Eleanor’s 2023 Collection: A Love Letter Written in Style

Defying the orthodox with an air of confidence and a touch of mystery, Eleanor's creative champions thrive because of their winning artistry and revolutionary vision. This line, inspired by Dark Academia's union of scholarship and elegance, is for the refined, educated badasses who challenge the norm with timeless style. This year, Eleanor invites you to revel in the meeting of classic beauty and bold originality.

As we guide you through this passionately designed collection, imagine you are surrounded by the ivy-laced brick and towering marble columns of university grounds. These spiraling iron gates creak open for only those erudite badasses whose artistic visionary wreaks havoc on the status quo. 

Welcome to Eleanor University. 

Stone walkways weave through the lush greenery of campus, a whimsical, ashy path that contrasts the popping color of your Champions of Creativity socks.

Decidedly pink and neatly crew cut, these socks add a splash of vivacity to any outfit. Whether you pair them with a sporty AF1 or a smart Italian loafer, the bright hue and vintage stripe elevate every look. 

Today you tucked the firework of pink into gleaming loafers with your favorite shirt. 

This rugby polo’s pristine marriage of pink and green stripes create an audacious glamor befitting a magazine cover. The crisp white collar offers neat preppiness–a collegiate neck balanced by the breezy, oversized fit. This prized jersey is sown in the fabric of victors, and its curling design celebrates this triumph. Suitably, this polo also seems to carry with it a glimmer of favorable luck. 

Perhaps that’s how you stride into the dim candlelight and stark chalkboard walls of class just in time. You take the seat by your best mate. You’d recognize the signature silk scarf around her neck anywhere.

This scarf is so glossy it’s iridescent under the candlelight. The deep and bright green plaid is braided with a whisper of pink line, trimmed with a bold pink frame that sings its ELEANOR UNIVERSITY lettering. Your close companion’s silk scarf is a fashion signature you’ve borrowed once or twice. The soft silky tie never fails to add a classic, romantic charm. 

At this fine academy, you’re notetaking ready at all times. Your gorgeous teal journal is the perfect treasure chest for your diary entries, musings, poetry, love letters. Your fingers fall over the careful engraving of the beautiful cover. In gentle swirls, the writing embossed on the back whispers a beautiful quote, “Life is an adventure, darling, or at least that’s what most people say.”  

You know this stationary like the back of your hand. And yet, when you crack your journal open, a scrawl of unfamiliar cursive, a note in someone else’s hand, takes you by surprise: 

The Clocktower - Midnight.

The revelation sends a shiver down your spine. You warm your goosebumped shoulders with the victorious hug of your varsity jacket.

This dashing letterman is a map of lovingly sewn detail. Your eyes dance over the classic knit collar, catch on the dazzling teal #44 patch, graze the primly fine Eleanor University embroidery, admire the glossy color burst of the buttons. In a grand finale, you step back to take in the powerful lettering of the back–a bold declaration of victory. What a jacket! 

After class, you beeline for the library. Wandering down the labyrinthine shelves, you search the dimly lit stacks for a sultry romance or thrilling mystery novel. 

When you pull Pride and Prejudice from the shelf, the vacancy behind the novel reveals a pair of eyes opposite you through the stacks. But your eyes aren’t drawn to the watchful countenance, but the bold flair of the hot pink beanie above them.

There's something effortlessly cool about this vibrant accessory. It evokes both a lavish ski resort luxury and a stylish skate park edge. Admiring the careful stitching of its regal emblem, the Eleanor logo makes this beanie its own, chic take on a crown. 

The eyes say nothing, and dart away. You check out a literary mountain and head back to your room, preparing for a cozy evening with candles, music, a change of clothes.

Comfortable doesn’t mean drab, darling. Your Eleanor University sweatsuit creates the ultimate vision of athleisure couture. And, however glamorous, this soft set also feels like wearing a cloud. Scholars need the perfect stylish attire for when a long night of studies or mystery solving lies ahead. 

Chic and snug, you curl up by your crackling fireplace, tearing through your book. But as the clock hand inches towards midnight, the memory of the mysterious invitation scribbled in your journal tugs at you.  

You decide to go to the clocktower and see why someone left you that note. You sling your fanny pack across your chest, tucking your journal, a pen and a flashlight away. Embarking on a potentially hazardous expedition should be done with preparation and style. 

Whenever curiosity crashes over you, the hot pink and subtle lettering of this trusted bag seems to wink at you, egging on ambition. Such convenient storage is a wonderfully horrible influence, only exacerbating the ease with which you answer the call to adventure. This fanny pack has been the perfect companion for every tumultuous expedition, guarding your most treasured items. 

You retrieve your flashlight from this pack when you enter the velvet night that pools in the clocktower. 

Only the yellow circle of light illuminates your climb of the spiral staircase. The old wood of the nook at the top creaks under your steps. Then, ensnared by the reverberation of the chiming midnight bells, you search the clanging tower for an answer to your investigation. 

Your flashlight reveals your only accompaniment in the clocktower: a beautifully wax sealed envelope. Your dare to open the beckoning parchment…