Photo courtesy of Roberta Einer.

Fashion

Get To Know Roberta Einer, Your New Favorite Designer

At 23, she’s killing the game

by Maxwell Losgar

The following feature appears in the April 2016 issue of NYLON.

Named “one to watch” by the British Fashion Council’s NewGen committee, 23-year-old designer Roberta Einer has an envy-inducing résumé, including internships at Balmain, Mary Katrantzou, Alexander McQueen, and Roksanda. The University of Westminster grad’s in-your-face use of color (comprising a palette packed with sweet bursts of pink and turquoise) and expert combinations of unlikely textiles (think everything from tweed to silk to sequins, with ample appliqués) has put her at the forefront of the global fashion scene. Here, the Estonian-born up-and-comer dishes on what lights her fire.

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