OF THE YEAR
fashion designer
ISABELLA PENNEFATHER
AND ELIZABETH ABEGG
SPELL & THE GYPSY COLLECTIVE
Byron Bay-based sisters Isabella
and Elizabeth turned a weekend
market stall into a global fashion
and lifestyle brand with a cult-like
following, including Katy Perry,
Miley Cyrus and Elsa Pataky. Their
romantic vintage-inspired lace
and colourful print designs are
a must-have for music festivals,
beach escapes and roadtrips
with the girls.NYREE CORBY FAME & PARTNERS
Nyree is the founder of Fame & Partners, a made-
to-order, contemporary women’s brand – the
fi rst of its kind! Fame & Partners allows shoppers
to buy bespoke clothing, aiming to reduce the
impact of fashion on the environment by only
producing items based on demand.TASH OAKLEY AND DEVIN
BRUGMAN MONDAY SWIMWEAR
Tash and Devin have been serving
up a bikini a day for years. Now they
have turned their eye for swimwear
into a fortifi ed business. Monday
Swimwear has collections that truly
embody what they fi nd to be most
important in a swimsuit – classic
colours, comfort and the perfect fi t.YIOTA AND THESSY
KOUZOUKAS SABO SKIRT
What do Gigi Hadid, Ariana Grande and
Kylie Jenner have in common? They wear
Sabo Skirt designs. Yes, from a humble
start in a spare bathroom in Brisbane,
Sabo Skirt is now a fashion empire with
over 2 million fans on social media. In
the past 12 months, co-founders Thessy
and Yiota launched Sabo Swim, showed
their Sabo Luxe collection at NYFW and
made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 – not bad!TAMARA INGHAM AND JASMINE
YARBROUGH MARA & MINE
After their smoking slippers emblazoned with a
skeletal foot became a cult fashion staple favoured
by A-listers, the shoe design duo have become an
Aussie style success story. They’ve had quite the
year, just launching a collab with VS Angel Candice
Swanepoel. These shoes were made for winning...116 COSMOPOLITAN SEPTEMBER 2017