Fashion Week: Elise Overland

Elise Overland is a prime example of what I think may be one of the main looks of the decade.  I have been seeing more and more of this sort of thing, that I shall now try hard to describe. The look is modern in its clean lines and very graphic pattern making (both in its folds and its seaming). Cut outs and layers that create a dissonance are prevalent. Colors are a mix of neutrals with splashes of bright bold colors, and fabrics are futuristic. But the silhouette is boxy and deconstructed. There is something very vaguely post-apocalyptic about its attitude....or maybe its the round glasses and black leather making me think of Sarah Connor.

I am seeing this look everywhere, Alexander Wang, Harlan Bel, 3 as Four, FORM, Alice McCall...it's big. And I really love it. I even kind of think the trend of girls wearing oversized white V-neck t-shirts over small frayed shorts and gladiators on a lazy Sunday fits into the theme. Remember it was not too long ago that us girls would only wear baby T's, remaining as feminine as possible. But I don't think that femininity is lost with this new look. I think it's more a case of us girls owning it.