Season 3 dESIGNERS

Adreain Guillory

Adreain Guillory is a visionary African American demi-couture designer, illustrator, and artist from Michigan, now based in Chicago. He is the founder of AJOVANG, a womenswear brand merging contemporary silhouettes with romantic storytelling and heritage craftsmanship.

Inspired by childhood fairytales, classical art, anime, and historical fashion, Adreain creates garments that celebrate softness, volume, and fantasy as forms of cultural resistance. His work has been featured in Essence, Harper's Bazaar, WWD, and ELLE China, and worn by icons like Sheryl Lee Ralph and singer-songwriter, H.E.R.

Through AJOVANG, Adreain offers a dreamlike lens on the Black experience. With each collection, he seeks to remind younger generations that their imagination is a blueprint for liberation—and their dreams are worth sewing into reality.

Breanna Greenlee

Breanna Greenlee is a Chicago-based designer with 6 years of sewing experience and a passion for bold self-expression. Founder of KingB Official, a brand dedicated to bringing out the bold, confidence, and fierce in everyone. Through every stitch, she aims to empower individuals to stand out and own their presence.

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Landon Tate

Landon Tate is a Mississippi-born, Chicago-based denim designer and interdisciplinary artist. His works are defined by southern black sustainable practices and re-manufactured upcycled garments from deadstock and waste materials in a process he has named “overhauled”. He is inspired by neo noir films, black music history, and indigenous cultural craftsmanship.

Kaori Semaj

Kaori Semaj is the founder and creative director of Gautii, a fashion brand that fuses avant-garde design with Afrofuturist elegance and bold silhouettes. As a Chicago westside native with a background in fine and performance art, Kaori brings a multidimensional approach to fashion. Gautii has gained global recognition for its opulent yet wearable designs.

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OLU

Olu is a creative director and owner of PGRSSN, a clothing brand focused on creating moments in Black history via apparel. Deeply connected to his community, Olu uses art as a platform to highlight injustice while creating items that start a dialogue around solutions.

Najee Redd and Michael Dos Tousana

Founded in 2015 by Artists Najee Redd and Michael Dos Tousana who act as the brands creative directors, Product 品 House is an American multidisciplinary creative studio and clothing brand. Their concept is based on making meaningful clothing as art. They explore and use methods based in Black American legacy (AirBrushing, deconstructed/patchwork jeans, natural hand dyeing, progressive Imagery) to further preserve and add to the foundations of what exists in the black cultural canon.

Rich gARNER

Rich Garner isn't just a designer; he's a visionary who merges high-end streetwear with couture, creating pieces that are both luxurious and edgy. He's headlined Uber's fashion show, been featured in Jet Magazine, and his designs have graced the hit TV Show 'The Chi.' Richard has also styled big names like Cortez Williams, also known as Nuck from 'The Chi,' Actor Kris D. Lofton from 'Power Chicago,' Singer Mario with hit song “Let Me Love You” and athletes from the WNBA and NFL. His work isn't just clothing; it's a statement."