tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12593121846266180732024-03-14T05:57:06.346-04:00☀ ♥ ✎ ✈♫ ♻ ☆ zaidibirindilindilindilandia ☆ ♻ ♫ ✈✎♥ ☀Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-74025995217772650982012-05-11T14:48:00.001-04:002012-05-11T14:51:57.250-04:00collecting fabric scraps: AGAIN!<div style="text-align: center;">
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YES, SCRAPS collection time!</div>
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You may be familiar with my hand-spun scrap fabric yarn, which I used to knit some of the pieces for the CALAFURIA collection I showed at The Green Fashion Competition in Amsterdam last January.</div>
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I collected fabric scraps from designer friends, the Textile Arts Center, and just from my own leftovers. However, most of those have now been re-cycled and turned into something new, so ITS TIME FOR ME TO COLLECT MORE.</div>
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If you are a designer and have fabric scraps you want to get rid of, if you are a recent or to-be graduate and your locker is FULL, if you are moving, or just have too much fabric you can't/wont use... then I'd be happy to give it a new life.</div>
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If you'd like to "donate" please <a href="mailto:zagb@msn.com" target="_blank">email me</a>. </div>
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I can come pick it up (NYC area).</div>
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THANK YOU!</div>
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Back in February (right after <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/green-fashion-competition-runway.html" target="_blank">TGFC</a>) I helped and lent my pieces to the lovely Melanie Guardino from <a href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/default.asp" target="_blank">Mellina+Co</a> for a<a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-collaborations-with-old-friends.html" target="_blank"> photo-shoot. </a>The pieces (from the CALAFURIA collection) were to be used as a complimentary element to her line of BIJOUX!<br />
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We had so much fun shooting together at Rex Café in Florence, and really got some nice shots!<br />
So much so that she is using one of them on her website/web-shop's HOMEPAGE!!!<br />
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woot-woot for collaborations! </div>
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THANKS MELANIE for the support!</div>
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GUESS WHAT???</div>
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Some of my pieces are featured in <a href="http://www.vnbmagazine.com/" target="_blank">VNB Magazine's</a> <a href="http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1wjkt/VNBMAGAZINEquotTheSe/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffree.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F514110%2FVNB-MAGAZINE--The-Sexy-Issue-" target="_blank">APRIL issue/ <b><i>The Sexy Issue</i></b></a>!</div>
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VERY EXCITING; this is the first time my clothes have been photographed and published in a fashion/beauty/lifestyle magazine!</div>
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Back in March, I met the lovely <a href="https://www.facebook.com/onzefashion/info" target="_blank">Kelana Derow</a>, who was going to be one of the featured models for <a href="http://www.vnbmagazine.com/" target="_blank">VNB Magazine's</a> APRIL issue. She reached out to me asking if I'd be interested in lending her some of my pieces for the shoot. I agreed, and actually went to the photo-shoot. That is where I met LE QUAN, the Founding Editor-In-Chief of VNB.<br />
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Le's Studio+Home/The magazine's headquarters are in Brooklyn, NY. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/onzefashion/info" target="_blank">Kelana</a> (the model) Rosemarie Bundy (MUA), "J" (Stylist) and Le were such a wonderful team. It was very inspiring to meet people who are so passionate about what they are doing and willing to help others out.<br />
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You can see the FULL online version of the APRIL/<i><b>The Sexy Issue</b></i> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1wjkt/VNBMAGAZINEquotTheSe/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffree.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F514110%2FVNB-MAGAZINE--The-Sexy-Issue-" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div>
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I asked Le to send over some information about him and the magazine and here is what he had to say:<br /><b>What is VNB Magazine all about? What does it contain?</b><br />
"VNB magazine is the first and only Asian fashion magazine that is
devoted to discover and celebrate beauty. Our editorial covers multiple
works of up-and-coming models, photographers, make-up artist, and fashion designers that
want to reveal glamour, exquisiteness, style and splendor to
the world."<br />
<br /><b>What led you to start this publication?</b><br />"I started VNB Magazine because I believe everything is possible and that hard work pays off. After 5 years of experience as photographer, I had worked with many
talented people and did not see many of them being featured or properly
rewarded. I wanted to create a platform that featured those talented people that hadn't
been discovered before and brought them out to the public eye.<br />
<br />Since I will not live forever I wanted to create something that could last for a long period of time. So, I took the risk! I know I won't regret it when I look back 10 years from now."<br /><br /><b>How does your background as a photographer translate into you creating your very own magazine?</b><br />"My background as a photographer heps me shoot for whichever theme I want without needing to rely on others. It also helps me to deal with the models, makeup artists, and other collaborators. It gives me the courage to try new ideas and execute my concept."<br /><br /><b>What are your plans for the magazine?</b><br />
"In 5 years from now, I would like to publish 50000 copies of the magazine and have it distributed to all states in America."<br />
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I played around with some of the colors here... hope Le doesn't mind! </div>
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KELANA wearing the "mossformations+cutouts_tunic"</div>
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KELANA wearing the "root-ed_dress"</div>
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KELANA wearing the "CEMENTATION_dress" (with and w/o the hood!) </div>
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KELANA wearing the "TAFONI_jacket" <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-12173428680032982612012-04-26T15:38:00.001-04:002012-04-26T15:41:42.712-04:00ZAGB x QC: Competing Creatively<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a "recent" conversation with my friend Rosa Ng from <a href="http://www.underqc.com/" target="_blank"><b>QualityControl</b></a> <span style="font-size: small;">I told her about how important
the competitions I've participated in have been. They've given me A LOT
of exposure (which has brought other opportunities) but also (and I
think most importantly) encouraged me and given me the confidence to go
out there and keep working on my art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later on she emailed asking </span>if I'd be interested in writing a little something for <a href="http://www.underqc.com/" target="_blank">QC</a> sharing my experiences with the various competitions (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://zagb.blogspot.com/2011/07/mittelmoda2011appuntidaunafinalista.html" target="_blank">Mittelmoda</a> & <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/green-fashion-competition-runway.html" target="_blank">TGFC</a>) as she thought students would love to hear about them<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b>I didn't have to think about it twice; I <b>LOVE</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>, LOVE, LOVE </b>everything about <a href="http://www.underqc.com/" target="_blank">QC:</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1)Because it is a wonderful community/industry-building initiative. I am so proud of Rosa and Tiffany for coming up with this idea and keeping it going!</span></div>
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read and share about your internship experiences while streamlining the
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<span style="font-size: small;">a <b style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/category/t-o-o-l-s/" target="_blank">TOOL</a></b> to provide easy-access tutorials, templates, and guides relevant to daily tasks in the fashion industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">a <b><a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/" target="_blank">RESOURCE</a> </b>for those interested in the fashion industry and those who have a sense of entitlement to knowledge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> an </span><b style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.underqc.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">INSPIRATION</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>for your mood, archive, and portfolio.</span><br />
