CHRISTOPHER ESBER – MBFWA RESORT 2019

SHOW: Christopher Esber – Resort 2019
LOCATION: MCM House, 16-18 Oxford St, Paddington
DATE: May 16
START TIME: 7PM + 25 mins

Christopher Esber Resort 2019 – Review

INSPIRED BY: The decaying architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, designer Christopher Esber employed his penchant for signature minimalist tailoring to create silhouettes of structured fluidity with a nighttime-in-the-Hamptons feel.
POP-CULTURE NOD: Frozen’s Queen Elsa taking a break from her new gig on Broadway to audition for the role of Zoë Saldana’s character Neytiri in the latest installment of James Cameron’s Avatar.
WEAR IT TO: Happy-hour cocktails in your private plunge pool at the Danai Beach Resort and Villas in Greece’s Nikiti, before suiting-up for a hike on the northern bluffs of the Aegean Peninsula and the lush hillside of Sithonia as you enjoy the classic Greek vista below.
FIRST READ: Utilitarian separates and minimalist evening wear in the form of sleeveless trench coats, cocktail bias dresses featuring lace cutouts and floaty hemlines, and boxy knits featuring raised embroidery and ribbing. Think Diane Kruger as driver Gina in Liam Neeson’s psychological action thriller Unknown.
BEST LOOK: A cream knitted waistcoat, cinched at the waist with a matching belt, styled with black trousers, roman strappy flats, and white, over-the-elbow Italian gloves.
EYE-CATCHING ACCENTS: Rope and thatch detailing on column dresses with raffia-style hemlines, lace paneling and knit sweaters and dresses featuring ribbed patterning and cinched at the waist with leather belts. 90’s-style riding boots paired with silk cocktail dresses added to the collection’s grungy, gritty vibe, while the lineup’s fresh take on suiting added to the streetwear feel.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “I love a good smoking glove, it’s so very Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanies.”
COLOR WHEEL: Powder blue, white, black, cobalt, cream, taupe.
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