Esther Perbandt was born and grew up in West Berlin, was hardened by an artist in Moscow and polished in Paris where she finished a European master in fashion and textile design as well as a postgraduate study at the IFM – Institut Francais de la Mode. After this intensive time of education, she worked in the design-team at Chacok in the South of France. With a lot of experiences she came back to Berlin at in the beginning of 2004 she founded her own fashion label esther perbandt. With strength and sensitivity, by combining male and female elements and with love for details, the avant-garde label has become firmly established in Berlin. Esther Perbandt is and lives her designs, which is her unmistakable brand image. The collections of esther perbandt with typical androgynous elements, are complemented by the accessory line esther perbandt – bags & pieces which presents portable art objects like high-quality pockets, belts and jewellery. bags & pieces became an independent successful accessory label. Both esther perbandt lines are internationally distributed in Japan, Canada, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, the USA, Cyprus and Greece and Hong Kong.