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2) Because I would've loved to have someone share some insightful information about the competitions when I was thinking about applying to them. Plus, I want to spread awareness about all the great opportunities that are out there and encourage more students/recent-graduates to take advantage of them!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/2012/04/20/qc-id-competing-creatively/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to see the FULL article!</b></div>
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On MARCH 7th my thesis collection "MANIFESTO_of_creativemoulding+criticalweathering" was launched on <b>www.MUUSE.com!</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.muuse.com/">MUUSE </a>is an online platform that supports emerging designers by selling limited edition pieces -made to order- of our collections. <br />
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I am super excited for this, <b>as it is the first time my pieces are up for sale</b>, and the <a href="http://www.muuse.com/">MUUSE</a> team has a nice following that will help my work be recognized by a broader audience. Plus, it is wonderful to be considered part of a project that has so many talented designers. <br />
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<a href="http://blog.muuse.com/zaida-adriana-goveo-balmaseda-manifesto">CLICK here</a> to see the communication they sent to announce the launch. I'd love to hear your comments (feedback always teaches us something) and would love it if you shared this with people that could be interested in shopping for one of my pieces!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.muuse.com/#%21designers/73-zaida-adriana-goveo-balmaseda">CLICK here</a> to go to my "designer" page on MUUSE! </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.muuse.com/#%21collections/74-manifesto-by-zaida-goveo-balmaseda">CLICK here</a> to go to my MANIFESTO page on MUUSE!</b></div>
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I have to take this opportunity to thank <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/post-about-michael-butterfin.html">Michael Butterfin</a> + <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/search/label/jordan%20cortese">Jordan Cortese</a> for the beautiful photography, Mallory Matoush for being my earthy-woodsy-mossy nymph/goddess and to my sister Ileana for helping out at the photoshoot!<br />
You can see the FULL LOOKBOOK here:<br />
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My wish to make the updates to this blog (and my website) a part of my regular activities is still far from being fulfilled; especially while living in this relentless city. However, I have loads of news for you and I hope you are ready and excited to read about them!</div>
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MARCH was a BIG month for me!</div>
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<li>I had a B-DAY</li>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Torta de Santiago @ TIAPOL!</td></tr>
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<li>Started setting up my temporary studio UPSTATE NY </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">working on a knitted swatch with my recycled fiber handspun yarn!</td></tr>
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<li>My collection was <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-collection-on-muuse.html">launched on MUUSE</a>, and I am now one of their featured designers!</li>
<li>My clothes were used on photo-shoot for <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/04/featured-vnb-magazines-april-issue.html" target="_blank">VNB Magazine's April issue</a>!</li>
<li>I wrote an <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/04/zagb-x-qc-competing-creatively.html" target="_blank">article</a> for my friends at <a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/2012/04/20/qc-id-competing-creatively/" target="_blank">Quality Control</a> regarding my Competition Experiences!</li>
<li>Finally began to work on logos for the BRAND!</li>
<li>My CEMENTATION_dress made it to the <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/04/mellinacos-homepage.html" target="_blank">homepage of Mellina+Co</a>!</li>
<li>I received some press opportunities and collaborated with amazing photographers: </li>
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-Photographer<a href="http://www.darinaboycheva.com/"> Darina Boycheva</a> and Stylist DaMara Hernandez</div>
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-loaned my clothes for the recording of the PILOT for <a href="http://admin.bigblackbag.net/web/default.asp?WebsiteID=42761">A-Style reality show </a></div>
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- Sent my clothes to Italy for a chance to be featured in VOGUE talents </div>
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A few weeks ago my dearest friend Rosa Ng from <a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/about/">QualityControl</a> hosted a Sunday KNITTING PARTY!</div>
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I had never been to an event like this, and didn't really
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some other former classmates; and to catch up while knitting or teaching others
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It was a total success! There was tea, pastries of all
kinds, churros, munchies, and
chocolate. Plus, we had nice music as a background to our endless and
boisterous chatter. We had so much to update each other about.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">such a beautiful tea-set! our guilty pleasures!</td></tr>
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All of us are either out of school (graduated from FIT last
May) or on the last semester. Its incredible how much things have changed since
we've stopped frequenting the classrooms on 27th street. We spoke about first
jobs, corporate vs. non-corporate companies, our study-abroad experiences, travels,
design competitions, the NYC Garment Center, career ambitions, and of course,
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There were 3+ conversations happening simultaneously and each
story was interrupted by an “okay now, I’m going to show you how to purl”, a “wow, what’s that super pretty yarn?” a “wait,
can you show me that again?”, "how to wind a ball of yarn", or “ What’s circular knitting all about?”…<br />
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is that it was the most fun I’ve had in a while! There is nothing like sharing
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Maybe we are nerds, but I know we all loved it! This should become a regular thing!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">snacks on the table, yarn in our hands... this is how it started!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicole learning how to knit! She was determined to knit an entire sweater before she left the party... </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was fixing one of my CALAFURIA pieces w handspun scrap yarn</td></tr>
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The following Sunday, I caught up with Nicole. She told me she's hooked with this knitting thing and that she bought "professional needles" because "a professional needs professional tools"</div>
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WE LOVE YOU NIC and we also LOVE KNITTING!!</div>
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On my <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/manifestoof-creativemouldingcriticalwea.html">previous post</a> I
showed you the pictures from my <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/manifestoof-creativemouldingcriticalwea.html">latest photo-shoot with</a> <a href="http://be.net/mike_butterfin/frame">Michael Butterfin </a>+
Mallory Matoush. These two talents helped me get ready for my collection’s launch
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So this post is dedicated to <a href="http://be.net/mike_butterfin/frame">MichaelButterfin</a>.</div>
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I found Michael through
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connect; and hopefully work together. I’ve known about MM for
a long time, but never had the courage to sign up and give it a chance.
But... you know what they say: “desperate times call for desperate measures”, and
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I posted a "casting call" and Michael was the first
one to contact me. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical. Nonetheless, I responded to his
email. He impressed me with diligence and I decided to go for it. I am so glad
I did, as that was the beginning of a great collaboration. Working with Michael
was just the best! He convinced his friend Mallory Matoush to model for us (she is so
amazing!) and the whole shoot was a smooth ride! He knows what he wants, but also
has the great ability to understand other people's visions and to listen. I
think together we were able to create something magical that satisfied
everyone’s needs for their portfolios. He has a wonderful sense of direction and is
passionate about it; but the best part is that he knows exactly how to
communicate with the model. Butterfin definitely knows how to capture the beauty and
essence of things... whether of our model or my garments, each at their best! </div>
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I asked Michael if he’d
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born in Burma. He spent his
childhood in Russia and his teens in a small town in Canada. <i>“My mom traveled a
lot for work so I moved around with her growing up.” </i></div>
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The next stop was
Bangkok, Thailand, where he attended Art School for Graphic Design. <i>“Before my final year I met a girl.
Things didn’t work out for one reason or another and I just wanted to go away.
