Elle Gailey is a textile artist who works primarily with traditionally domestic, hand-crafted techniques. Her work mainly consists of hand knitting, quilting, beading, embroidery, and needle lace coupled with photographs and fabric prints.

 

Elle finds her work grounded in a yearning to capture, archive, and appreciate moments; both moments in time and visual moments in the textiles she makes. She finds her inspiration in the memories of people and places she loves, and is fascinated by the way that memories and feelings inevitably change over time.

 

Elle has a background in fine arts, having taken courses at the School of Visual Arts in New York before taking fashion design courses at Pratt, Central Saint Martins, and Parsons School of Design. Elle earned her BFA with Honors in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design in May of 2024 and showed four looks from her thesis collection "From 1419." at the 75th Annual Parsons Benefit Gala. She has been featured in Teen Vogue as part of Generation Next class of 2024 and her work has appeared on Vogue Runway, Not Just A Label, and the Parsons BFA Graduate Website.