Dressing naked is not a trend for the Ester Manas woman, who embraces her curves and shows them off with one of the brand's characteristic transparent dresses. But what would she do in winter?
This season, Belgian design duo Ester Manas and her new husband Balthazar Delepierre offered an answer.
In the lineup were cropped puffer jackets, cropped bombers, a stylish zip-front biker coat and a sunny yellow chubby. There were also trench coats in the traditional khaki color and a distressed leather version cinched at the waist.
They were thinking of covering up a little. Customers were clamoring for Ester outerwear, Delepierre said, and took it as a design challenge to experiment with new shapes. The brand also worked with higher quality fabrics this season, as evidenced by heavier textures.
“We were thinking about the woman who wants to dress Ester Manas, but maybe in a safer way,” Delepierre said. The brand has consistently leaned on its lingerie roots with underwear as outerwear and sheer dresses. “But what if you're not so fierce? We wanted to address that as well.”
Manas added that although previous collections focused on evening and party wear, this one accompanied women throughout the day.
Still, the designer duo, now husband and wife, who took a season off after tying the knot in September, are back in full force with their signature sheer ruched pieces, loosely based this season on the idea of the French can-can girl with his flip. , twirling skirts. Gathering was also used on ruffled bouncing scarves, scrunchies, and bags.
Elsewhere they adopted the pantyhose-as-pants trend with a front-to-back ruffled brief for slightly fuller coverage. The sheer looks were balanced by fitted chunky ribbed knit dresses and pencil skirts, which kept their style with hip slits and keyhole slits.
For the Manas woman, safe does not mean boring. The designers confidently created a new dimension while remaining faithful to their codes.
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