So a few friends suggested that I travel, and I did. Actually, that’s when
started taking proper photos, after I dropped out on my final year. I just
couldn't picture myself sitting in front of a computer all day for a living!</i></div>
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<i>I went backpacking for
about 3 months. I was in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Japan. I
hiked through some jungles, slept at some hippie bars, and random stuff you
wouldn't believe. But that is when I discovered the real beauty in people,
places and cultures... Of course, I fell in love and I think that brought out
the emotional/creative sense inside of me."</i></div>
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<i>"I can't really describe
how I got into fashion. I've always been so much into art. My mom says that I
started drawing before I would write, and that in my childhood I was praised a
lot for the crazy stuff I drew... dinosaurs, monsters, and of course, girls
(but not in a nasty way or anything, LOL!). . In college I was always hanging
out with the designers and models; that probably sparked my interest in
capturing fashion and beauty. Plus, I was brought up closely with a single
mother and I remember reading her magazines while growing up: Elle, Vogue,
etc... Maybe that had some effect too? I dunno.</i></div>
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Tokyo was my last stop. My mom was there, so I stayed with her for a
while. It’s got its own right of being a fashion capital. There, I would
hangout at the fashion areas; admiring the ad campaigns, all those beautiful
models on the posters, and billboards. I wanted to create that kind of beauty.”</i></div>
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“<i>The move to NY was
random. I didn't know what I was going to do back then. I was a lost 19
year-old kid who thought life was all about partying and girls. The place I
really wanted to be was Paris actually. But... somehow life turned things
around. When I got here to NY, I thought I'd start out by assisting. I wasn't
sure which kind of photography I wanted to do yet, and the first assisting gig
I applied for, I got a call from this guy. I went and it was for VOGUE Italia!
I was overwhelmed! There were agency girls, Make Up Artists who work for
Dolce&Gabbana, and everyone was so nice and creative... I just absolutely
fell in love! Shortly after that, I was shooting on my own and here I am
:)"</i></div>
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<i>It is funny because before
all this, to my close friends, I was this loud, rowdy guy who'd be so far off
from being interested in fashion. They still ask what happened, and I'm like... 'Well, spending my day around beautiful models and taking pictures wasn't
exactly a bad idea ;)' "</i></div>
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<b>About PHOTOGRAPHY</b></div>
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<i>“My all time idol in
the industry would be Guy Bourdin. He's a French photographer from the 80’s and
he was shooting every cover of French Vogue for centuries. What I love about
him is his interpretation of female beauty is very sexualized, yet in a very
creative and artistic way. Many of today's most well know fashion photographers
pay homage to Bourdin. Google him. His shots will blow your mind!”</i></div>
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<b>About the FUTURE</b></div>
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<i>“Unlike most guys out
there I don't just want to be a photographer. I don't like the term
"professional photographer" or "photography". I’m just me
and I just want to be me: Michael Butterfin. I want to be known that way, but of course to be all the way
to the top!"</i></div>
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<b>Why COLLABORATE</b></div>
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<i>“I collaborated with
you because the moment I saw your work, I was amazed and I had to, had to shoot
it! :)"</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Make sure to check out his work <a href="http://be.net/mike_butterfin/frame">here!</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">AND ENJOY some of Michael's favorite pictures from our shoot BELOW!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks AGAIN to model Mallory Matoush for putting up with the cold, and to my assistant Ileana Goveo Balmaseda! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;"><b>MY FAVORITE!!!</b> </span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "root-ed_dress" made w.crocheted organic+recycled
yarns (from de-knitted sweaters)and knitted dead-stock
yarn.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "root-ed_dress" made with crocheted organic+recycled
yarns and knitted dead-stock
yarn.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "root-ed_2way_shrug" and "moss_formations_skirt"<br /> all made with organic/recycled yarns and hand-dyed with vegetable and non-toxic dyes</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "moss_formations_cutout_tu<wbr></wbr>nic" <br />
made w. recycled cotton yarn (from T-shirt production waste )and
hand-dyed w. vegetable (coffee +curry) and non-toxic dyes. embellished
w. hand-embroidered french knots</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "moss_formations_cutout_tu<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>nic" <br />
made w. recycled cotton yarn (from T-shirt production waste )and
hand-dyed w. vegetable (coffee +curry) and non-toxic dyes. embellished
w. hand-embroidered french knots</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-14200691351557688992012-02-28T17:30:00.000-04:002012-05-12T11:47:17.699-04:00MANIFESTO_of creativemoulding+criticalweathering on MUUSE. Photoshoot w. Michael Butterfin + Mallory Matoush<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pictures of our latest photo-shoot are here!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have you heard about <a href="http://www.muuse.com/">MUUSE</a>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">MUUSE is a really cool new platform for emerging designers. "It exists in order to bring better design to the world and help young
fashion entrepreneurs launch collections, through bringing a new and
more sustainable business model to the fashion industry." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">They sell limited edition pieces and it is all made to order. A very sustainable concept!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've been trying to work with them since last fall, but timing just was not right... UNTIL NOW!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">HOWEVER... I am super excited to announce that some pieces from my thesis collection <a href="http://issuu.com/zagb/docs/lb_zagb?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/light/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true">"MANIFESTO_of_creativemoulding+criticalweathering" </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">will be up for sale through MUUSE starting <b>MARCH 7th </b>(hopefully)!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My thesis collection is the one I showed at the 19th edition of <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2011/07/mittelmoda2011appuntidaunafinalista.html">MITTELMODA</a>, in Italy last July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although I had some nice images from the runway + from a shoot with friend/amazing photographer <a href="http://jordan_miles.500px.com/">Jordan Cortese</a>... I did not have detailed images of each garment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In a bit of a rush I was able to organize a photo shoot (with the help of<a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/2550690"> Model Mayhem)</a> and was super lucky to find a wonderful photographer and model. We planned everything in 3 days and had the shoot at my uncle's apartment in Brooklyn Heights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">-MODEL: Mallory Matoush</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> for understanding our concept and being such a trooper. you are a true beauty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">-PHOTOGRAPHER: <a href="http://www.behance.net/mike_butterfin/frame">Michael Butterfin</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">for helping me organize this in such a short time, and being so passionate about everything you do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">-Hair/Makeup: HELP Ileana Goveo Balmaseda </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">hope you like the pictures as much as we do +</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">catch me on MUUSE on MARCH 7th!</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">xox</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "moss_formations_cutout_tu<wbr></wbr>nic" <br />
made w. recycled cotton yarn (from T-shirt production waste )
hand-dyed w. vegetable (coffee +curry) and non-toxic dyes. embellished
w. hand-embroidered French knots</span></div>
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "moss_formations_dress"<br /> made w. organic/recycled yarns, hand-dyed w. vegetable + non-toxic dyes</span></div>
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the</span><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">embellished with
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</style><span style="font-size: small;">AND the "root-ed_2wayshrug" <span style="color: black;"> made w. crocheted + felted 100% organic + recycled
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> made w. crocheted + felted 100% organic + recycled
