Christopher Esber Resort 2025

A sense of ease permeates Christopher Esber’s resort collection. “I was really just thinking about this idea of being more playful,” he said on a Zoom from his studio in Sydney. “The collection prior was a bit more serious and I was needing a bit of relief—I was looking at everyday things like bombers and t-shirts and finding ways to enhance and distort them.” The first look consisted of a classic leather bomber jacket whose silhouette had been “expanded horizontally and vertically,” bringing the length to the knee and making the sleeves extra voluminous. It was paired with white denim bermuda shorts covered in green lace, a romantic take on a traditionally casual staple. That subversion of sporty continued via a draped ribbed turtleneck with a contrasting white zipper on the front for a scuba touch, which he paired with a lace skirt attached to the washed and shredded waistband of jeans. There was also a surf vibe in a dress with a double-layered yellow top that connected to a matte silk satin turquoise skirt via one of his signature loop details. Basketball shorts were the inspiration for a party-ready halter wrap-around dress.