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- ERL unveils its newest California-made assortment, “The Wild Bunch,” that includes the model’s first-ever artist collaboration with Peter Berlin.
ERL has unveiled “The Wild Bunch,” its newest assortment, crafted at Eli Russell Linnetz‘s Venice Seaside atelier. Deconstructed styling, tattered finishes, and leather-laden numbers illustrate the cinematic narrative of a rowdy gang in ERL’s Hollywood-rooted model.
The fictional “Dudley Dozens” are a infamous Venice Seaside gang of “mercenary henchmen turned anarchists,” described by ERL as “good-looking, charismatic, and fully unhinged.” Artisanal leather-based jackets have been ripped aside and sewn again collectively, a child blue polo is torn up and stained with grime, bike tees, undershirts, and mesh tops are cropped and distressed. There are distinct references to queer subculture, evocative of the Tom of Finland’s erotic portraits of leather-adorned muscle males.
Unveiling its first-ever artist collaboration, the gathering additionally presents items impressed by the work of seminal queer erotic photographer Peter Berlin, who occurs to be considered one of Tom of Finland’s topics. A charcoal muscle tank is collaged with classic images by the legendary picture maker, centring on a big full-body shot of the artist posing in his underwear, like most of the fashions within the marketing campaign.
Behind the playful theatrics, ERL emphasizes its dedication to artisanal and native producers. The gathering introduces ERL’s locally-sourced California denim, dyed and sun-faded for a singular lived-in high quality. Elsewhere, the hand-knit varsity cardigans have handed by the palms of native artisans, utilizing wool spun within the US.
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