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mallory Matoush is wearing the "root-ed_transformableshrug" made w. crocheted+felted 100% organic + recycled
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mellina+Co & Duccio Cambi's Jewels layed out before the shoot!</td></tr>
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After The Green Fashion Competition -in Amsterdam- I went back to Florence for one more week. I was trying to catch up with all my friends, as I knew I wouldn't be seeing them until I went back to Europe.<br />
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I had been planning to meet up with my friend Melanie Guardino who I met 08'-09' while we were both studying abroad in Florence, IT through FIT. Melanie is the CEO/Founder of <a href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/default.asp">Mellina + Co,</a> "a bijoux jewelry company that was created to fuse classic
sensibility with cutting edge contemporary style. All the pieces are hand-made
in Florence, Italy and shipped right here to New York." <br />
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After graduating from
The Fashion Institute of Technology (majored in Fashion Merchandising
Management) Melanie decided to start her own company... she currently goes back and
forth between The Big Apple and Florence, Italy- and whenever we happen to be in Florence at the same time, we try to meet up and reminisce!<br />
Melanie was super supportive during my participation at TGFC, and
when she saw the pictures of the collection on the runway she said she
had an idea for a collaboration. I got super excited, as I am a firm
believer that we young entrepreneurs and creatives need to work together
and help each other... PLUS; Melanie is a doll, and I knew this had to
be something good!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lovely Melanie sporting my CEMENTATION_dress (bottom panel worn as SCARF) she was really loving it!</td></tr>
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She was planning a photo-shoot for her latest collection of jewels and <a href="http://mellinacompany.tumblr.com/post/16923795449/sneak-peek-at-tomorrows-photoshoot-with-mellina">asked if I'd be up for lending some pieces</a> from my <a href="http://www.zagb.net/projects#%21__projects/calafuria">CALAFURIA</a> collection; I immediately said yes! <br />
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<a href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/default.asp">Mellina + Co </a>is
collaborating
with Duccio Cambi a Florentine Designer who makes handcrafted, pieces
ranging from Bracelets, Earrings, and Necklaces to Rings. She sent me
the "line-sheet" and I immediately fell in LOVE!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mellina+Co & Duccio Cambi's Jewels I want them ALL!</td></tr>
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We were incredibly lucky to find a model (Veronica Bellandi Bulgari), a photographer and a location and plan the shoot right before I returned to NY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ended up being the hairstylist for this shoot... just fixing a few things, we wanted it to be as close to PERFECT!</td></tr>
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The shoot took place at the famous REX Café, an awesome location with a decor that<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="Il locale allude nelle forme al mitico transatlantico “Rex” ed evoca, nell'arredamento, lo stile bassa-Spagna e la Barcellona di Gaudí: la parete centrale, rivestita da un grande mosaico ricco di colori, che ricorda il movimento dell'oceano,"> evokes Barcelona+Gaudí: the central wall, covered
with a large mosaic of rich colors, reminiscent of the motion of the
ocean, </span><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata...">the </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata...">curved</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata...">-shaped </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata...">bar</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata..."></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="il bancone a forma di scafo, la volta a foglia d'oro, la parete in rame retroilluminata...">, copper back-lit wall ... just perfect for Mellina's Jewels + my Knits!</span></span><br />
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Below some pics of the shoot we had with the amazing <a href="http://www.riccardopolcaro.com/">Riccardo Polcaro. </a></div>
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Make sure you also check out his <a href="http://www.riccardopolcaro.blogspot.com/">blog</a>!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/r1002.htm" title="Bamboo Ring Gold 2, R1002"></a> Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002"> </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/r1002.htm" title="Bamboo Ring Gold 2, R1002">Bamboo Ring Gold 2
</a>+ <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002">Dangling Bamboo Gold</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002"> </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/r1002.htm" title="Bamboo Ring Gold 2, R1002">Bamboo Ring Gold 2
</a>+ <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002">Dangling Bamboo Gold</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002"> </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/r1002.htm" title="Bamboo Ring Gold 2, R1002">Bamboo Ring Gold 2
</a>+ <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2002.htm" title="Dangling Bamboo Gold, E2002">Dangling Bamboo Gold</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1007.htm" title="Rocky Situation + Rock Combo, B1007">Rocky Situation + Rock Combo + </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1001.htm" title="Pizzo Earrings, E1001">Pizzo Earrings
</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1007.htm" title="Rocky Situation + Rock Combo, B1007">Rocky Situation + Rock Combo + </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1001.htm" title="Pizzo Earrings, E1001">Pizzo Earrings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1007.htm" title="Rocky Situation + Rock Combo, B1007">Rocky Situation + Rock Combo + </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1001.htm" title="Pizzo Earrings, E1001">Pizzo Earrings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_jkt +TAFONI_pants +<a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1007.htm" title="Rocky Situation + Rock Combo, B1007">Rocky Situation + Rock Combo + </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1001.htm" title="Pizzo Earrings, E1001">Pizzo Earrings</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_cape/skirt+ TAFONI_pants + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/n1003.htm" title="Mystique Spheres Silver, N1003">Mystique Spheres Silver necklace +</a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1006.htm" title="Glitz Me, B1006">Glitz Me</a>+ <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2003.htm" title="Dazzle My Flow, E2003">Dazzle My Flow
</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the TAFONI_cape/skirt+ TAFONI_pants + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/n1003.htm" title="Mystique Spheres Silver, N1003">Mystique Spheres Silver necklace +</a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1006.htm" title="Glitz Me, B1006">Glitz Me</a>+ <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e2003.htm" title="Dazzle My Flow, E2003">Dazzle My Flow
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the CEMENTATION_dress + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1020.htm" title="Neon Flow Circle, B1020">Neon Flow Circle+ </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1021.htm" title="Got Flow Circle, B1021">Got Flow Circle</a>bracelets + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1000.htm" title="My Circle Girl, E1000">My Circle Girl</a>earrings
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the CEMENTATION_dress + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1020.htm" title="Neon Flow Circle, B1020">Neon Flow Circle+ </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1021.htm" title="Got Flow Circle, B1021">Got Flow Circle</a>bracelets + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1000.htm" title="My Circle Girl, E1000">My Circle Girl</a>earrings
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veronica is wearing the CEMENTATION_dress + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1020.htm" title="Neon Flow Circle, B1020">Neon Flow Circle+ </a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/b1021.htm" title="Got Flow Circle, B1021">Got Flow Circle</a>bracelets + <a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/e1000.htm" title="My Circle Girl, E1000"></a><a class="productnamecolor colors_productname" href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/product_p/n500.htm" title="Ms. Argy's Balance, N500">Ms. Argy's Balancenecklace</a>
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</tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-6768755719191233052012-02-28T00:32:00.000-04:002012-02-28T00:37:55.517-04:00Auralis + Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda: knitwear accessories for Fall'12Last Fall when I returned to NYC after my Euro-trip (the Mittelmoda competition, and the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris) I re-connected with my ex-boss, fellow puertorrican eco-designer, and friend Auralis Herrero Lugo; the designer behind <a href="http://www.auralistudio.com/">Auralis</a> (an eco-friendly label of exquisite clothes with an "Urban-Tropical" flair) .<br />
