6 Powerful Female Designers Who Should Be on Your Radar Now

Jennifer Fisher is a household name among jewelry-lovers in Hollywood. The designer is a former stylist who uses her positive ethos to create stunning pieces engraved with inspiring phrases. Her celebrity clients include Rihanna and Jessica Alba.

On how she got her start: "My word when I was going through chemo was fighter. I made this burnished cuff with that in Gothic font and started wearing it. Barneys was like, 'Oh my God, you need to do more words.' So I built on these mom-power words like mamma and live. Then I started doing them in diamonds."

After backpacking through Africa in her 20s, Aurora James was inspired by the styles she saw in the communities and decided to create a sustainable line of shoes influenced by African cultures.

On her power to empower: "The idea that something [African people] have been doing for generations, like beading, now gets attention in the Western World makes them really proud. For so long, no one wanted to wear it, or if [Western designers] did show African-inspired things on the runway, they didn't involve anyone from Africa. So they're over the moon that more people in the communities are being hired for fashion."

Part geek-chic, part prep, Trademark's founders have completely mastered the unique style in their designs. The duo revealed they started the line after not being able to "find anything reasonably priced that wasn't too trendy."

On their mantra: "Less is more," Pookie says. "It's a very Trademark thing to be a little sparse. I'm getting to a place where I really want to own ten items."

Master of day-to-night clothing, Rosetta Getty knows what women want to wear in their everyday lives. The designer and mother of four told Glamour, "No one has time to go home and change anymore." We completely agree.

On ducking Hollywood: "Being in LA, I was consciously avoiding the whole red carpet thing for a while. Now we do some gowns, but they're gowns that you could potentially wear even in the daytime. They're easy."

Winner of last year's CFDA Swarovski Award for Womenswear, Rosie Assoulin not only creates beautiful red carpet pieces for the stars but also excels in styling street style influencers like pal Leandra Medine.

On her design aesthetic:: "We have everything from very voluminous, generous, cozy clothes to cutout pieces that are more revealing. I feel like I'm a version of all those women at any different time. I have to want to wear each piece, and not just see the model or celebrity in it, but see myself in it."

Tabitha Simmons not only designs some seriously impressive shoes, she's also a contributing fashion editor to Vogue, a stylist for Dolce & Gabbana, and did we mention a mother? The multitasking power woman also lives by her designs, telling Glamour that she test-drives all the products.

On the new wave of female designers: "Women are really starting to make their mark—it's a common thread through all industries. For a long time there were mostly males making shoes. It's good to see this influx of women, because, talking personally, I have to wear my shoes and function in them. I'm a mother of two."