PRESS FEATURES



APRIL 2, 2025
KHAMSA
Emergency Room unveils ‘Golden (R)age’: A Lebanese legacy reimagined
'More than a label, Emergency Room is a movement, empowering local artisans and redefining what it means to wear your values.' - Yara Ghauch



MARCH 28. 2025
DAZED MENA
Emergency Room unveils ‘Golden (R)age’: A Lebanese legacy reimagined
'Each piece is designed to meet the needs of a diverse and discerning clientele, showing off Emergency Room’s commitment to blending practicality with luxury in a uniquely modular fashion system.' - Noura Matalqa



MARCH 5. 2025
GQ MIDDLE-EAST
The Creatives Changing Everything
'In Tripoli Ritter discovered great people. Hardworking, passionate people just like those he knew in Beirut. But it was the city’s souks – where any clothes unsold would eventually be thrown in a river or landfill – that would change his life.' - Selma Nouri



JULY 12. 2024
FORBES MIDDLE-EAST
Fashion Innovators 2024
'Eric Mathieu Ritter founded Emergency Room in 2018 and Overworked in 2021 in Beirut. The brands have a physical store in Beirut and a workshop in Tripoli, Lebanon, where it sources second-hand clothes and fabrics and transforms them using innovative upcycling techniques.'



JULY 12. 2024
L'ORIENT-LE JOUR
« The Beirut Show vol. 2 », le deuxième défilé collectif d’Emergency Room au palais Sursock
'Heureuse, nombreuse, jeune, bigarrée, diverse, inclusive, la foule était rafraîchissante, jeudi dernier, au palais Sursock en pleine convalescence de ses destructions majeures suite à l’explosion du 4 août 2020. Un défilé se donnait à l’initiative du label Emergency Room, rassemblant tous ceux qui lui ressemblent.' - Fifi Abou Dib



OCTOBER 16. 2023
YUNG
Emergency Room’s Neverland High SS24 Collection – A Defiant Exploration
'Emergency Room, the avant-garde fashion house renowned for its thought-provoking creations, made an inspirational debut at Dubai Fashion Week recently.' - This Is Yung



OCTOBER 16. 2023
GRAZIA
Dubai Fashion Week: Emergency Room’s Creative Director On The Necessity To Do Things Differently
'At Dubai Fashion Week sustainable fashion stole the spotlight.' - Dara Rashwan



OCTOBER 12. 2023
BURO 247
‘EMERGENCY ROOM’ BROUGHT US BACK TO COOL AND SCHOOL AT DUBAI FASHION WEEK.
'Founder of 'Emergency Room', Eric Mathieu Ritter gave us a lesson in style with a school-inspired fashion collection titled 'Neverland Hight'.' - Jessica Bounni



SEPTEMBER 29. 2023
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Im Kleid aus der Krise
'Er selbst ist einer von ihnen. Dass sein Label „Emergency Room“, das er erst vor gut fünf Jahren gegründet hat, noch immer existiert, führt er auf die Nachhaltigkeit zurück, die seine Mode auszeichnet.' - Lena Bopp



AUGUST 29. 2023
GQ
The 16 Most Exciting Emerging Designers on Earth
'The Lebanese designer who has created one of the Middle East’s most beloved brands through a community-driven ethos and healthy dose of rebellion.' - The Editors of GQ



JUNE 4. 2023
The Guardian
‘I want to be part of the rebirth’: the artists bringing creation out of Beirut’s chaos
'One of Lebanon’s most in-demand fashion designers, Eric Mathieu Ritter uses discarded materials found in souks to create his clothes.' - Killian Fox



JULY 16. 2023
SCENE STYLED
How Lebanese Label Emergency Room’s Probes the Complexity of Home
'If their upcycled pieces signal the eclecticism and vibrancy of Lebanese society, their SS’23 ‘Home Sweet Home’ Beirut debut runway is an homage to the country’s resilience.' - Lana Mawlood



MARCH 23. 2023
L'Orient-Le Jour
À la Dubai Fashion Week, Eric Mathieu Ritter réitère ses vœux
'Pour son cinquième anniversaire, la marque libanaise de mode équitable Emergency Room a dévoilé sa dernière collection, Home Sweet Home, lors de la Semaine de la mode de Dubaï, le 11 mars courant.' - Fifi Abou Dib



OCTOBER 26. 2022
BURO 247
BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF AN UPCYCLING BRAND
'Behind the brand, under those creative threads, lie many different and inspiring stories.' - Jessica Bounni



MAY 17. 2021
VOGUE ITALIA
La collezione autunno inverno 2021 2022 di Emergency Room
'Per la nuova collezione invernale Eric Matthieu Ritter ha preso ispirazione dalla sua graduate collection.' - Alberto Calabrese



OCTOBER 12, 2020
L'Orient-Le Jour
Emergency Room : liberté, diversité, singularité
'Mieux, il a encore affiné sa philosophie libératrice en mettant en avant la singularité de l’être au monde, la diversité des corps et des orientations, des âges de la vie et des différents parcours que le vêtement définit comme une légende raconte une photo.' - Fifi Abou Dib



JUNE 10, 2019
L'Orient-Le Jour
Emergency Room poursuit sa révolution à Mar Mikhaël
'Équitable, respectueuse de l’environnement et de la diversité humaine, naturellement éthique, la jeune marque Emergency Room fondée par Éric Ritter accroche en ce mois de juin sa première enseigne à Mar Mikhaël.' - Fifi Abou Dib