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<i>I interned with Auralis in the Fall of 2010 during my senior year of college, and helped with the preparation for the launch of her line during The Green Shows. It was an amazing experience, and I felt very connected to her vision and her line. It was super heartwarming to work with/for someone who comes from my beautiful little island but is out here trying to make a difference. </i></div>
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<i>Every time I went to the studio it felt a bit like going back home... and thats how I became part of her eco-venture. We've kept in touch ever since, and she's been incredibly supportive of my creative endeavors... given me advice and even w<a href="http://www.elpuntoes.com/zaida-goveo-mmxi-project">rote an article about the work I exhibited</a> at the <a href="http://www.mmxiproject.com/">MMXIproject</a> on<a href="http://www.elpuntoes.com/"> Elpuntoes</a>!</i></div>
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Anyhow, when we re-connected last September, she told me she was <a href="http://www.auralistudio.com/blog/2011/10/16/papaya/">experimenting with natural-dyes at her studio. </a>Since I was very interested in learning more, I offered to go help her out+learn for a few days. From that a knitwear collaboration was born. </div>
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<a href="http://www.auralistudio.com/">Auralis </a>wanted to include a knitwear element in her collection and I got really excited about developing some samples for her. Its the first time I collaborated with someone else and made accessories. It was a challenge, but definitely learned a lot and the pictures look amazing!</div>
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3+ months and MANY samples later (we tried various hat, scarf and headband shapes) we ended up with a turban/headpiece called "chacón headband" and the "iris scarf" all in reference to Iris Chacón. “Iris Chacón was a character I grew up watching in Puerto Rico. She had a variety show in the island for over 12 years. She was a fashion and beauty inspiration to all Puerto Rican women of my generation” </div>
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<i>"For autumn 2012 Auralís collaborated with fellow sustainable
designer, Zaida Adriana Goveo-Balmaseda. The collaboration includes a
scarf and a turban, knitted using a blend of organic merino, baby alpaca
and silk yarn; luxurious on the skin and beautiful on the eye. All
yarns were also dyed naturally at the studio.</i>"</div>
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<i>"In Auralis’s vision Iris Chacón travels from Puerto Rico to Scotland via New York wearing the Autumn 2012 Auralis collection; she leaves all the men in kilts speechless. This Urban Tropical takes her city chic attitude combined with her Caribbean flair everywhere she goes."</i></div>
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The Knitwear accessories I created with/for Auralis which were just shown at
<a href="http://www.modefabriek.nl/mint">MINTfair </a>in Amsterdam and at <a href="http://capsuleshow.com/home.php">CAPSULE NYC </a>during their respective
FashionWeeks and will also hopefully be up for sale online through Auralis' <a href="http://www.auralistudio.bigcartel.com/">e-shop</a>.</div>
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<i>"Auralís just showed the collection at Amsterdam’s <a href="http://www.modefabriek.nl/mint">MINT Modefabriek</a> and in Europe for the first time with Origin 23 Showroom, “MINT is a driving force for the eco fashion world which is where the future of fashion lies”. – Eileen Moran, who started Origin 23, brings together talented eco designers and gives their collections a home."*</i></div>
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I'm posting my favorite pictures from her Fall '12 collection below (and some process/behind the scenes pics as always)PLUS a wonderful video by Emerald Gold/Omar King. You can see more looks in her <a href="http://issuu.com/auralistudio/docs/autumn_2012_look_book_to_print">lookbook.</a> </div>
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So much talent on that photoshoot! <i><br /></i></div>
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Auralís Herrero Lugo for Auralís<br />
Jewelry - Luiny Rivera Gelpi <br />
Talent - Laura Wilson, Collin Tanner<br />
Director - Mónica Félix<br />
Shot/Chop - Omar King<br />
Makeup - Karlo Beau<br />
Hair - George Ortiz<br />
PA - Mayumi Yamada<br />
PA - Jenny Macgregor Dennis<br />
Mario Sweet "Mario" <i><br /></i></div>
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Returning to New York has been -as always- a bit strange. </div>
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In the past few years I've been spending some time in Europe, and the more time I spend there, the more It becomes a 3rd home (Puerto Rico my first, NYC my second, and Europe-mostly Italy- my third).</div>
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It is always bittersweet, as many of the great opportunities I've been given as an emerging designer have come from initiatives happening in the OLD CONTINENT:</div>
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Last year Mittelmoda in Italy, and The Ethical Fashion Show in Paris, and this year The Green Fashion Competition during Amsterdam Fashion Week. Not to mention <a href="http://mellinacompany.tumblr.com/post/16923795449/sneak-peek-at-tomorrows-photoshoot-with-mellina">our latest feature </a>on <a href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/default.asp">Mellina+Co's </a>spring look-book which we shot in Florence last month.</div>
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I have this never-ending argument with myself, as after graduation I didn't imagine myself being here in NY. I was/am relentlessly searching for opportunities abroad... and every time I go, I want to stay; but this time it was very, very different. </div>
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I realized that although the European mindset is one that I appreciate, and that I admire their respect they have for a lot of things (like arts+crafts/ personal+family time/quality of life/social programs)... it will take me twice as long to get things done there, to promote my in-the-works brand, and to excel. The fastness of this city is both what I love and hate, its what makes me want to be here and what makes me want to run away.</div>
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HOWEVER...Now that I've started building my company, I think will be here for a bit longer and take advantage of the wonderfully supportive design community I'm part of, the endless and accessible resources and the flexible/versatile/varied- yet intense lifestyle you can have here. If I get tired a few months/years down the line I can always run to my other/adoptive homes in Europe or Puerto Rico for a bit (or a while)...</div>
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Anyway, following will be a set of blogposts updating you about the articles where my work has been mentioned, what I've been concocting lately and the very-exciting collaborations we've been a part of. </div>
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<li><a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/auralis-zaida-adriana-goveo-balmaseda.html">The Knitwear Accessories I created with/for Auralis</a> which were at MINTfair in Amsterdam and at CAPSULE NYC during their respective FashionWeeks</li>
<li> Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-collaborations-with-old-friends.html">featured in Mellina+Co's Spring '12 lookbook</a></li>
<li>My MANIFESTO_of creativemoulding+criticalweathering collection <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/02/manifestoof-creativemouldingcriticalwea.html">shot by Michael Butterfin + model Mallory Matoush for MUUSE</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://zagb.blogspot.com/2012/03/knitting-party.html">The KNITTING PARTY </a>at Rosa Ng's (from Quality Control) </li>
<li> The photoshoot we just had for VNB Magazine's April issue where our clothes will be featured!!! </li>
<li>The launch of my collection on MUUSE.com on March 7th! </li>
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I am so excited to finally share with you the FINISHED product of what I've been working so hard on for the past 3+months!</div>
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As you may know, I was chosen as one of 4 finalists for category 2 (young designers) of The Green Fashion Competition. There were 3 rounds of the competition and I am still so honored to have gotten all the way to the last one... and to have the amazing opportunity to show my collection [3looks] at the Grand Finale which took place this past Friday, Jan 27th, during Amsterdam Fashion Week!</div>
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TGFC has really been one of the greatest learning experiences. Although I did not win [the <span class="st">€</span>15,000]:</div>
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<li>Entering and being chosen for this competition gave me a lot of confidence. It allowed me to focus on taking my work/art to the next level, to think about how I can really have an impact on the things I care about by being more just an artist/designer...and being a young entrepreneur. I had to write a business plan, which forced me to really think about where I am right now, where I want to go, and what I want to do with my work... It was a real challenge, and to be honest, I did not think I was ready for it/or good enough; BUT, this opportunity knocked on my door 3 times (<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>first I was just surfing the web and bumped into it, then Sass Brown suggested I checked it out, and lastly- Holly Syrett, the project manager- saw my garments at the Ethical Fashion Show in Paris and reached out to me encouraging me to consider it)</i></span>, and I JUST felt it was RIGHT to take it!</li>
