Mira Mikati x Home Studyo
Armed with the vision of a decidedly distinct sartorial niche, Lebanese-born, Paris-raised Mira Mikati pursued her fashion ambitions from a young age, attending Paris’s École Supérieure des arts et Techniques de la Mode at 17 before gaining certificates from Parsons New York and Central Saint Martins. The archetype to her now-eponymous label was conceived in the early 2000s, with Selfridges and Bon Marché among the first to pick up orders, before being put on hold in 2004 for a familial relocation to Beirut.
Mikati realized her eponymous brand as a return to frenzied innocence and having fun, rooting the eternally optimistic designs in a mélange of smile-inducing detailing and classically bespoke tailoring. The honestly cheerful and unapologetically cheeky line quickly gathered a cult following headed by street style starlets and style-savvy celebs with its timeless silhouettes, dedication to colour, and tactile showcases.
Collections of carefree-meets-cool designs span the realms of playfully gamine and candidly feminine—all while channelling inspirational undertones hatched from art world collaborations with personal idols like KAWS and Darcel, adventure-filled travels, and a resistance to the idea of sartorial conventionality. The infectious, whimsical spirit that carries through emoji patch duds, hand-painted leather jackets, and childlike doodles is reflective of Mikati’s own ultra-upbeat outlook on life.