[5] He credits The Secret Garden, Scott Gustafson’s illustrations for Peter Pan, and playing with Barbie dolls as childhood, creative influences.
[7][8] He completed his BFA in Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and interned for Diane von Fürstenberg and Walt Disney Imagineering.
[19] The work of contemporary art, titled The Golden Book Gown, received widespread attention for its design and innovative use of material.
[21] In 2014, Novelline made a dress from the pages of recycled graphic novels for Maisie Williams that she wore as a guest judge for Bookbarn International's Out of Print Fashion Show.
[5] In recognition of the Supreme Court's decision to recognize marriage equality in all 50 states, he created a commemorative art doll from an upcycled Barbie.
[34][35][36] Dutch influencer Rose Nora Anna danced to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl in a TikTok wearing a replica dress by Novelline of Princess Diana's blue Catherine Walker gown originally worn to the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
[39][40] Novelline's Golden Book Gown was displayed at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library[41] and was the centerpiece of an exhibit at the Drift Contemporary Art Gallery in 2013.