Sydney womenswear label founded by Christopher Esber in 2010, known for deconstructed tailoring, cut-outs and metal details. Shows in Paris; first Australian winner of the ANDAM Grand Prize, in 2024.
Sydney, Australia
Christopher Esber
Founded 2010 · Sydney, Australia
Overview
History
Christopher Esber was born in 1987 in Sydney's western suburbs to Lebanese immigrant parents, learned to sew from an aunt and graduated from the Fashion Design Studio at TAFE NSW in 2008. He founded his label in 2010, aged 22, with a small loan from his parents, and debuted at Australian Fashion Week the same year.
He won the Australian final of the International Woolmark Prize in 2013 and the emerging designer award at the 2014 Australian Fashion Laureate. The label's international breakthrough came around 2019, as stylists including Karla Welch and Law Roach began dressing clients in it; Megan Fox announced her engagement in 2022 in its Interweave Wire Bandeau Dress, and Jennifer Lopez wore its Salacia Wire Column Dress on 2024 album art.
Invited onto the official Paris Fashion Week calendar, Esber debuted there on 28 September 2023. On 27 June 2024 he became the first Australian to win the Grand Prize of the ANDAM Fashion Award, worth €300,000 with a year of mentoring from Anthony Vaccarello. The label opened its first store, a pop-up in Sydney's Strand Arcade, in December 2024; wholesale then made up 65% of sales.
Creative director of Christopher Esber
Christopher Esber (Founder and designer, since 2010).
Creative direction
Products
- Interweave Wire Bandeau Dress2022 · clothing
- Salacia Wire Column Dress2024 · clothing
Sources
Uncertainties
- No permanent stores are listed in the sources used; the Strand Arcade store was a pop-up running to March 2025.