Shaker Heights–raised designer and Jstyle cover model Esther Kim is the founder and creative director of ESYA, a slow-fashion label known for blending structure and linen into timeless and hand-crafted small-batch pieces. Think A-line linen dresses, belted cargo pants and oversized button-down shirts with signature pocket details and binding. “ESYA pieces are stand-alone – you can wear any of our outfifits and they’ll take you from morning to night – you just change the footwear,” Kim says.

During the (COVID-19) pandemic, Kim and her husband, actor Matthew Daddario, best known for Shadowhunters and set to star this holiday season in the Hallmark movie Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story, moved to Cleveland, where they are raising two young children. Kim spoke with JStyle about her caree

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