New York Fashion Week: NYC’s local designers to know

While Kanye West and celebrity models attract the lion’s share of New York Fashion Week’s limelight, dozens of up-and-coming local designers strive for their shot at recognition.

Here, we profile six young brands; though not quite yet household names, they are bright spots on the local scene and speak to the inspiration they take from manufacturing here in NYC, America’s fashion capital.

Scroll down to learn more about these NYC-based brands.