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.)

Berlin, where Jackii will become a starving artist and eventually die (happy)

Long story short, Berlin rules. The seniors (all 5 of us) took a 4-5 day trip to attend a few trade shows and fashion shows during Berlin Fashion Week. We went to Bread & Butter, which is my favorite trade show so far, as well as Premium and..an eco-show I can't remember the name of right now. We ended up having one of the last days free, which was realllly nice. I used it to check out the Dali museum and the Ramones museum! I also did a little bit of shopping- not too much because I left my wallet in a cab the first day- but the stores were really tiny & really cool.


P.S. I need to separate these because I have so many pictures. This is the first 2-3 days. I'll post the Ramones and Dali museums next. 

Check it

So, I like the weird stuff. Typewriter hat.

Kenny Random.

It was cold. I wore Moon Boots. Everywhere.

Ron Galella exhibit- I can't say I condone paparazzi so I wasn't sure about it. But another exhibit inside was VERY intense. I was really moved by the photographer's work: Gundula Schulze Eldowy.

Torino Trip... Finally!

Sorry this took me FOREVER, but it's been a busy week. THE LONG AWAITED PHOTOS OF (drumroll, please)... La Venaria Reale (the Palace) & the Moda in Italia exhibit (150 Anni di Eleganza) in Torino! The Palace is so amazing, I doubt I could capture it. The only thing that could've been better is they just re- did ALL of the gardens (acres and acres), so all the plants are young. In 10 years, it's going to be the most beautiful place in the entire world. 

 Started out reaaaal creepy

 Boom.

 Happy Holidays! Yeah, that's gelato.

An amazing landscape even so far.  (The gardens)

Sweet tree. Thanks to Yoshie for pointing this out!

Torino durante la sera- che bello!

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