#101: Elle
We're joined by JHB-based model & stylist, Elle, who tells us more about spicyyy ramen, baggy jeans, Black surrealist painters, Amarae & Tyla, and more.
Elle is a Johannesburg-based model & stylist. They’re a Creative visionary in fashion and conceptual art, featured in a mix of editorial and creative work.
We welcome Elle to The FRM Newsletter to share what she’s been into recently!
👢👖 Fashion
My style is instinctual—somewhere between softness and edge, emotion and silhouette. I dress the way I feel, not the way I’m told to. I love to have vintage pieces in my wardrobe as I am very drawn to the 2000s style. You can never go wrong with a pair of baggy jeans.
🎧😽 Music
My soundscape shifts with my mood, think alt-R&B, Rap, Neo soul experimental pop, and nostalgic soul. Always a soundtrack playing but if Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat or even Amarae aren’t in your playlists, what are you even doing w your life. Also have grown to like Tyla recently.
🎨 Art
Art is energy. I’m drawn to Black surrealist painters, album cover art, fashion campaign visuals, anything layered and bold. I always stay up to date with the latest fashion shows as part of inspo and manifestation.
🎬💄 Film
I love films that feel like fashion editorials, Euphoria, Bones and All, Gia, and Moonlight live rent-free in my head. I’m obsessed with cinematic storytelling, especially when it merges with identity and intimacy.
📚🧠 Books
I revisit ‘Mind power’ by John Kehoe often. ‘Mind Power’ by James Borg is a practical, mindset focused guide to help you take control of your internal world, your thoughts, emotions, and influence, with simple tools and exercises to steer toward confidence, clarity, and effectiveness. A great way to unlock your mind and change your perspective on life. Great read for self transformation purposes!
🍗❤️🔥 Food
Spiccyyyyyyy always. I love a good spicy ramen, street food, and comforting meals that remind me of home. Food is memory for me. But you can never go wrong with wings, especially dunked.
☘️ Life gems I hold onto:
— Be felt, not just seen
— Romanticize the smallest moments
— Take up space in the softest way
— You are the reference