Born in The Mountains, Living in a City

Born in The Mountains, Living in a City

ELISABETH IS FASCINATED BY LOCAL MYTHS AND TRIBAL RITUALS PRACTICED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF HER NATIVE COUNTRY, AUSTRIA. OFFERING HER OWN TAKE ON THESE RITUALS, SHE IS INSPIRED BY HER HERITAGE AND ITS SIMILARITIES WITH OTHER ANCIENT CULTURES AND BELIEFS. THIS CREATIVE PROCESS RESULTS IN AN WHOLELY CONTEMPORARY WARDROBE. THE COLLECTION COMBINES COUTURE CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH SKI GEAR, INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL AUSTRIAN FABRICS AND DEERSKIN FROM HER GRANDFATHER’S TANNERY. BEYOND THE EXPLORATION OF HER OWN ROOTS, ELISABETH SEEKS TO REAWAKEN THE FORGOTTEN ESSENCE OF SHARED PRACTICES OF HUMANITY.