Tsumori Chisato

Issey Miyake-trained designer Tsumori Chisato's girly, playfully hued, and print-heavy collections have had in-the-know style swans clamoring for her pieces since 1990, but only recently did the Tokyo- and Paris-based designer's work start to take hold in the West. Chisato is set to break out from her cult status any time now; can you say "Japanese Marc Jacobs"? -Meghan Cleary