<li>After the show, I was able to relax and catch up a bit with myself! I've received wonderful feedback and am so blown away by everyones support. Not to mention a the great honor of a beautifully written <a href="http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/2012/01/zaida-adriana-goveo-balmaseda/">Eco Fashion Designer Overview</a> on Sass Brown's website <a href="http://www.ecofashiontalk.com/">Eco Fashion Talk</a> which was reposted by the Ethical Fashion Forum, another <a href="http://eccoeco.blogspot.com/2012/02/zaida-adriana-goveo-balmaseda-at.html%20">feature on Abigail Doan's Ecco*Eco</a> ! and there are some other little projects sprouting like tomorrow's photoshoot collaboration with FIT in Florence friend <a href="http://www.mellinaandco.com/">Mellina+Co</a></li>
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I just have no words to express how grateful and happy I am right now... so I will just stop talking, and let you enjoy!</div>
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I would LOVE to have your comments/feedback!</div>
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p.s.: Photo credits to Peter Steigter </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MARIJN opens the show!!! wearing the ALVEOLO_tunic/top (as top) [from deadstock wool.felted and embroidered, dyed with annatto, curry and turmeric] and TAFONI_cape/skirt (as skirt)[organic cotton sateen(grown and woven in USA) naturally dyed and free-motion quilted with recycled PET batting+ COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE] </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> TAFONI_jacket+CEMENTATION_top closeup</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> TAFONI_pants closeup</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAGAL wears our 3rd and last look!... our CEMENTATION_"dress"[handknit from
hand-spun recycled textile scraps from NYC, and LB®Undyed Organic Cotton
Yarn] I say "dress" because this one is transformable and can be worn a million ways! Here she is wearing THE WHOLE THING... This showpiece was knit from ~5.5lbs of fabric scraps. Good thing they did not end up in a landfill!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> CEMENTATION_"dress" EVEN CLOSER</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SURPRISE! MIRTE/SAGAL rocking it... transformation on the way!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CEMENTATION_"dress" turned into a sexy little number with a HOOD! SAGAL looked so HOT!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAGAL, MIRTE +MARIJN walking their wonders!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAGAL + CEMENTATION_dress closeup!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MIRTE takes TAFONI_jacket off + shows us it is reversible... PLUS we see how sexy the CEMENTATION_top can be! oooh the "cutouts"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and... MARIN wears the bottom panel of CEMENTATION_dress that SAGAL was wearing AS A SCARF!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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ALL IN FRONT of +150 people including Princess Maxima of the Neatherlands!</div>
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LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!</div>
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THANKS TO everyone that made this adventure ECO_FABULOUS!</div>
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mama.mimi.abuelo.ileana.omar.don.tiojorge.dorian.alida.brandon.jessica.daniela.leonardo.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">first things first, UNLOAD and organize. which shoes for which model?</span></td></tr>
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recap: <a href="http://www.thegreenfashioncompetition.com/">TheGreenFashionCompetition</a>/<a href="http://www.amsterdamfashionweek.com/">AmsterdamFashionWeek </a></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">January 27th, THE BIG DAY</span></b>! </div>
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At 11:00am (running on 3 hrs of sleep) I walked into the backstage area of the AFW location at Westergasfabriek with my huge PINK suitcase full of goodies. </div>
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Marco Turini decided to be my official backstage photographer and with a little bit of luck he was able to start documenting early in the day. </div>
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I was also extremely blessed have my dear friend and amazing KNITTER <a href="http://knitgrandeur.blogspot.com/2011/05/future-of-fashion-fit-spring-2011_21.html">Sohee Bae</a> be my "backstage assistant" and "dresser". This girl works her wonders, and really loves me! She stayed and helped me with everything regardless of her upset tummy. </div>
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Thank you Martin van der Werff, Holly Syrrett and all of the AFW/TGFC staff.</div>
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Little did I know that putting those snaps on was going to take me MOST OF THE DAY! </div>
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Hair was done by View Agency. I met with them and we discussed ideas, but the "creative director" asked to see some of my pieces. When I showed him, he immediately thought of something and asked if I had anymore of my hand-spun scraps yarn. Of course, I brought EVERYTHING with me just in case, and handed him a whole "roll". What they came up with was impressive, but was most touching was that in our discussion, the director said "this is in honor of the meticulous work you've done". </div>
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<i>photo credits to <a href="http://www.marcoturini.net/">MARCO TURINI</a> on this post PLEASE!!!</i></div>
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THANK YOU EVERYONE for such a MAGICAL experience!</div>
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I had lots of little angels helping me until the last minute and sharing this journey with all of you just makes it a MILLION times more special!</div>
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The show looked super professional, and I felt super empowered by having your all your support! THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!</div>
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The next post will be dedicated to the RUNWAY pictures of finished and polished images. I just wanted to share what happens BEHIND the scenes, as the ride should be just as meaningful as the destination!</div>
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<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-91508901208465836212012-01-11T16:00:00.000-04:002012-01-12T10:25:46.413-04:00CALAFURIA: behind the scenes preparing for The Green Fashion Competiton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thi video documents some of the handwork/fiber/textile ♥ we've been using
at the "studio" for the collection we are preparing to show <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=104409839646039" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenFashionCompetition">The Green Fashion Competition</a> on Jan 27th.</span></span></h6>
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">thanks to <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=660378295" href="http://www.dorian-iten.com/">Dorian Iten</a> for the amazing editing and patience, Alida Gagliuffi Cooklin, Ileana Goveo Balmaseda, Jorge A. Balmaseda, Don Johnson, Rosa Ng, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_882348251"></a>Leonardo Vázquez, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=137717239634401" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Study-NY/137717239634401">Study NY,</a> <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=684327203" href="https://www.facebook.com/abigail.doan">Abigail Doan</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=157156663574" href="https://www.facebook.com/textileartscenter">Textile Arts Center</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=273640198482" href="https://www.facebook.com/auralistudio">Auralistudio</a>, <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=139918489409915" href="https://www.facebook.com/100percentNYfashion">and 100 Percent NY</a> </span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"> ..and every one else that has jumped on the boat of this super exciting journey! </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></span></h6><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-34279958084719418372012-01-09T02:30:00.002-04:002012-01-09T03:08:33.763-04:00SCRAP FABRIC yarn: Plying A More Fashionable Fiber Frontier<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">HELLO THERE, UPDATE UPDATE!!!</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm back to being cybernetically connected. After spending two days knitting intensely (for The Green Fashion Competition and Auralis), here are some visuals from behind the scenes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also, this week we were featured in an amazing article written for ECO
SALON by Abigail Doan. Abigail is an incredible writer/textile
artist/master createur who I've had the pleasure to connect/interact
with a lot lately. Its super gratifying to see she truly
