In 2026, San Francisco style is all about craft, community, and intention.
From fresh voices to cult favorites, check out these nine Bay Area designers and artisans telling stories through their work, from moto jackets to inlayed stone rings.
Olivia Cueva
Olivia Cueva is a designer, technologist, and self-taught biotextile artist whose work sits at the intersection of fashion, creative technology, and sustainable materials. Her experimentation with mycelium, kombucha Scoby, seaweed, and natural dyes focuses on creating garments that safely biodegrade, reframing clothing as something that’s recyclable rather than wasteful. Cueva's practice is both a critique of fast fashion and a working model for regenerative design: She upcycles existing textiles, uses every scrap, and cooks biodegradable bioplastics from scratch. Cueva translates her research into workshops on sewing, mending, upcycling, and biomaterial alternatives at Oakland Style Lab, the community sustainable fashion hub she co-founded, to help emerging designers think through the full life cycle of their garments.
// Learn more about Cueva’s Bio Plastic Color Library and shop online at oliviacueva.co
