New York-based designer Elise Øverland explains her work as combining “power, raw, moxie and sophistication” into clothes that “are not for a specific age, but more [for] the attitude of the person who wears them”. Here, she selects nine artists who inspire her and dresses them in a creatively complementary piece from her F/W10 collection.
Above: Grayson Perry
“I would only be an idiot trying to compete with this sharply dressed man. Perhaps the blue fluffy, velvety cloud dress would be a nice shift from the babydoll shape.”
“I think her clean look and black hair would look good in a dress having no information other than shape.”
“Twins have always fascinated me; they are the same flavor, but different texture. Think these outfits would suit the girls: same color, different shape.”
“I think this look will suit her artistic view. Instead of having the balls under the arm, she could have the hairy armpits on top of her shoulders.”
“This was not a hard one… Piotr came to the studio the other week after his Whitney Biennial celebration and snagged this hairy monster off the rack, matching it with gold leather dancing shoes.”
“I think it would be nice to see Rachel as a dominant female policewoman in this dark grey suit.”
“I prefer her naked, as she uses the body as her medium. But if I had to dress her for this story, perhaps the glossy burnt leather dress. It blends in nicely with the fresh-cut blood.”
“He’s a bit the American biker/Marlboro Man, so I thought this tight-fitted, open-back leather dress would be a sexy twist [on the] Marlboro girl.”
“This outfit is already Hopey’s… She likes colors that are tight, burnt and faded.”