understands/appreciates my work!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Please check it out:</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://ecosalon.com/plying-a-more-fashionable-fiber-frontier/" title="Plying A More Fashionable Fiber Frontier"> Plying A More Fashionable Fiber Frontier</a></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">"Similarly, I admire how designer <a href="http://www.zagb.net/">Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda</a>
is currently scouring the floors of designer work rooms and studios for
scraps of textiles that are being hand spun into knitted runway
creations for <a href="http://www.zagb.blogspot.com/2011/11/amsterdam-bound-green-fashion.html">The Green Fashion Competition</a> at <a href="http://www.aifw.nl/">Amsterdam Fashion Week</a> in late January."</span></i></h2>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Zaida shared some of the following sentiments with us regarding her resourceful process and intention:</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">“Through my work I intend to encourage and engage people to use craft
for solutions, and for my current project we are recycling studio
textile waste. I discovered the spinning process while researching
recycled yarns, and given that I was not really satisfied with my finds,
I wanted to work with a fiber that I had complete control over and that
would positively impact my surroundings, including the people I know. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Spinning yarn can be done with a very simple tool, and many people can
participate in the transformation of this raw material. In just one week
I taught my grandparents, brother, sister, and mother how to spin. We
are creating and sharing stories together, and it has been incredibly
rewarding to see everyone cooperating and enthusiastically wanting to
learn a new skill. Each skein is unique, just like its spinner and the
runway garments that we are knitting as well.”</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">enjoy the pics... </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from the "studio" window- our pincushion is a small sofa and behind id the BKLYN bridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">prepping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scrap textiles waiting to be spun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scrap textiles waiting to be spun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scrap textiles waiting to be spun</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4B1uC8Dfgy4ploha2mErDPvCkJQ3idkJSHfh8DWT8w1Ee1ajBprX1q21kKb29ntvMDkXgEYhkOl8YDwixx54w7Z4i490EaTk9WeCk6QcZBiXWsNeIzWAy53GFoQS48gdldLXcCFRqNQ/s1600/IMG_1774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4B1uC8Dfgy4ploha2mErDPvCkJQ3idkJSHfh8DWT8w1Ee1ajBprX1q21kKb29ntvMDkXgEYhkOl8YDwixx54w7Z4i490EaTk9WeCk6QcZBiXWsNeIzWAy53GFoQS48gdldLXcCFRqNQ/s640/IMG_1774.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">skein detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">skein detail</td></tr>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-19275140995689674812012-01-06T10:07:00.000-04:002012-01-06T10:07:35.845-04:00TGFC updates<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been knitting "hand spun scraps" like a maniac for the past few days.</div>
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Mom has been sewing and quilting non stop and the apartment has been turned into a "small" 2-woman factory!<br />-there is so much to do still, but we're making steady progress-</div>
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Mom finished quilting 2 of the pieces--> so ONLY one more piece needs to be quilted now. </div>
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things are looking good!</div>
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Yesterday we had two wonderful helpers who worked some of their magic around here:</div>
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<b>Rosa Ng</b> from <a href="http://www.underqc.com/home/about/">Quality Control</a> </div>
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Long time friend super fast knitter!</div>
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<a href="http://www.dorian-iten.com/%20"><b>Dorian Iten</b> </a></div>
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Master Artist and long time friend, this one is pretty good at just about everything. He is helping us with a -hands at work- short video which will document the process of creation of the pieces for CALAFURIA (collection) and the techniques behind it.</div>
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I am so thankful to spend these super long workdays IN GREAT company, and for the support and help of everyone around me. </div>
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now off to knitting</div>
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the "studio" is dedicating its day to the knitwear collaboration w <a href="http://auralistudio.com/">Auralis</a> from Auralistudo</div>
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happy knitting to you all!</div>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-84031428284788513052011-12-28T11:20:00.003-04:002012-01-02T11:42:26.018-04:0017 skeins spun so far!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all 17 skeins of spun "scraps" waiting to be washed/whipped and hung to dry</td></tr>
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just wanted to share my joy for what is happening.</div>
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today I'm preparing the skeins of hand spun yarn so that I can start knitting some cool pieces tomorrow!</div>
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So far, we've spun 17 skeins.</div>
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All together they weigh 2.5 lbs, and thats 2,5 lbs of waste that has been transformed into a wonderful and super interesting"fiber". </div>
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enjoy the pics!!!</div>
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I will enjoy the rest of my day at the "studio"... </div>
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And then, a YUMMY dinner at TIA POL to celebrate Abuelo's 73rd b-day. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17skeins being rinsed + washed! its a pool party of scraps!</td></tr>
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so ironic that after the travels and the experimentation two of the most important colors came out of things that are so familiar to me and that I never thought of DYING with...<br />
achiote (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annatto">annatto</a>) and black bean water!<br />
the black bean water was very intriguing. when i dyed a piece of
mordanted organic cotton in the cold water (from the soaked beans) that
had never been heated, the fabric turned out purple. after heating the
water, the resulting color on a new piece of mordanted organic cotton
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left: black bean skins, right : fabric drying</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fabric dyed with achiote, coffee, curry, turmeric</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">those colors made me think of THIS- which remind me so much of my days in FLORENCE, and make me wish this was my view -from the studio-</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and that this was me, going outside to have a chat with the sun and wish him a good night</td></tr>
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Remember the show is on JANUARY 27th!</div>
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IT IS TIME!</div>
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<b>It is time for an UPDATE. </b></div>
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Its been a whirlwinding couple of weeks, working hard in the preparation for our collection for The Green Fashion Competition.</div>
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I've been able to connect to people through my work and it is one of the most rewarding feelings. Its inspiring, encouraging and reaffirming: Its like knowing that you are doing the right thing at the right time, that you are on a "mission" and that the journey is magical!</div>
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I love sharing my work, receiving feedback and advice; and I am so fortunate to be surrounded by people that are interested, supportive and sending me amazing vibes.</div>
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So, before I bombard you with images I'd like to thank each and every one of you who has reach out and given me good energy and happy wishes, - <span style="color: #e06666;">they go a long way</span>- !</div>
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special thanks to:</div>
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<li>Abigail Doan from ECCO*ECO for the beautifully written post on her super-inspiring blog:<a href="http://eccoeco.blogspot.com/2011/12/ones-to-watch-at-green-fashion.html"> http://eccoeco.blogspot.com/2011/12/ones-to-watch-at-green-fashion.html</a></li>
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<li>Tara St. James from <a href="http://www.study-ny.com/">STUDY NY</a>, Daniel Silverstein from <a href="http://www.100percentny.com/">100% NY</a>, and Auralis Herrero Lugo from <a href="http://www.auralistudio.com/">Auralis Studio</a> for letting me recycle their fabric scraps and the encouragement. </li>
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<li>Jessica Velez from<a href="http://www.jessicavelezknitwear.com/"> Jessica Velez Knitwear</a> for letting me come over and use your studio to drape and knit, and for being there since day 1.</li>
