Founder and designer, Esther Perbandt
Esther Perbandt
German
Berlin-born designer who has lived in Moscow and Paris and founded her fashion and jewellery label in Berlin in 2004. Her collections are almost entirely black and not gender-specific, and are often staged as performances. She first showed at Berlin Fashion Week in 2008 and finished second on the Amazon series Making the Cut in 2020.
Houses
Their runway, measured
15 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Esther Perbandt's looks are darker, more muted, more neutral and cooler.
Colours
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness10/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation3.5more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals100%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues21%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks100%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 4less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture1.79smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.005more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Tiered / layered volume 60%9.0×
- Sculptural / architectural 47%4.7×
- Oversized 47%1.6×
- Asymmetric 40%2.5×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 27%1.4×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 87%2.8×
- Knit 40%2.0×
- Cotton / poplin 33%
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 33%2.6×
- Jersey 33%2.2×
Details
- Lacing / ties 67%4.0×
- Padding / sculpted volume 47%3.3×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 47%3.0×
- Shoulder emphasis 33%1.8×
- Pleats 33%2.1×
Patterns
- Polka dot 7%5.1×
- Abstract print 7%1.4×
Mood
- Dark 100%7.7×
- Austere 80%4.1×
- Powerful 40%2.7×
- Edgy 40%2.6×
- Romantic 27%1.7×
Era references
- Victorian 13%4.3×
From the AI tags on 15 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
