Embodying Impression

Stylist Karalyn Hosier draws inspiration from photographs by artist Elisa Decker, translating abstraction into living forms of dress on Elisa herself in an exchange between stylist and artist.

Stylist KARALYN HOSIER
Photographer JAKE WEBBER

Left: Elisa Decker, Orange Peel, 2015. Right: Elisa Decker wears custom Maria Gross hat, Alessia Aucoin coat.

Left: Elisa Decker, Bird Wave, 2007. Right: Elisa wears stylist’s own necklace, custom Quinnlan Reynolds dress, stylist’s own tights, Loulou Studio shoes.

Left: Elisa wears custom Jillian Hosier crown, Arianna Martin top, Emma Gonzalez Pini skirt, Loulou Studio shoes. Right: Elisa Decker, Biting Through, 2025.

Left: Elisa Decker, Too Hot to Handle, 2012. Right: Elisa Decker wears vintage hat, Lanvin earrings, Arianna Martin dress, stylist’s own ring, stylist’s own claw, stylist’s own socks, Louboutin shoes.

Left: Elisa Decker, Rust Apparition II, 2012. Right: Elisa wears Arianna Martin shall, Arianna Martin skirt, vintage rings, custom Jillian Hosier prop.

Left: Elisa wears Lanvin earrings, Jean Paul Gaultier sweater, Shriya Myneni skirt, her own ring, vintage boots. Right: Elisa Decker, Portals, Hampton-Bays, 2018.

Talent ELISA DECKER
Makeup Artist RIO KINOSHITA
Photographer Assistant KEVIN STERN
Stylist Assistant SAIGE BLACK
Special Thanks PADOVANO FAMILY

This story was first published in Issue 03: The Signature Issue in Spring 2026.