“I quilted on things that were important to me, from my dad’s bathrobe to my boxers,” he explains. After finding an antique quilt at a thrift store, Linnetz decided to use it as a base for the Met piece, working in pieces of personal resonance into the look. The design played with the quilting tradition of building on the existing.
Rocky's look was like nothing else on the Met's carpet with a custom silk taffeta tuxedo based on ERL’s last collection layered beneath a wearable quilt. I think (our visions) are parallel in such similar ways so it just went without saying.” “We went to his studio in California, we pulled up, called it a vibe. “I love Eli’s aesthetic and what he does with his collections I’m a big fan of the brand,” says Rocky. “And the result is incredibly unexpected.”įor Rocky, Linnetz was a natural choice, and their collaboration felt organic from day one.
“He gave me a lot of freedom in terms of what I wanted to create,” he says. “I connected with him, and when it was over, I said ‘I would love to create something for you for The Met.’ It wasn’t on the table it grew out of that.” Soon Linnetz began sketching out ideas. “We spent a few hours just sitting and discussing life in America,” says Linnetz. Based in Venice Beach, California, ERL’s serene headquarters are the opposite of your typical fashion brand office, and their meeting was appropriately low-key. Linnetz was introduced to Rocky after receiving a message from his stylist, Matthew Henson, about a potential studio visit. “There’s an intense narrative to this piece, it’s beautiful on the outside, inside it represents a world of memories,” shared Linnetz on the phone from California. Their multi-faceted place in the nation’s history was part of what drew ERL designer Eli Russell Linnetz to the concept. Since colonial times, the handcraft has been an integral part of the American experience, and quilts have served as historical documents, family keepsakes, and contemporary art. There were plenty of exciting looks on the Met Gala’s red carpet, but none captured the spirit of “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” theme quite like ASAP Rocky’s custom ERL quilt.
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