The designer known for his daring cutouts and celebrity clientele debuted on the Paris Fashion Week schedule less than 12 months ago.
The late designer Carla Zampatti used to lament about Australian fashion’s brain drain. And to quote another great Australian, Bill Heslop inSo, as the industry holds both of these truths concurrently, designer Christopher Esber received 300,000 euro as part of winning the ANDAM Fashion Award, making him arguably the most decorated Australian fashion designer of his era.
Speaking of brain drain, Esber validated his decision to sit out this year’s Australian Fashion Week , to focus on launching swimwear and jewellery in time for the European summer. That decision appears to have been rewarded with Esber, 37, winning the 35th annual prize over labels 3.Paradis, Pièces Uniques and Maeden, all of which won minor prizes. The award also includes mentoring from Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello.
Esber, who founded his namesake label in 2010, is firmly Sydney-based. He was raised in the western suburbs and graduated from East Sydney TAFE, now known as Fashion Design Studio. But after showing in Paris last year, and now winning the ANDAM, the question must be asked: could a move to Europe be on the cards?
Not immediately, the designer says, but part of the prize requires the winner to set up a base in Paris to take full advantage of the mentoring components of the award. “Paris plays such an important role in the future expansion of the brand,” he says, adding that the prize will assist in achieving “our global ambitions, elevating our quality, craftsmanship and positioning”. He also confirmed he will once again show in Paris this September.
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