Esmée- E is a Fashion Designer based in The UK of Irish and Turkish heritage. Her first ancestors arrived in England  to work as dyers in the industrial town of Manchester or then called Cottonopolis.

She first became interested in  a career in fashion at the age of 4 whilst playing in her grandmothers fabric cupboard and watching her grandma and mother dressmaking. Fashion was the conversation at the family dinner table



Her formal  training was  at Central St.Martins BA Fashion specialising in Fashion with Print. 

After college she worked for Kenzo in Paris, working  on knitwear, denim, print ,embroidery and accessories. A wonderful experience  to be allowed to spend time in their archives.


She then moved  onto Moschino in Milan working on jeans ,print, swimwear and lingerie. Esmée loved Italian manufatcuring.



It was in Milan  she launched her own label  footwear brand with Italian partners. The collection  was distributed to Japan as well as stores in The UK, The US and Ireland for a period of 5 years.



Esmée then started  working independently travelling between Italy and India, working with artisans with a variety of international brands including Replay Jeans.


Post pandemic she had a break from the industry and Esmée has worked at Central St. Martins as  Pathway Leader for Fashion Print and  Lead for Digital Fashion, embedding Virtual sampling  into the technology into the BA and MA courses.



Esmée is launching  her Eco Yacht Life Collection in collaboration with new partners in Egypt and The World Sustainability Organisation in Milan.

NOV 2023