Haus Alkire is the brainchild of Julie Haus and Jason Alkire. The two “strive to merge fashion with art”, as Julie Haus is a fashion designer and Jason Alkire is an artist and photographer. Their Fall 2012 presentation was Western-inspired, a Johnny Cash-laden soundtrack providing the backdrop to their collection. What was interesting about their patterns was that they were actually photographs made into mirror images on clothing, a unique combination I’m now convinced we don’t see often enough. Tree branches grasped onto torsos and flowers fell onto chests. Each time I found myself enjoying a particular pattern I was pleasantly surprised that it was indeed a pattern, but one made of actual photographs. Other highlights were cream woolen trousers and a black leather skirt cut into intricate shapes. Check out some more pieces here!
Elyssa Goodman
CMU
Elyssa Goodman likes words and pictures a lot. She is a Style Consultant at Her Campus, was previously the publication's first Style Editor, and has been with the magazine since its inception in 2009. Elyssa graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied Professional Writing, Creative Writing, and Photography. As an undergraduate, she founded and was the editor-in-chief of The Cut, Carnegie Mellon's Music Magazine. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elyssa now lives and works in New York City as Miss Manhattan, a freelance writer, photographer, stylist and social media consultant. Her work has appeared in Vice, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, Glamour, The New Yorker, Artforum, Bust, Bullett, Time Out New York, Nerve.com, and many other publications across the globe. Elyssa is also the photographer of the book "Awkwafina's NYC," written by Nora "Awkwafina" Lum. She loves New York punk circa 1973, old-school photobooths, macaroni and cheese, and Marilyn Monroe. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @MissManhattanNY.