In 2026, San Francisco style is all about craft, community, and intention.
From fresh voices to cult favorites, check out these nine Bay Area designers and artisans telling stories through their work, from moto jackets to inlayed stone rings.
11 Wrk
(Courtesy of 11 Wrk)
Founded by brothers Arturo and Misael Marin, San Francisco design studio 11 Wrk is shaped by Mexican roots and a Bay Area upbringing. Their work channels self-taught craft and community resilience into garments built for and entirely made in the city: The brand sources textiles in the Mission, designs in Lakeview, embroiders in Bayshore, and constructs pieces on 3rd Street. Specializing in streetwear and known for their iconic embroidered Dodgers hat, 11 Wrk’s collection includes utilitarian workwear, sharp graphic tees, and original silkscreened textiles. They recently showcased this work for Two Two Oakland at ICA San Francisco.
// Shop online at 11wrkshop.us
Brandin Vaughn
(Sony Artisan of Imagery Zabrina Deng @zabrinaxyz)
Brandin Vaughn has been cutting and stitching clothes since he was twelve, learning from his grandmother’s sewing lessons and building a practice around thrift stores and deadstock fabrics. From biker jackets to kimonos, his work moves between womenswear and menswear, often cut from upcycled textiles. Now based between San Francisco and St. Louis, Vaughn blends couture-level craftsmanship with storytelling and social impact through his namesake label. Fresh off a runway show at Karl: The Art of Fashion, part of Museum of African Diaspora‘s Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, the Tony Award–winning designer known for dressing icons like Beyoncé on her Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours creates garments that help people show up as their best, most unapologetic selves, building community through custom and bespoke pieces.
// Shop online at brandinvaughn.com
Gaykiss by Nico Corona
(Courtesy of Gaykiss by Nico Corona)
Gaykiss is the creative universe of Nico Corona, a San Francisco–based, Mexican-Bolivian queer artist and designer whose work is wearable art. Corona moves between sculpture, jewelry, and functional design, shaping objects that function as both adornment and armor. Each piece takes form through wax carving, sandcasting, and hours of hand-finishing in the studio, all done locally in the Bay Area. Their practice is threaded with identity and lineage, as well as the Bay’s independent creative scene—from queer nightlife to artist-run spaces—resulting in durable, expressive pieces meant to be worn hard and cherished long-term. Next up: a presentation at Mexico City Design Week, running February 4–8, 2026, and a solo exhibition at Glass Rice Gallery, where the conversation between jewelry and sculpture will unfold on a larger, more cinematic scale.
// Shop online at twotwo.online
Kamparett
(Courtesy of Kamparett)
San Francisco womenswear label Kamperett is designed and made in California. Founded a decade ago by Anna Chiu and Valerie Santillo, the collection centers on effortlessly chic pieces that express a quiet, considered femininity through silhouette, nuanced textiles, and timeless tailoring. The name merges the founders’ maiden names, Pferdamper and Garrett, reflecting a partnership grounded in their shared vision. With a focus on sustainability, refined construction, and intentional design, Kamperett offers both elevated everyday wear and pieces suited to special occasions.
// Make an appointment to visit in person at 3686 20th St. (Mission) or shop online at kamperett.com
Jenn Wong
(Courtesy of Jenn Wong)
Oakland-based designer Jenn Wong creates one-of-a-kind jewelry through an intuitive, hands-on process—casting, melting, and reshaping wax forms until they take on new life in metal. Her work channels fantasy and experimentation, drawing inspiration from niche interests like Magic: The Gathering and Bay Area skateboard culture. Deeply rooted in the Bay’s collaborative scene, Wong celebrates resourcefulness and connection, often transforming scrap materials or partnering with local artists like Yeha Leung, aka Creepy Yeha, to reimagine what wearable art can be.
// Shop online at jjennwongftw.com
Evan Kinori
(Courtesy of Evan Kinori)
Evan Kinori designs and constructs his collections from concept to final garment in his Mission studio. Over the past two decades, he’s built a reputation for thoughtful, well-constructed menswear that prioritizes longevity and versatility. Each piece in his collection is intended to endure both structurally and stylistically, effortlessly mixing into existing wardrobes to create a subtle, signature look. In 2020, Kinori won GQ’s Breakthrough Designer of the Year Award.
// 1367 Valencia St. (Mission) or shop online at evankinori.com
Olivia Cueva
(Augus Raj)
Olivia Cueva is a designer, technologist, and self-taught biotextile artist whose work sits at the intersection of fashion, creative technology, and sustainable materials. Her experimentation with mycelium, kombucha Scoby, seaweed, and natural dyes focuses on creating garments that safely biodegrade, reframing clothing as something that’s recyclable rather than wasteful. Cueva’s practice is both a critique of fast fashion and a working model for regenerative design: She upcycles existing textiles, uses every scrap, and cooks biodegradable bioplastics from scratch. Cueva translates her research into workshops on sewing, mending, upcycling, and biomaterial alternatives at Oakland Style Lab, the community sustainable fashion hub she co-founded, to help emerging designers think through the full life cycle of their garments.
// Learn more about Cueva’s Bio Plastic Color Library and shop online at oliviacueva.co
Sea Pony Couture
(Courtesy of Sea Pony Couture)
Sea Pony Couture is a California-based jewelry line known for intricate stone inlay work that bridges art, craft, and storytelling. Founded by Fatima Fleming, a multidisciplinary maker with roots in custom fashion and vintage design, the brand transforms natural stones into modern heirlooms—pieces that hold memory and emotion. Each collection reflects a decade-long practice of experimentation, drawing inspiration from landscapes, light, and personal history. Every stone is ethically sourced through direct relationships with small-scale miners across the American West and beyond, ensuring transparency and environmental care. Working primarily in reclaimed and raw materials, Sea Pony Couture emphasizes longevity over trend, crafting pieces meant to accompany the wearer through time. Fresh off New York Jewelry Week, where Fleming hosted The Shape of Memory, an exhibition and demonstrations tracing a decade of lapidary and inlay art, she carries on her narrative-driven approach to jewelry at her Bay Area studio.
// Shop online at seaponycouture.com
Lan Jaenicke
(Courtesy of Lan Jaenicke)
Founded in 2008, Lan Jaenicke‘s namesake label grew from a desire to create clothing that’s both intentional and enduring. Jaenicke, who studied under Simon Ungless at the Academy of Art, began by exploring the performance and quiet elegance of cashmere to create simple, purposeful garments. She now draws on that experience to collaborate and mentor emerging designers, including Elijah Morales and Amy “Mimi” Shen. Each of Lan Jaenicke’s pieces is handmade by a single tailor from start to finish, using zero-waste patternmaking and clean silhouettes designed to outlast the whims of trend. Whenever possible, textiles are composed of 100 percent natural fibers so that the garments can ultimately be returned to the earth, a choice inspired by poetry, craft, and the natural world, including the serenity of China’s West Lake. Her San Francisco atelier functions as both studio and salon, a space for creative exchange that reflects her commitment to community and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
// Visit Atelier Lan Jaenicke, 431 Jackson St. (Jackson Square) and Maison Lan Jaenicke, 3307 Sacramento St. (Presidio Heights), or shop online at lanjaenicke.com