From the Archives: Project Runway's Elisa Jimenez

You may recognize her as the Project Runway contestant known for regularly dropping the word “polymorphic,” spitting on her fabric, and generally being portrayed as the “out there” one… but to us PAPER peeps, Elisa Jimenez is a super-talented designer who has been a member of the PAPER family for over a decade. We took a little trip down PAPER archive lane to bring you some Elisa Jimenez nuggets from years past -- a piece from when she was a Beautiful Person back in 2001 (and described by Mickey Boardman as “the kind of person who speaks rhapsodically about 'the golden mean of humanity' and other deep concepts seemingly foreign to the rag trade”) and PAPERMAG coverage of her various fashion shows.

*Elisa Jimenez as a Beautiful Person
*Elisa Jimenez Spring '05 Fashion Show
*Elisa Jimenez Spring '03 Fashion Show

Eliza (center) flanked by Karen Kimmel and Jacqui Millar, as a PAPER BP back in 2001

A twisty look from Elisa's Spring 2005 fashion show