PAUSE BHM Highlights: Black British Brands To Watch 2025

This UK Black History Month, we take a moment to recognise, uplift, and celebrate Black creativity in all its forms. From the emerging designers redefining streetwear to the established names shaping global culture, these are the brands building their legacies and inspiring the next generation to do the same.

At PAUSE, we’ve always believed in more than just fashion, it’s about influence, impact, and identity. These brands are not only changing the industry but reshaping the conversation around what it means to create, lead, and move culture forward.

Discover, support, and shop the Black-owned brands we’re spotlighting this UK Black History Month — the ones setting the pace for 2025 and beyond.

Ola, by Ola embodies smooth, quiet luxury. The brand offers refined, minimalist unisex pieces crafted to elevate your silhouette. Each design offers crafted wardrobe essentials that will have you in smooth uniform.

LABRUM London, founded by Foday Dumbuya, fuses precise British tailoring with rich West African heritage. Each collection tells a story of culture, craftsmanship, and contemporary design with purpose and soul.

Tokyo James, founded by Iniye Tokyo James in 2015, merges refined tailoring with bold design sensibilities. The brand champions luxurious craftsmanship across menswear and womenswear, redefining contemporary fashion with confidence and cultural depth.

Manchester-based brand CLINTS, founded by Junior Clint in 2016 was known for its iconic footwear line and now expanded into a mix of jerseys, hoodies, tracksuits and more. The brand champions creativity, community, and authentic British design culture.

Nicholas Daley champions community, craftsmanship, and culture — blending his Jamaican-Scottish heritage with British tailoring to create soulful menswear that celebrates identity, sound, and self-expression through design.

Jehucal, founded by Emay Enemokwu is a London-based streetwear label born from his Newham upbringing and Nigerian heritage. The brand fuses elevated streetwear with luxury sensibility, crafting pieces that tell a story of resilience, identity and cultural expression. 

Parallel X Studio, founded in 2021 by Tiffanie Alice is a London-based unisex accessories label. With sculptural bags, bold headwear and jewellery, it turns the everyday into art — accessories not just for outfits, but for life.

Ahluwalia, founded by Priya Ahluwalia, stands at the forefront of London’s luxury fashion scene. Blending her Indian-Nigerian heritage with contemporary British tailoring, the brand brings storytelling, sustainability, and sophistication to the runway — redefining what modern luxury looks like.

MAINS London, founded by Skepta in 2017, fuses streetwear attitude with contemporary design — a London label bridging music, culture, and fashion through elevated everyday essentials.

SAGABOI, founded by Geoff K. Cooper in 2022, is a London-based menswear label rooted in Caribbean subculture. The brand fuses sharp tailoring and intricate crochet detailing to celebrate heritage, craftsmanship, and individuality with modern edge.

Torishéju, founded by British-Nigerian-Brazilian designer Torishéju Dumi, channels heritage and innovation through luxury womenswear and menswear. Drawing on dead-stock fabrics, spiritual themes and sculptural tailoring, the label crafts pieces that feel both rooted and forward-thinking.

SUAVO WORLD channels street-wear energy into unisex essentials. Built on custom denim roots, the London label crafts standalone pieces from jerseys, cargo flares and statement polos that represents true youth culture.

Wales Bonner, founded in 2014 by London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner, merges precise tailoring with Afro-Atlantic heritage—creating sartorial statements rooted in cultural inquiry, elevated craftsmanship and identity.

Founded by Fisayo Longe, Kai Collective is a London-based contemporary brand that delivers a confidence boost with every piece. Infused with its Nigerian heritage, Kai blends bold femininity with luxury craftsmanship. Offering statement pieces and accessories that celebrate individuality, self-expression, and power in colour.

Bianca Saunders crafts sleek London-tailored menswear rooted in her British-Caribbean heritage. Her designs refine modern menswear through a seamless blend of masculine and feminine codes by offering refined tailoring that feels effortlessly understated.

OIZA is a contemporary label exploring the intersection of African and British cultures. Through thoughtful design and modern silhouettes, the brand celebrates identity, heritage, and the beauty found in duality.

SABIRAH, founded by Deborah Latouche is a London-based luxury demi-couture brand redefining modest fashion with precision tailoring, sustainable practices. The brand breathes timeless elegance that empowers women with grace.

Corteiz (CRTZ), founded in 2017 by Clint Ogbenna (aka “Clint 419”), is a London-based streetwear brand that has cultivated a cult following through its exclusive drops, rebellious mindset and underground marketing style. Featuring its signature Alcatraz motif, Corteiz strives in authenticity by its London youth culture and community energy.

PRSNL.HB, founded in 2019 by London-based designer Robert Jesse, creates technical, transformative garments rooted in anime-inspired architecture and functional design — redefining modern menswear with innovation and purpose. 

Seventh, founded by Bukki Ojo in London, fuses minimal design and cosy essentials. Known for sculptural silhouettes, rich tonal palettes and a community-first ethos, the brand redefines contemporary essentials with quiet luxe. 

Tolu Coker, a London-based British-Nigerian designer and multidisciplinary artist, reimagines women’s luxury through sustainable craftsmanship and cultural storytelling — blending heritage with modernity in every collection.

AYMER MARIA, founded in 2020 by British-Afro-Caribbean designer Ruth Aymer Marten, reimagines jewellery as wearable architecture. Drawing on Greco-Roman and West African heritage, each piece is handcrafted from recycled precious metals and ethically-sourced gemstones.

Palmwine IceCREAM, founded by London-Ghanaian designer Kusi Kubi in 2020, blends West African roots with London edge. The brand reshapes sustainable fashion through up-cycled materials, bold silhouettes, and craftsmanship that honours heritage while looking to the future. 

Heathe crafts understated yet purpose-driven men’s and women’s wear — blending handcrafted silhouettes with Nigerian-inspired prints and textures to bring contemporary cultural elegance into a modern wardrobe. 

Kìléntàr, founded in 2019 by Michelle Adepoju, is a British-Nigerian womenswear label that fuses traditional West African weaving, dyeing and craft with modern elegance. Rooted in heritage and made for the contemporary woman. 

Abigail Ajobi, founded in 2020 by designer Abigail Ajobi, is a London-based luxury streetwear label rooted in social awareness and sustainability. Each print-driven piece emerges from dead-stock fabrics, limited-runs, and themes that give back to community and charity.