Our 5 Favorite Queer-Owned Brands

Summary

The article highlights five queer-owned brands that offer unique and stylish clothing, footwear, and jewelry.

Abstract

The article, titled "Our 5 Favorite Queer-Owned Brands," introduces five LGBTQ+ owned brands that cater to diverse styles and tastes. The first brand is DB Berdan, a London-based streetwear brand that combines bold colors, sarcastic humor, and early 2000s sportswear. Next is SALT, a gender and size-inclusive brand that makes workwear comfortable and stylish. Automic Gold is a queer and trans-owned company that produces handmade jewelry, focusing on sustainability, accessibility, and diversity. Matriarch is a non-gendered shoe brand that creates versatile shoes using sustainable vegetable-tanned leather. Lastly, Nihl is a brand that rejects gender stereotypes and celebrates artistry, having dressed celebrities like Hunter Schafer and Luka Sabbat.

Bullet points

DB Berdan: London-based streetwear brand with bold colors, sarcastic humor, and early 2000s sportswear.
SALT: Gender and size-inclusive brand that makes workwear comfortable and stylish.
Automic Gold: Queer and trans-owned company that produces handmade jewelry, focusing on sustainability, accessibility, and diversity.
Matriarch: Non-gendered shoe brand that creates versatile shoes using sustainable vegetable-tanned leather.
Nihl: Brand that rejects gender stereotypes and celebrates artistry, having dressed celebrities like Hunter Schafer and Luka Sabbat.

Our 5 Favorite Queer-Owned Brands

Since the glitter-filled parades of pride month were postponed this year, we recommend an alternative way to support LGBTQ+ folks. Shopping from queer-owned brands is a great way to show your solidarity with style and donate directly to the community. Even though pride month has passed, queer designers are still as important as ever. We’ve put together a list of our five favorites.

DB Berdan

This “matriarchal queer brand” describes their style by saying “DB Berdan is for any person who enjoys bold colors and bold statements with sarcastic humor.” One might describe their designs as early 2000s sportswear that references counterculture, with a hint of preppy. This London-based street wear brand is not short on originality.

SALT

SALT was founded by Auston George Bjorkman, the first trans man to show at NYFW, and co-founder Jessie Levandov. This gender and size inclusive brand crafts garments by hand. They make workwear super-wearable and ultra cozy, while featuring a muted color palette.

Shop our faves: Bomber jacket ($310), Tank Jumpsuit ($245), and this pair of overalls ($220).

Automic Gold

This queer and trans owned company produces handmade jewelry in New York. Their merchandise is as diverse as their clientele, uniquely offering customizable nameplates and birthstones. Automic Gold considers sustainability, accessibility, and diversity in their designs. The team has come out as a self-funded company, making a commitment to not accept investments that would force design or quality compromises for profit.

Matriarch

Matriarch is the future of footwear, being one of the only non-gendered shoe brands. The company focuses on creating versatile shoes using sustainable vegetable tanned leather.

Nihl

Founded by designer Neil Grotzinger, Nihl is a brand that rejects gender stereotypes and celebrates artistry. Heartthrobs such as Hunter Schafer and Luka Sabbat have been dressed by Nihl.