Christian de Leon Espiritu (January 4, 1934 – June 18, 2023) was a Filipino fashion designer and couturier.
Espiritu was considered an important figure in redefining the Filipiniana attire and Filipino fashion along with a generation of designers that included Pitoy Moreno, Ben Farrales, Aureo Alonzo, Gilbert Perez, Rudy Dandan, Arturo V. Cruz, Emil Valdez, Ernie Arandia, and Casimiro Abad from the 1960s onward.
He ventured into filmmaking with Alaga (1980) which he wrote and directed and starred Charito Solis and Edu Manzano.
[4] Espiritu mentored Barge Ramos, Jojie Lloren, and Gang Gomez in his atelier.
[1] Espiritu had a falling out with Imelda Marcos in the late 1970s as the former first lady started to scout for "fresh talent."