Fall 2025 was a particularly strong season for the brands that fall in our Standout category, which celebrates the emerging, independent, and undersung designers that are defining the future of fashion according to their own unique vision.
Along with several of the other brands on the list, New York darling Christopher John Rogers made the strategic choice to skip a runway show last season, then returned stronger than ever.
Emerging London designer Paolo Carzana wowed us once again with the latest evolution of his poetically pieced-together take on crafting imperfect beauty by hand.
Dilara Findikoglu leads the pack with her stunningly crafted vision that summons a ritual of the divine feminine to continue the fight against patriarchy and oppressive power structures.
Here are The Impression’s picks for the Top 10 Standout shows of the Fall 2025 season as selected by our Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Richard.
10 (tie) – Christopher Esber
10 (tie) – TWP
9 – Christopher John Rogers
8 – Paolo Carzana
7 – Mithridate
6 – Rokh
5 – Vautrait
4 – Duran Lantink
3 – Institution by Galib Gassanoff
2 – S.S. Daley
1 – Dilara Findikoglu
