le Bella & Co.

Nacole Powers and Keisha Hickson started Le Bella & Co. together as cancer survivors. They focus on the importance of memories, smiles, and milestones and wanted to create a business centered around the joy of gifting. Their main initiative is to offer premium luxury boxes with curated products to customers.

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Lindquist

Lindy McDonough is the founder of Lindquist, a studio that manufactures leather goods using raw materials that are made patiently, naturally, and with a commitment to excellence and sustainability at every stage of craft.

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Mad Cool

Shonda Broadus’s goal is to always be unique and create visibly cool products that the buyer will love as much as she does. Her sock line has a story behind each design and is for people to express themselves and standout.

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MadeByKWest

Kira West started a travel and wellness inspired brand that is durable yet elegant. Her goal is to make jewelry that can be lived in throughout any adventure by her unique plating and finishing techniques. MadeByKwest gives 10% of their proceeds from all jewelry sales to Girls Going Global.

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Seven June

Zenobia Morrow G.G. is an artist and private jeweler who specializes in custom engagement rings and fine jewelry. Through her work, her goal is to reclaim femininity by celebrating the glamour of nature.

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Zou Xou

Katherine Theobalds shoes are handcrafted by Argentinian shoemakers using age old techniques and premium leathers. Produced in small quantities, the shoes are made to last and reduce waste and energy as part of responsible manufacturing practices in slow fashion.

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Visa She's Next

This program is a continuation of Visa’s mission to support women-owned small businesses via the Visa grant program, She's Next.