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.)

Where is the time going?!

Hello, end of March?!?! I can't believe how fast these past few months have gone. Although I'm a lunatic getting ready for this fashion show, I'm absolutely in love with the weather. All I want to do is lay in a park in the sun. Sadly, not gonna happen. I've been working really hard on my final thesis (fashion show) that is taking place the end of May, and I just wanted to say that I will be updating about that more often (it's getting exciiiitiiiing). 


I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but there are only 4 other girls in my class. We want to show as much as we can, so instead of designing the mandatory 3 looks, we're all doing 5-7 looks. We also have an amazing group of professors who have helped get fabric sponsors and a location! Instead of feeling like we're having a "student exhibit", we've been given the opportunity to have an actual fashion show for our first collections. I could talk about this forever, but just one last thing :) I'm taking a printing class in Como, Italy, and it's the most amazing experience of my life. For this collection (which I've been calling "Crunch"), I have designed my own prints which are in the process of being printed. Almost all of my fabrics are original designs. Can't wait!


Here are some pictures from Milano Carnival to satisfy your Exploratory craving...

Check it.

Duomo was paaaacked

Really? An umbrella?

Fondazione Antonio Ratti Library

Last Friday, the whole crew and I took a class trip out to Como. We went to the Fondazione Antonio Ratti Library, which is a textile library. It was amazing- really beautiful fabrics. I saw a textile that is 1 of 2 ever made (from the late 1800s)! Thank goodness I didn't miss the train!

...Check it

"Meandering" (The S shaped silver lines)

 The chair cushion (I couldn't help myself)

 Credit: Kaiya

 "Perverted": Taking a picture of the wrong side of the fabric

This picture does not do justice! So intricate; this is 1 fabric of 2 that have ever been produced in this design.

If this interests you at all, you can check out the website- the entire collection is available:

http://www.fondazioneratti.org/page/34/Museo-del-tessuto