Daryl Kerrigan
Perry Ellis Award for Womenswear, 1996

Daryl Kerrigan–who designs under the Daryl K. moniker–was lauded in the 1990s for creating the downtown set’s favorite trousers. After shuttering her label in 2001, Kerrigan made a strong comeback just three years later. She now operates a boutique in New York’s NoHo neighborhood, which stocks Daryl K. as well as her Kerrigan diffusion line.