Details like cutouts with secret pockets, leather studded under cuffs, and crisply structured silhouettes in colors with levity make the Visantine Collective the perfect brand to seek out for, say, an interview in the fashion realm. But getting into fall with what seems like a wearable sweatshirt rose-like teepee (see the video, it's too cool for a logical description) shows they're growing in an experimental direction.

They are Ivy Thompson and Maria Piesses. Former ladies in waiting (tables), they decided to put Ivy's design skills together with Maria's business savvy, and produce a clothing company in NYC.