Ester Manas, Paolina Russo, Johanna Parv, and Yolanda Zobel on Community, Inspiration, Creation vs Competition and more on this week’s conversation.
Thank you to Martin Gjesing and Space Magazine for hosting this conversation in Paris during Men’s Fashion Week.
Ester Manas is a run by husband and wife duo Ester Manas and Balthazar Delepierre. Ester Manas is a sustainable and inclusive fashion brand which celebrates every woman and all shapes. Spotted by the Prestigious H&M Design Award, The Hyeres Festival, The LVMH Prize, and The ANDAM Prize, Ester Manas is deemed as a size inclusivity pioneer in the fashion industry. Founded in 2019, the label designs bold collections for fierce and joyful women. Inspired by women’s empowerment and sorority Impetus, the creative duo imagine sustainable and socially responsible pieces.
Ester Manas website: estermanas.com
Ester Manas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estermanas
Paolina Russo is a London-based brand founded by Paolina Russo and Lucile Guilmard. The brand is a rose-tinted supercut of Russo’s suburban upbringing in Canada, and Guilmard’s French folklore references. Memories of youth sports teams and DIY arts-and-crafts projects permeate the brand's avant-garde garments. Since completing a BA and MA at Central Saint Martins, receiving the L'Oréal Creative Young Talent Award and establishing a multi-project collaboration with Adidas, Russo and Guilmard have been increasingly defined by considered craftsmanship, sustainability and innovation in textile development. The brand is a finalist in the 2023 International Woolmark Prize, as well as part of 1 Granary's support and mentorship programme.
Paolina Russo’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paolina_russo
Johanna Parv is a London based luxury womenswear brand that empowers wearers through creating functional, cross-seasonal outdoor accessories and ready-to-wear pieces that are designed to adapt to urban active lifestyles.
After graduating from London’s Central Saint Martins in 2020, the Estonian-born designer took to the capital’s deserted lockdown streets to showcase a collection of fluid, asymmetric separates that provide unrestricted movement for active lifestyles. Today, Parv continues to work with local, independent artisans to handcraft an up-cycled monochromatic collection that blurs the line between clean-cut tailoring and comfortable performance wear.
Johanna Parv’s website: https://johannaparv.com/
Johanna Parv’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johannaparv_
Yolanda Nobel is a Berlin-based designer and artist. Yolanda first cut her teeth in design by working for luxury houses including Chloe, Jil Sander, Acne Studios, and then was chosen to revive the French brand Courreges. Leaving Courreges in 2020, Yolanda ventured out on her own to start her namesake label as well as back2back, a collection with longtime collaborator Marcelo Alcaide.
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