Couture Noir

Scalloped Dress

Sculpted from saddle grade leather

Woven suede jacket

Inopportune woman

Bambo arrows on sheet metal bolero. Leather detail knit pants.

Woven bolero

Wool and leather bolero with hand printed feather dresss.

Fur Coat

Rabbit fur lined wool coat with high waist twill pants.

Woven vest

Woven leather chest plate with leather detail knit skirt.

Chiffon pants

Chiffon pants with hand printed horse tunic and feather tank.

Wood chest plate with chiffon dress

Sculpted chest plate - reclaimed from a church pew- with hand printed chiffon dress.

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Using
wood, leather, feathers and fur as primary materials, I constructed
garments that toy with conventional notions of beauty, gender and
power. Including textiles that I printed and wove, this collection is a
mix of sculptural and wearable pieces of armor.

The Rake: Magazine
Couture Noir: The Darkened Bazaar

by Rob Callahan
posted on Sep. 28, 2009 - 11:06pm
What Eliason achieves in color, designer Danielle Everine
does with texture. From inconspicuous Renaissance sensibilities like
fabrics resembling lamellar and brigandine to vests made of wood and
imbricated scales, a vast array of materials serve as playground for
the designer's imagination. Colors and patterns together kindle a
polished bronze luster in the models' clothes as they move through the
room. The more daring designs convey callbacks to the warriors of Olde
Europe, of Sixteenth Century palace guards and their squires, while the
subtler outfits combine the accepted median with the mildly bizarre in
an overall look that wouldn't seem at all out of place at a fashionable
party or club, despite its underlying darkwave sensibilities.

http://www.secretsofthecity.com/magazine/couture-noir-the-darkened-bazaar

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