{"id":43777,"date":"2021-09-18T12:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T17:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=43777"},"modified":"2021-09-18T16:55:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T21:55:20","slug":"meet-erl-eli-russell-linnetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2021\/09\/18\/meet-erl-eli-russell-linnetz\/","title":{"rendered":"~MEET ERL \/ ELI RUSSELL LINNETZ . . . with VOGUE UP-DATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

meet: ERL \/ ELI RUSSELL LINNETZ . . .
\nthe multi-talented designer\/producer,
\nbehind the ZAK FOSTER produced ASAP Rocky – MET GALA QUILT \/ CAPE !!
\nhe is most def a creative powerhouse.
\nand, he seems to love – old school quilts !! <\/p>\n

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\nELI RUSSELL lINNETZ, founder of ERL . .
\nimage via ERL \/ c\/o COMPLEX MAG<\/a><\/p>\n

CHECK OUT:<\/strong> ‘Meet ERL, the New Brand You Should Know’ – by KARIZZA SANCHEZ \/ COMPLEX MAGAZINE \/ JAN 24, 2020 <\/a><\/p>\n

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\nERL – MEN’S FASHION \/ image via ERL STORE<\/a><\/p>\n

apart from his dynamic interest in everything chic \/ ahead of the curve & esp authentic Americana \/ hand-made \/ and vintage embellishment . . it’s obviously his sunny, easy-going pastel ‘California’ palette \/ that sealed the deal \/ towards his . . . wrapping that soft-hued, Zak Foster found, DIY \/ vintage 70’s, ‘puff’ quilt – around ASAP Rocky \/ at the MET GALA \/
\nand the rest – is History. history – with a capital H.<\/p>\n

the softness of the overall loose grid pattern \/ as opposed to a rigid repeating grid, (think Burberry or Vuitton) also fit right in – with the ERL vision.<\/p>\n

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\nASAP Rocky – in an ERL \/ ZAK FOSTER VINTAGE QUILT \/ as a cape at the MET GALA 2021.
\nimage via Instagram @diet_prada<\/p>\n

but, was<\/em> it truly – a collaboration ?
\nyes, it was !!
\nand, a most excellent partnering – at that. <\/p>\n

while ZAK FOSTER produced the (double-sided) finished aggregate \/ contemporary quilt,
\nand, I’m thinking based on the photos Zak posted to his IG \/ @zakfoster.quilts<\/a>, that, or at least initially . . . the more detailed & complex red plaid \/ ‘crazy’ quilt, which he had he hand-stitched so meticulously, . . that that red side was probably his<\/strong> primary side \/ A side. with the found ‘puff’ quilt being the lining & the back. <\/p>\n

ELI \/ ERL . . . is probably <\/strong> the one who jumped – to cloak ASAP Rocky with the plush, multi-color pastel, vintage 3-D ‘Puff’ quilt side \/ as the primary side. which was<\/strong> the absolute key decision, to propelling this unconventional, but ironically old school 70’s design – to the top of the Met Gala – pack.<\/p>\n

though btw, as ASAP Rocky dropped the quilt from his shoulders, to reveal the sharp black ERL suit beneath \/ the red plaid side – was stunning as pat of the hidden reveal \/ on that.<\/p>\n

ERL . . also probably provided the funding, of course, made sure<\/strong> the work was seen on an amazingly huge platform \/ and, not to forget \/ his imparting his ERL brand overall \/ very chic fashion vision, and, thus inspired edit \/ and, the curation, as per the sentence above.<\/p>\n

so, yes !!
\nwas it a collab ? \/ yes, yes and more YES !!
\nan absolute brilliant meeting of creative minds – in a moment of rapt expression.
\nnot forget – the sheet magic of them ole quilts \/ to be able to step up to the plate, even in 2021.<\/p>\n

ERL & ZAK FOSTER – BRAVO !! <\/p>\n

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\nCHECK OUT:<\/strong> ERL – FASHION & STORE <\/a><\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/strong> VOGUE MAG \/ UP-DATE \/ SEPT 16, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

it’s been . . . <\/strong> a bit of a complicated ‘quilt’ story – to follow. it doesn’t help that many of the first media reports didn’t have a clue re: re-cycled quilts, vintage quilts, contemporary aggregate quilts, repaired quilts, etc etc. <\/p>\n

according to the article (link below) that VOGUE just circulated \/
\nand from what I can make of it, the Vogue article \/ and, after listening to the videos posted on Zak’s Instagram, over & over \/ it seems:<\/p>\n

Eli Russell Linnetz . . .<\/strong> found the multi-colored ‘Puff’ quilt in a thrift shop, though it isn’t specifically referred to as such, it’s only referred to as a ‘vintage’ quilt \/ not surprising, as on-the-spot . . . Eli wasn’t seeped in quilt history – but, as I already stated above, you could immediately see why he would be attracted to it,
\nand then . . . <\/p>\n

he reached out to quilt-recycling artisan ZAK FOSTER<\/strong> & . . commissioned him to make a red plaid-based ‘memory’ contemporary \/ aggregate quilt . . using various red plaid vintage textiles, as well several personal clothing items & remnants of sentimental ‘Linnetz’ family value \/ also on that red plaid theme, and then<\/strong> he had Zak attach the ‘Puff’ vintage quilt – which seems to<\/strong> have been more or less intact – but, perhaps lacked a backing (?), to the red plaid quilt top.
\nthe newly constructed, red plaid ‘memory’ quilt top, in effect became the inner secret ‘lining’ – of the newly worked . . . ‘quilt-as-a-cape’, with the older ‘Puff’ quilt – becoming the top layer, or the – outside. <\/p>\n

at any, rate no<\/strong> matter how you cut it !!
\nmagic happened, that’s for sure !! <\/p>\n

for me, the key<\/strong> bit of magic – was in ELI RUSSELL LINNETZ finding<\/strong> that gorgeous ‘Puff’ quilt – in the first place \/
\nyou love quilts \/ they love you back – is all<\/strong> I can say.
\ntheir power – in how they were made, and the thoughts they were infused with \/ and then, how they move around, and come forward even, today \/ is beyond the simply . . . rational. <\/p>\n

as the first sentence of this Vogue article states \/ through the combined efforts of ERL & ZAK FOSTER \/ hand-worked old quilts – barrelled<\/strong> their way back – to their rightful place, at the top (!!) – in the “Lexicon of American Fashion” . . . !!<\/p>\n

“There were plenty of exciting looks on the MetGala’s red carpet, but none captured the spirit of ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’ theme quite like ASAP Rocky’s custom ERL quilt. Since colonial <\/strong> times, the handcraft has been an integral part of the American experience, and quilts have served as historical documents, family keepsakes, and contemporary art.”
\n~Janelle Okwodu, Vogue<\/p>\n

CHECK OUT:<\/strong> “ASAP Rocky and ERL’s Rule-Breaking Quilt Captured the ESSENCE<\/strong> of American Fashion”, by JANELLE OKWODU, VOGUE MAGAZINE \/ SEPT 16, 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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