There’s a specific kind of performance attached to modern functionality.
The portrayal of being organised. Hustling. Being busy in the right way.
The multi-tasking of replying to emails while ordering a long black, The repetition of replying “I’m good.. busy, but good” when asked how you are.Between work, social obligation and existential panic, everyone seems to be holding themselves together by a thread, just in increasingly well dressed ways.
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ESS.BEE is the thread balancing structure with ease.
Slinky pants, ribbed jerseys, softened tailoring, and silhouettes that are intentional and uncomplicated without being anonymous.
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We understand the emotional role clothing plays when life feels chaotic. The logistical versus the aspirational.We know there's a fatigue that comes from standing in front of a wardrobe full of clothes and still feeling like none of them make sense for the version of yourself you want to be that day.
Not because there’s nothing to wear. There’s always something to wear.
It's because modern fashion demands constant reinvention, a new aesthetic and a new personality every few weeks.
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Designed to be worn on instinct, ESS.BEE can be thrown back on straight off the bedroom floor, repeated three days in a row, and be a certainty in the thick and thin of your day.
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MELBOURNE: Sucker store- 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
PERTH: Basket Studios- Tenancy 9, 36 South Terrace (within The Piazza) Fremantle WA
SYDNEY: SoFamilia Store- 428 King St, Newtown NSW 2042
QUEENSLAND: Practice Studio- 58 Vulture St, West End QLD 4101
ESS ⬩ BEE acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We recognise their enduring connection to land, waterways and community, and pay our respects to Elders of the Kulin Nation past, present and emerging.