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?

Winter, winter go away.

I know I'll get senioritis (if I don't have it already) as soon as it gets nice out, but I'm really done with the cold. Not that I want to retire my moon boots just yet, but I'm really sick today, and cranky at the winter. Thought I had nothing to post, but found some images from before my dear friends left for Parigi. There are some pictures to prove I can make a fire, and also that I AM getting my Vit-C. 

Check it.

Jinjoo making the Korean sush'.

 Binna and the seaweed

 

After they made this rice, Binna made tea out of the burnt rice stuck to the pot. Probably the most delicious thing I've ever had

Gli ingredienti

Orange meets blood orange and has a baby. This is that baby!

 Also, I think these are the 2nd coolest shoes I've ever owned 

(I used to have a pair of black glitter patent leather boots. Can't top that.)

Free At Last

I am free at last from the chains of 7th semester work (only to be imprisoned once more in 2 weeks. The dreaded 8th semester!!!) 

I'm only being a tiny bit dramatic, & I'm not even dreading starting class again- just really happy to have a little time off. Actually, this whole semester will be dedicated to my final collection which I haven't talked about all that much in this blog, but it's inspired by insects. Enough about me! I have so many pictures that need to go up here. I got back from Berlin yesterday, & have some really sweet images, but I'm a little backlogged. SO! You're gonna have to wait for those bad boys. Here's the catch up from before I left for Germany: 

Check it

 We all went out last last weekend for Isadora's b-day

We all know my dream is actually food photography

I come home from one of the busiest days Isadora & I have had all year, and she is standing in the kitchen making these little savory pastries. So amazing.

 

The finished product!

Next up: Berlin

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

I'll take a kilo of onions, please.

So, there are these really great markets every weekend in Milan, and one of them is a vegetable market. You already know that I'm not exactly a cook, so I can't say I have any idea what to buy when I go to a supermarket- let alone a fresh fruit/veggie market. In a foreign country. Needless to say, I went home with a 1/2 kilo of onions last weekend. (I know, I didn't think that sounded like a lot, either!) It is absolutely way too many frickin' onions, and I still am eating them. So! To continue my pancake craze, I decided to

make onion pancakes. Surprisingly, they were delicious! 

 ...Check it

Ohh, baby. Look at that steam.

I'm pretty sure this is the 1st bottle of wine I've ever opened

Ok, so I didn't cook these because I don't like mushrooms. But, don't these look amazing?! They're so fresh, they're still stuck together! (And covered in dirt! Yum!)

Teach me how to knit, teach me teach me how to knit

I attended my first ever Knit Night yesterday, which happens to be (conveniently) at my house! Beer, pizza, cookies, tea, knitting. And a little bit of DJ Kaiya. So, against my better judgement, I've learned how to knit... as if I needed another hobby. I also have a very tight schedule this week, as we are learning a coordinated dance to (Korea's best boy band) 2PM's "Hands Up". Check it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrB2KBZws4&ob=av2e

Giorno del Ringraziamento

Happy Thanksgiving!

Buon Ringraziamento!

  

 

The chow: stuffed shells with meat sauce (Isadora) 

& fried eggplant (me) 

 The dessert: ...Guess!

 How I feel before I fall into a food coma.. excellent.

Miss everyone <3