Baby Come Back

I'm bringin' The Exploratory back! It's been over a year, and I thought I didn't really want to keep a blog, but I'm reconsidering. 

recap

+ Moved home (New York) from Amsterdam

+ Went to a lot of concerts

+ Started a luxury eco-friendly women's clothing line called Indigo Apparel with my friend, Laura Mae

+ Launched a Kickstarter for it (there's about a week left)

Stay tuned for:

+ Went to Arizona!
+ Started making custom party wear/leggings for friends (photos another time!)

And that's about it! Oh, home life.....Check it

Saw these kids <3

Look at this concert crew

All of these lovely eco-fashions are designed by Indigo Apparel, 
and are available on our Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackii/indigo-apparel-high-fashion-meets-sustainability

LIKE us on Facebook! 

https://www.facebook.com/IndigoApparelLLC

100% Vegan, hand dyed, bamboo leggings. The softest fabric! 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackii/indigo-apparel-high-fashion-meets-sustainability

Look into my eye. You are getting veeeeery sleepy. When I snap my fingers you will stand up and shout, "I love the environment! I love Indigo Apparel!" 

All 100% vegan, hand dyed, bamboo leggings. Bamboo is a great fabric because it is antibiotic and antimicrobial. It naturally does not require the use of harmful (or any) pesticides to grow! 

Even our packaging is eco-friendly!



The fashion industry is one of the world's leading polluters. Our fast-fashion habits lead to unsafe drinking water and unfair working conditions. We are working every day to limit our carbon footprint, use only non-toxic dyes, vegan materials, and safe labor practices. 

Only 5 days left in our campaign!

Help support a project that can make a difference. Share it with your friends!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackii/indigo-apparel-high-fashion-meets-sustainability



:) 

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana!

September was nice and busy! First came my personal website launch (my portfolio), which I made myself on Wix.com- really easy to use if you need an online portfolio or website. There are  a million templates, and most of them are actually cool. 

This is my website: www.jackiiramis.wix.com/design
It lists upcoming events, exhibitions, there is a store, blah blah blah.

More recently I launched part of my collection on Muuse.com! There are 6 pieces from the "Crunch" collection, that are available for sale, tailor made to fit your measurements. All pieces are made by tailors in Copenhagen, Denmark. Pieces start at 2,000 Euro. Follow me on Muuse! http://www.muuse.com/#!collections/110-crunch-by-jacqueline-ramis

In honor of the launch, I have put up some (cheap!) items for sale on my website. Scarves, prints, purses... Check the shop on my wix website. 

Here are some other blog posts from Muuse.com about Crunch & the FIT Milan program. 

Check it...

http://blog.muuse.com/new-yorkers-in-milan?fb_ref=wp 

http://blog.muuse.com/crunch-by-jacqueline-ramis

Cállate La Boca! pt. 1

I've been to the best city...

b a r c e l o n a

I think I'd like to visit once a year for the rest of my life. This was the 2nd trip my dad and I took last month while he was here visiting- it was so much fun. Maybe I was a bit snap happy..  

my digital camera stopped working, so I'm missing the photos we took with a disposable camera. (Yup. The one's you have to wind. We're bringin' it back.) We took one of those Hop On Hop Off buses, and walked pretty much the entire city in 3 days. It was awesome! 

This is part 1 in a barcelona series (way too many pictures for one day). I'll do a separate Gaudi post with the pictures from the Sagrada Familia and Park Güell. Soooo, these are the general pictures from around the city. Random buildings- super cool architecture and surface design-, aerial views of the city from a cable car, and some other adventures.

I have to warn you, toward the end of the photos, some of the pictures of the Market of la Boqueria are not for the faint of heart. This market was unbelievable. It's located on the main street, La Rambla, and there is every type of fresh fruit, juice, and the food is delicious! 

Check  it.

The pier

Cable car ride!

On our way there 

When you get out of the cable car, 

you are left off in this beautiful garden

And back

Fountain photos!!!

My dad: Why is this place called Obama?

Promoter: Everybody likes Obama!

Dad: British Africa?

Promoter: Marketing purposes. 

Twins

 

Birds for sale at the market.

I wanted to buy them and set them free

 

Guadi building #358

The absolute best juice in the world.

Here start the market pictures-

You're warned!!!

Market of la Boqueria

In case you don't know what this is, 

here is a picture of the adorable bunny you're about to eat

Delicious

Finally.. CRUNCH! The runway collection.

F.I.T. Graduate collections showed last Tuesday in Milano, Italy! Our show was called "Armonie", and was a collaborative fashion show and concert (with Conservatorio di Milano students who played live). There were 5 mini collections shown (mine included)- 1 children's and 4 womenswear. This is an unedited video of "Crunch", my womenswear collection inspired by insects. For those of you who don't know about my collection already, it consists of many graphic prints which I have designed and had printed on fabric (inspired by the beautiful insect photography of mermet gilles). I wanted to design everything about the collection, fabric included. 

Highlights: Original prints, embroidery (back of the sheer bodysuit), soleil pleating

This is what I've spent my last 6 months of school working on. 

Now what?!?!?! 

...Check it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDDep0vqLoc

(My collection! Enjoy.)

Hail the Size of Golf Balls

Ok, so it's only hail the size of pencil erasers. NEVERTHELESS, a perfect day to update a blog. It's been a long time! A few notable events have occurred this past month. 

Recap: 

1. My birthday! (April 5. Was in Amsterdam.)

2. My birthday dessert party (in Italy)

3. Cooked some delicious food

4. Made a project page for my thesis collection (insect inspired women's clothing) on Kickstarter- Successfully funded!

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My birthday & dessert party were equally as sweet! As for the delicious food, I made "Zucchini- Parmesan Squares". I didn't make them in squares, though. I made them in mini dishes (like appetizers).. pictures below! If you're interested, the recipe:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Zucchini-Parmesan-Squares-1334

Also made banana fritters, but I'll save those for next time.

More importantly:

Thank you to Laura Paxton & the 35 other friends and family who backed my Kickstarter project.

125% funded, baby!

Next steps of mine: 

A. Finish collection (8 looks)

B. Fullfil Kickstarter rewards!

Next steps of yours: 

A. Check out Laura's website: www.oberlinrocks.com

(You'll be glad you did)

B. Look at some April pictures... Check it

 My favorite photographer

Tourist 

Glamour shots by Deb Frankie

 Dessert party!

 Kaiiiii-YA

Zucchini-Parm joy.

Another original print!

Next Up: Lago di Garda, collection progress, & banana fritters.