Elisa Messi is an Interdisciplinary Fashion Creative whose skills range from Fashion/Jewellery Design, Styling, Creative Direction & Surface Pattern Design. She collaborates with artists from different fields always looking for new synergies to enhance her work and seek new stimuli. Her collaborations range from music to photography to graphic design.
Elisa also recently co-founded a Fashion Film Productions collective called 1190 Productions which ideates and produces fashion shoots and short films. Their latest project, which is currently in post-production, is an Art-House Fashion film inspired by ancient myths, which was shot in the shore of lake Garda, Italy.
Projects credited in
- Dreamer of SeptemberWith a distinct and romantic appreciation of nature, Dreamer of September depicts a journey from late summer into the dark of winter, embracing and honouring the life force of each season. Creative Direction and Styling: Elisa Messi & Katharine Moss Photography: Daniel Housley Videography: Luke Annett Hair & Make-Up: Carolina Sforza Model: Giulia Broccatelli Composer: Flavio Carlotti Mix & Master: Jimmy Priest by Unreal Sound Studio Jewellery & Wetlook Dress designed by Elisa Messi Antiques &
- Forever BoundCurrently undergoing film festivals selections, in Forever Bound, we wanted to explore the theme of fate’s adversarial role in a relationship, how destiny, if you believe in such a thing, plays an important role in how our lives turn out. It’s an exciting challenge solving the puzzle of how we are able to communicate such a personal, and yet universally experienced, stage in life. Our aim is that through both action and costume we will be able to artistically portray the inception of a separatin
Work history
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Fashion Designer, Stylist and Surface Pattern DesignerFreelance
London, United KingdomFull Time
Fashion Design:
Researching trends and catwalks for inspiration.
Sketching 2D prototypes and potential designs on Adobe Illustrator.
Creating tech packs& liaising with manufacturers.
Styling:
Creative Direction & moodboard creation.
Liaising with PR companies and designers.
Choosing and coordinating outfits for models/actors on set.
Surface Pattern Design:
Researching reference images for inspiration.
Drawing and creating seamless patterns and illustrations to print on any surface.
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Founder and Creative DirectorElisa Messi
London, United KingdomFull Time
Materials research, design development and jewellery creation.
Business administration and marketing.
Liaising with Influencers and industry creatives.
Organization and creative direction of photo and video shoots.
Creating written and visual content for the social media handles and website.
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Skills
- Design
- Styling
- Set Styling
- Video Creation
- Photoshoot Assisting
- Photoshoot Styling
- Photoshoot Pre-production
- Video Editing
- Social Media Management
Education
BA (Hons) Fashion DesignThe University of East London
- London, United Kingdom