Brands Like Mary Katrantzou: 5 Print Houses Worth Knowing

If you are drawn to Mary Katrantzou you are usually drawn to one specific thing: a print that has been designed for the garment rather than printed onto it. That narrows the field considerably. Plenty of houses do florals. Very few build the artwork into the pattern piece. Here are the labels Luxury Handbags buyers cross-shop with her, and what each one actually gives you instead.

Erdem, for the same instinct in a quieter register

The closest comparison in London. Erdem shares the archival, botanical starting point and the same taste for a print that looks researched rather than decorative, but the mood is softer and more romantic, and the silhouettes carry more of the work. Where Katrantzou will run a rainbow across a body in ribbons of colour, Erdem is more likely to give you a dark floral on a full skirt. Choose Erdem when you want print with restraint.

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Richard Quinn, for maximalism turned up

Also London, also print-led, and considerably louder. Quinn works in bold blown-up florals and high-shine surfaces with a much more theatrical hand. If you find Katrantzou’s geometry a little controlled and you want the print to be the entire statement, this is where to go.

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La DoubleJ, for print as pure pleasure

Milanese, archive-driven and unashamedly joyful. La DoubleJ pulls from vintage Italian textile archives and puts them onto easy shapes, so the wearability is higher and the price is generally lower. The difference is intent: La DoubleJ celebrates a found print, Katrantzou designs one from nothing.

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Zimmermann, for the resort version

If what you actually want is the summer half of Katrantzou, the kaftans and the swim and the linen, Zimmermann covers that territory with more depth and a broader size run. The prints are prettier and less engineered, and the label is built around holiday dressing in a way Katrantzou is not.

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Alemais, for the same colour at a gentler price

Australian, hand-drawn, craft-forward. Alemais gives you the saturated colour and the appetite for pattern without the couture-adjacent price, and with more embroidery and texture in the mix. A good first step if you like the Katrantzou palette and are not ready for the ticket.

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How to choose between them

• Want the print to be architectural and exact: Mary Katrantzou.
• Want it romantic and restrained: Erdem.
• Want it as loud as possible: Richard Quinn.
• Want it fun and easy to wear: La DoubleJ.
• Want it for a holiday: Zimmermann.
• Want it for less: Alemais.

See the current Mary Katrantzou range on her brand page, our SS26 edit, and the size guide before you order.