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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, then called Cottonopolis. Her father came to London from Turkey.
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.
Esmée's formal training was at Central St.Martins BA Fashion specialising in Fashion with Print.
After University she worked for Kenzo in Paris, working on knitwear, denim, print ,embroidery and accessories.
She then moved onto Moschino in Milan working on jeans ,print, swimwear and lingerie
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 went back to school and 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's is Resort and Lounge Collection in created collaboration with partners in Egypt and The World Sustainability Organisation in Milan.
APRIL 24th 2024
KENZO JEANS
MOSCHINO JEANS
ST.MARTIN'S
ARTISANAL CRAFTS
TRI - CULTURAL COLLABORATION
DIGITAL FASHION
MADE IN ITALY FO0TWEAR
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