ERD “Aileen Wuornos” Portrait Jacquard Knit Sweater — Cream/Black
Cream heavyweight knit. Black jacquard intarsia, front. Black ribbed collar, cuffs, and hem. Black stripe trim on both sleeves.
Front: A large jacquard-knit portrait composition centered on the chest — woven directly into the fabric rather than printed, giving the image a pixelated, lo-fi quality inherent to the knit structure.
Text — arching above the portrait: AILEEN WUORNOS — in bold, slightly irregular black knit lettering, arching in a curved banner above the face. The letterforms have a hand-drawn or pixelated quality from the knit construction — slightly rough, not perfectly uniform.
Portrait: A large knitted face — a frontal or near-frontal portrait of Aileen Wuornos, the American serial killer executed in 2002, rendered in high-contrast black-on-cream jacquard. The face is simplified by the knit medium: dark hair framing the face, strong features, a direct or slightly downward gaze. The pixelation of the knit creates a screen-printed or bitmap quality — the image readable as a portrait but structurally composed of knit stitches. ERD has used Wuornos as a recurring reference figure — a woman condemned by a system that failed her, recontextualized as a subject of mourning, rage, or solidarity.
Sleeves: Two horizontal black knit stripes on each sleeve — positioned at the upper arm, running parallel around the circumference. Varsity or athletic in reference, functioning as the garment’s secondary graphic element.
Back: Plain cream knit — no intarsia or print. The back view shows the black collar, sleeve stripes, and ribbed hem cleanly.
Construction details — size guide (CM):
- M: shoulder 73 / chest 126 / length 69 / sleeve 55
- L: shoulder 75 / chest 130 / length 70 / sleeve 56
- XL: shoulder 77 / chest 134 / length 71 / sleeve 57
Cream heavyweight cashmere-blend knit. Oversized/boxy fit. Mock neck or crew neck with black ribbed collar. Long sleeve. Black ribbed cuffs and hem.
- Cream heavyweight cashmere-blend knit
- Front: AILEEN WUORNOS — arched black jacquard lettering above portrait
- Front: large knit portrait of Aileen Wuornos — high-contrast black-on-cream intarsia
- Sleeves: two horizontal black knit stripes — upper arm, both sides
- Back: plain cream, no intarsia
- Black ribbed collar, cuffs, and hem
- Oversized/boxy fit
- Available in sizes S, M, L, XL
Size Shoulder Chest Length Sleeve Length S 23.6" 49.6" 26.0" 23.2" M 24.0" 51.2" 26.4" 23.6" L 24.8" 52.8" 27.2" 24.0" XL 25.2" 54.3" 27.6" 24.4"