ELLIS JAZ IS A KNITWEAR DESIGNER AND PHOTOGRAPHER LIVING AND WORKING IN LONDON. HER WORK OPERATES IN THE INTERSECTION OF CRAFT, DESIGN AND EROTICA. MAKING CLOTHING THAT DECONSTRUCTS THE COMPOSITION OF THE BODY, INCORPORATING HIGH STRETCH KNITS WITH EMBROIDERY LIKE DETAILS. INFLUENCED BY AN UNDYING LOVE OF, AND FASCINATION WITH, FEMME EROTICA. WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY, FEMININITY AND DESIRE.

EACH PIECE OF KNITWEAR IS HANDMADE BY ELLIS JAZ HERSELF ON VINTAGE MANUAL KNITTING MACHINES, WITH EACH PANEL OF KNITTING TAKING AROUND HALF A DAY TO A FULL DAY TO CREATE, THE WORKS ARE GREAT LABOURS OF LOVE.

AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART IN 2019 WITH AN MA IN FASHION KNITWEAR, ELLIS FOUNDED HER EPONYMOUS LABEL IN 2020.