Jesamie is a Berlin-based fashion designer specializing in latex. Born and raised in the Midwest in the USA, Jesamie has expressed himself through his art, fashion, and self image his entire life. Fascinated with the power of the human body, his work celebrates the many evolutions he has gone through with his own body that are reflected in the captivating shine of latex.
After graduating as Valedictorian from Columbus College of Art and Design (one of the top 10 schools in the United States for fashion design), he designed denim and athleticwear for the world renowned international brand Abercrombie & Fitch. In his freetime, he spent every moment growing his life's passion in latex garment making.
Jesamie has spent the last two years honing his craft, and what began as a small collection for Columbus' largest Halloween party, quickly became clear as his destined path in life. Designing as an individual under the name Lust Latex, he created bespoke tailored latex garments for clients all over the USA from Michigan all the way to California. While he fell in love with latex in Ohio, his first trip to Berlin was his marriage to latex. Here, he saw latex garments on racks for the first time, he connected with other likeminded individuals and creators and started collaborating with them. After taking a latex-making class at Central Saint Martins in London, he returned to Berlin and knew he had to stay.
While working for such a large brand such as A&F, he was able to put his minor in business to work and drove the athletic wear business as he designed the top selling items in the bottoms category, often working as the sole apparel designer on his team fresh out of college. While working independently helped him develop his handwriting, he now sees that working in a team where he can solely focus on the hands-on aspect of crafting such transformative powerful garments is where his passion lies. He was born to do this.
A CV of his full work and education history can be sent upon request.
A CV of his full work and education history can be sent upon request.