ERL‘s twelfth collection unfolds like a fever dream of California adolescence gone wrong. “Poison Ivy” tells the story of a transfer student’s dangerous fixation with his school’s golden boy, a tale of envy, privilege, and the quiet violence lurking beneath polished surfaces. Designer Eli Russell Linnetz translates this dark coming-of-age fable into clothing that feels both effortless and unsettling.

The clothes move between worlds: unlined suit jackets drape over nylon swim shorts, wide-leg trousers meet elevated knitwear. Everything appears relaxed, almost careless, until you notice the precision in the cuts, the tension in the proportions. A dusty palette of sand, khaki, and taupe gets interrupted by faded purples and jades, colors that look bleached by the sun, like memories half-remembered.

Fabric choices deepen the narrative. Donegal linens, heather pique polos, and baroque floral prints layered over tattersall plaids suggest a wardrobe caught between tradition and rebellion. Even the denim feels haunted, its washes echoing some long-gone era. Short swim trunks and cutoff khakis push the collection toward something reckless, while the tailoring (always slightly undone) hints at the cracks in Ivy’s carefully constructed facade.

Check out the collection below: