Ester Tag

PARIS — Ester Manas, GmbH and Duran Lantink are among the many six finalists for the grand prize of the 2023 ANDAM Fashion Award, reflecting a European cohort of designers which have incorporated social and environmental considerations into their brand philosophy. Brussels-based Ester Manas, founded by Ester Manas and Balthazar Delepierre, is a size-inclusive brand that works mainly with deadstock fabrics, as do GmbH’s Benjamin Huseby and Serhat Isik, established in Berlin. The duo pull inspiration from politics and their multicultural heritage for his or her designs. (Isik is Turkish German and Huseby is Pakistani Norwegian.)  Lantink, who is predicated in Amsterdam, has made a reputation for himself by upcycling designer clothing from older seasons, cutting pieces from different brands up and...