As his 1970s-set film project enters pre-production (one of the upcoming tasks is to cast about 70 unknown characters), Eli Russell Linnetz doesn’t allow himself to be distracted from crafting a stylish narrative. As outlined by the designer, the storyboard for this ERL Cruise collection goes like this: “The story takes place on the Sunset Strip in 1983. It’s about a group of vampires in Hollywood in the eighties. You know, all my collections are… It’s so bright and colorful. But with this one, I wanted to show a different side of Los Angeles: like, I’ve never really done anything with black before, so basically, the whole collection was super intense and black.
Titled “Hollywood Forever,” the series is a wearable set that tells the story of a young hopeful named Penny who takes a bus from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams, but ends up getting sucked. Entering a half-world of vampires. Over the course of the three films he followed her trajectory, Linnetz curated sequences that marked a grunge/rock-inflected teen take on Lost Boys meets Rebel Without a Cause.
Linnetz says his favorite pieces include a black tank top with the letters of the Hollywood sign squiggled by heat stamping: “I mean, it’s so simple and straightforward, but it’s also so perfect.” With a wetsuit, A monochromatic image of Marilyn Monroe as the Statue of Liberty, alongside Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, is featured on a broad-shouldered suit with structural details and an on-trend collar (plus tie, shirt, etc.). Elvis and others hand-customized the paint on the motorcycles, sometimes with checkered panels adding a rock ‘n’ roll feel.
uppercase letter actor or director Soon, Linnets said, some of the profession’s high-profile supporters will serve as role models for a movement he’s planning. An alpaca mohair sweater emblazoned with a Punisher-esque skull, “artisan” plaid shirts, crazy keychain straps, cuff necklaces and other jewelry by Tom Binns also appear in a collection, reports Linnetz , these are made in California. He concluded: “Obviously, I don’t go to therapy. It’s like I live through these things and remember my childhood and remember clips from the movies I loved: that’s how I see the world.
