87% matchNo Sesso
Genderless LA label, hand-embroidery and Black creative community
What changes: Knit/patchwork craft rather than denim-led, more gender-fluid range
Brand profile
Daveed Baptiste
Brooklyn-based Haitian American menswear label built on sculptural made-to-order denim and diaspora storytelling; winner of the CFDA's 2025 Empowered Vision Award.
New York CityOrigin
MenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Daveed Baptiste
Daveed Baptiste is a Haitian American designer and photographer based in Brooklyn, born in Port-au-Prince and raised in Miami's Little Haiti. His menswear centers on sculptural denim with experimental surface treatments and finishes, alongside wavy jeans and warped gingham, produced bespoke and made-to-order through domestic Black-owned manufacturing. Campaigns and projects such as Haiti To Hood and Ti Maché frame Haitian immigrant life. He showed at New York Fashion Week in 2025 and won the CFDA and Frazier Family Foundation Empowered Vision Award in December 2025. Stocked at APOC Store.
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What changes: Streetwear silhouettes and hoodies, not sculptural denim tailoring
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One-off upcycled construction with maximal surface texture
What changes: Womenswear patchwork from vintage textiles; Scandinavian scene
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2023
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Menswear
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Streetwear