BACK VIEW is Georgia's first visual capsule of aptitude and autonomy, deriving inspiration from Wally Neuzil, an Austrian sex worker who worked as a model for Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.

The numerous story lines of Wally's life - classism, obsession, betrayal and service, all in the eye of a societal and geopolitical storm - inspired this collection.

Pulling from her banded striped dresses, colorful sweaters, and oversized men's suits, we sought to create a 'portrait' of the independent soul often as Egon Schiele's 'shadow'.

As the curator Diethard Leopold states, "She's not just a model. She looks back."

Here, she at last shines in her own light.

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VISUALS BY KATY SHAYNE