{"id":25628,"date":"2021-06-07T02:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T16:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=194895"},"modified":"2021-06-07T00:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:35:32","slug":"aafw-christopher-esbers-white-heat-closes-off-fashion-week-in-style","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/aafw-christopher-esbers-white-heat-closes-off-fashion-week-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"AAFW: Christopher Esber Closes Fashion Week On A Zen Note"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christopher Esber occupies an enviable position in the Australian fashion industry: a hot designer whose flame never seems to dim. His namesake label celebrated its 10th-anniversary\u00a0last year in discrete, pared-back fashion (though how else does one celebrate during a global pandemic?), a milestone that coincided with an explosion onto the international fashion scene. Zendaya, Dua Lipa, and TikTok sensation Addison Rae<\/a> are among the A-list starlets to join Esber\u2019s ever-growing gang of cool girls\u2014while nods of approval from retailers like Net-a-Porter, MyTheresa, and Moda Operandi have cemented his status as a serious global player. 10 years are looking good on Christopher Esber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Resort 22\u2014the runway show that closed Afterpay Australian Fashion Week for 2021<\/a>\u2014Esber bucked against tradition, switching out the usual retrospective anniversary collection for fresh, forward-looking clothes. It often feels like the last frontier of genuine subversion in fashion lies in doing less, not more, and if this is true then Esber\u2019s Resort offering was truly subversive\u2014a tight, 44-piece collection inspired by the Japanese notion of \u2018Wabi Sabi\u2019. Wabi Sabi is a philosophy that celebrates imperfection and impermanence, and its influence was seen throughout Resort 22.<\/p>\n

\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The color palette was cool and muted\u2014mainly whites, creams, browns, and blacks\u2014while the silhouettes riffed on Esber\u2019s signature codes. Ruched silk dresses were fastened with dozens of delicate drawstrings, tailored trousers were worn low-rise and slouchy (all hail the return of Noughties gauche-chic<\/a>), and slip dresses were overlaid with delicately embroidered silver netting. There were exaggerated cut-out details, of course, the presence of Shibori pleating, and the addition of thick rope detailing (reminiscent of the base of Bonsai trees) to fasten slinky summer dresses.<\/p>\n

The whole collection\u2014down to the staging, a kind of urban take on the Zen Garden\u2014conveyed a designer perfectly at ease with his craft. Christopher Esber has spent a decade as the Australian fashion industry\u2019s quiet achiever, creating clothes that, by his own telling, \u201cwhisper, rather than shout\u201d. In-the-know fashion types were drawn to his clothing from day dot, and they haven\u2019t strayed since. Even as legions of Hollywood stars and international supermodels flock to his signature brand of understated sex appeal, his vision has remained resolute and consistent. As far as finishing the first Australian Fashion Week since the Covid-19 pandemic on a high goes, this meditative ode to thoughtful, consistent design struck the perfect note.<\/p>\n

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Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Christopher
Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image: Lucas Dawson\/Courtesy of Christopher Esber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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