| KARLLAGERFELD | German fashion designer who is the creative director of Chanel (4,9) |
| STELLAMCCARTNEY | English fashion designer who was the creative director of Chloe from 1997 to 2001 |
| LAGERFELD | Karl ___ former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| SATOSHITAJIRI | Japanese video game designer who is the creator of the Pokemon franchise: 2 wds. |
| STELLA | Fashion designer who is the daughter of Sir Paul McCartney, _ McCartney (6) |
| TOMFORD | American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent |
| SIMONCHANG | Fashion designer who is a Member of the Order of Canada: 2 wds. |
| HUGOBOSS | German fashion designer who founded a self-named clothing company in Metzingen in 1923 (4,4) |
| ELIESAAB | Fashion designer who is from Beirut (4,4) |
| ARTDEPARTMENT | Dream pattern altered by head of the creative division (3,10) |
| ISOPLETH | The line from the meteorologist's office is - half the creative work is left to the layout (8) |
| BOSS | Hugo --, German fashion designer (1885-1948) (4) |
| IVE | see 22ac, English designer who is Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc |
| QUILTING | The creative pursuit of crafting a layered or patchworked comforter, counterpane, coverlet or puff; the cloth, padding or pattern of stitching used; or, the work fabricated (8) |
| KARL | Late German fashion designer, _ Lagerfeld (4) |
| SCHIFFER | Claudia ___, German fashion designer (8) |
| CAPRIPANTS | Women's clothing item usually attributed to German fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948 (5,5) |
| GAULTIER | French fashion designer, born 1952, who was creative director for Hermes until retiring in 2020 (8) |
| GUCCI | Italian fashion house whose creative director is Sabato De Sarno (5) |
| JONATHAN | and 18ac, and 36ac, English designer who is Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc |
