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Elise Øverland – Fall 2011

The clothes were madly colorful and bright. In a way, they could look kind of theatrical, but she managed to keep them very elegant and wearable. She chose to use textiles like silk, fur, feathers, and plastic, and the clothes were all very innovatively-designed and well-tailored. One piece that stood out was a grassy coat with shiny plasticky wings on the waist, well-fit and nicely-structured. Another chic look was a bright orange silk dress, which was also in one of the figure skaters. There was also this ostrich-looking feather skirt that would certainly keep the skater warm and happy even in this icy ice rink.

story by Kerry Kong
photos by Adrianna Favero

Fashion + ice = Elise Øverland’s fall 2011. Her show has always been fun and entertaining, and, this time, she took a step further by taking her creativity to the ice rink at the Standard Hotel. This show was not like any other fashion show this season. It was a fashion performance – an igloo as the backdrop, her models stood still in heels on the ice rink while figure skaters from the Ice Theater of New York skated around and in-between them in her designs. Continue reading “Elise Øverland – Fall 2011”

Elise Overland – Spring 2011 – New York

story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Adrianna Favero

If Formula One racing ever needs an official women’s wear designer the position must be awarded to Elise Overland. No recent fashion designer has been able to capture speed, quickness, and agility in clothing as well as the Norwegian former competitive slalom skier. The easy argument to make is that it is her famous leathers that link her to those qualities, but it is not so. Every season there is a great deal of focus on Ms. Overland’s leather looks and while her skins are certainly unique and powerfully sexy, the question that begs though is, what is the caliber of her fabric garments? Ms. Overland is certainly not exclusively a leather worker, she possesses the design and construction skills to create memorable garments in wovens. In her Spring 2011 collection she displayed that her true signature is not the use of leather, it is her cuts that create her body-hugging silhouette. Continue reading “Elise Overland – Spring 2011 – New York”

Elise Overland – Fall 2010 – New York

Her inspiration for this season: the ‘80s meets Cousin Itt (The Addams Family). This collection can officially be dubbed Rock-n-Roll chic, especially with the fitted leather cocktail dresses with deep v-backs and the Cousin Itt-like fur jackets and trims.

story by Alexandra Dawes
photos by Adrianna Favero

For those individuals who wish to be free in their clothing, Elise Overland just may be the designer for you. Elise Overland, a designer most noted for her “signature” leathers sent an overwhelmingly body conscious Fall 2010 collection down the runway. Continue reading “Elise Overland – Fall 2010 – New York”