Anciela

ANCIELA is a London-based sustainable luxury womenswear label that celebrates South American folklore and experimental tailoring through the lens of migration and childhood memories, founded in 2019 by Colombian and Chilean Interdisciplinary Designer Jennifer Droguett Espinosa. 

ANCIELA designs with circularity from the beginning of the process, using and applying recycling, upcycling and regenerative techniques, delivering beautifully hand-crafted designs taking inspiration from art, literature and historical costumes. Anciela uses Fashion as a platform to engage makers and consumers in conscious, sustainable practices through educational and innovative events, such as installations, AR, performances, workshops, and panel discussions. The brand has been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, L'Officiel, BBC and Forbes. Jennifer was a panellist at Billie Eilish’s Overheated event in 2023 and has been a special sustainable guest representing the UK at Yerevan Fashion Week in 2024 and at the Hong Kong Fashion Summit 2025. The brand was one of the Visa Young Creators x Global Fashion Agenda 2026 winners, presented at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen.

Anciela gets its name from Jennifer's Colombian grandparents, ANgel and GraCIELA. She graduated with a BA in Fashion Design and Technology from AMFI in Amsterdam in 2015 and worked at the acclaimed Atelier of Viktor & Rolf before moving to London. She then worked at House of Holland and emerging designers such as Richard Malone, Supriya Lele and Phoebe English.