The Designer Fashion's Wealthiest Women Can't Stop Talking About

Conner Ives has built the kind of following most young designers spend a career chasing — a client list stacked with famous, well-heeled names and a runway show that's being called the most talked-about of New York Fashion Week. He first broke through with a T-shirt that became a genuine viral moment, the sort of thing that could define a career on its own. Instead, it's proving to be only the opening chapter. The ambition, by every account, runs considerably further.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.