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<li>To my mom -master seamstress and crafter- for joining me on this adventure and becoming a FULL TIMER on our "travelling studio", my sister and her boyfriend who've donated all their free time to cutting fabric strips and learning how to spin <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(yes, the boyfriend is discovering the world of craft but I won't mention any names because I promised I would say that he was watching the football game while "the girls" sewed their lives away ;P )</i></span></li>
<li>To Leo and Dani for coming over and lending a hand, to my uncles for letting this greenventure take over their apartment, for the understanding and the feeding the entire crew!... AND, thanks to my friends, whose inboxes I've clogged with emails asking for music, styling suggestions and business-plan advice.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">concoting natural dyes: blackberries, blueberries, coffee, eucalyptus leaves, onion skins and tea, curry, turmeric, black beans and annatto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">maybe I shouldn't give so much of it away... I cant resist! these are the dyed pant pieces waiting to be sewn</td></tr>
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I just came back from a great "conference": </div>
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<a href="http://thefutureoffashion.eventbrite.com/">The Future of Fashion: Merging Style + Sustainable Social Impact </a>at <a href="http://www.greenspaceshome.com/">The Green Spaces</a> organized by <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Be-Social-Change-New-York/">Be Social Change New York</a>.</div>
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<b>There was an incredible panel of very inspired and inspiring individuals:</b></div>
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- Carmen Artigas: A sustainable design consultant and professor of Ethical Fashion at FIT and Parsons The New School for Design<br />
- Eileen Moran: from NOW Showcase which has fostered incredible support and collaborations between buyers, press and designers.</div>
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- Summer Rayne Oakes: from Source4Style</div>
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- Deidre McGuigan: INDEGO AFRICA a social enterprise that partners with women artisans in Rwanda on a fair trade basis to drive forward a sustainable, long-term solution to systemic poverty in Africa.</div>
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- David Radparvar: from HOLSTEE which produces designer products and sustainability standards.</div>
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- Erica Wolf: from Save the Garment Center</div>
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This great evening full of motivated, commited, like-minded people working towards a common goal made me realize that being in New York is not that bad after all. Maybe I should think about that saying... "When life gives you lemons (this is a pretty GREAT lemon BTW), make BANGING lemonade"</div>
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I have tons of work to do regarding the collection for The Green Fashion Competition, but I'm too inspired and wound up...so I'm sharing with you some of my notes from tonight.</div>
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<b>INNOVATION & SOCIAL IMPACT </b></div>
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- be INNOVATIVE with your SOCIAL IMPACT by COLLABORATING and sharing, busines to business, and SPACES.</div>
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- share the stories behind your product and TALK | TALK | TALK about what you are doing. This creates AWARENESS</div>
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- when you go shopping, ASK the salespeople about where the product was made and the working conditions there... this shows you care, and that message will get through to the people running your favorite brands, and change will happen</div>
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- look at the existing business model, re-examine it and think about the life of your product. Create a closed-loop with your customer.</div>
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- as designers we can reduce consumption and still keep our customers... its all about that closed-loop. We can create things that SOLVE our world's problems</div>
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- let's align our business practices to the Millennium Goals</div>
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- make a BOLD statement</div>
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<b>WHAT INSPIRES YOU to be a part of the sustainability efforts?</b></div>
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- the opportunity for CHANGE</div>
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- women artisans... giving them the TOOLS so that they can later access clients themselves and we can act just as "consultants" and advisors.</div>
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<b>How can we INFLUENCE our customers?</b></div>
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- when you have a product speaks for itself and competes with market mostly because of its quality and design.</div>
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- through EDUCATION... reaching the people who DO care, and teaching the people who don't (YET)</div>
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- through relationship building and long-term story telling</div>
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- by establishing a dialog with your buyers/customers... ask them their opinion (even throughout the designing process) so that you are making things that are needed/wanted.</div>
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- help customers UNDERSTAND your CHALLENGES, and show them they can be FLEXIBLE in their choices.</div>
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<b>What can we do to REDUCE our IMPACT?</b></div>
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- PRODUCE LOCALLY, try to MINIMIZE your carbon footprint, create jobs, and sustain YOUR resources </div>
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THANKS TO ALL of you for your prayers, encouragement and support.</div>
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Now all the crazy life-planning FUN begins:</div>
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plane tickets, late nights sewing, bonding/arguing with mom over sewing techniques, deadlines, business plan fixing, and number crunching! </div>
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On January 27th my collection will be presented during Amsterdam International Fashion Week!!!</div>
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like <a href="http://auralistudio.com/">Auralis</a> says... join me on this eco-venture!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License</a>.</div>Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmasedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670688294675986579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259312184626618073.post-27873555574387104942011-11-09T10:32:00.004-04:002011-11-10T01:31:53.677-04:00WHAT's happening NOW?<div style="text-align: center;">
missing blogging- that's what's happening!</div>
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I know all those promised frequent posts haven't been all that frequent but I've been busy with work and another little something!</div>
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WOOT WOOT! I made it past ROUND I, now I need to pass round II... so I can return to Europe and show my new collection!</div>
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I'm also working on a few -TOP secret- project(S)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this one is made with hand-spun yarn FROM fabric SCRAPS!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This past may (26) the MMXIproject collective held a one-night exhibition (gallery style) event at the Tribeca Grand hotel in New York City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As some of you may know... This was <a href="http://www.mmxiproject.com/">MMXIproject's</a> first event ever and hopefully not the last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The MMXIproject is a collective formed by Amabelle Aguilluz, Samantha Benassai, Nicole Girion, Zaida Goveo (me) , <a href="http://hasitbeen4yearsalready.blogspot.com/">Michelle Sordi</a> and Mary Symczack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We met while studying abroad at the Politecnico di Milano, in Italy. Good friendships were born. We used to get together to work on our respective projects and constructively criticize, bounce ideas off each other, and above all, motivate and inspire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Europe treated us too well. It gave us the time to work on more profound, well-researched and not superficial projects; to question ourselves and the things we thought we knew and believed in. We became more introspective and discerning designers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When we came back to New York, although excited, we struggled to fit back in. It was our last year (at FIT) and all we wanted was some creative freedom- after all, this was just school, and a perfect time to experiment and take risks. We wanted to keep researching and create things of greatest quality... but the relentless system in which the "fashion" industry and our industry-driven school was run did not permit this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Upon our return we (Milan) students were immediately pointed out. Teachers would ask "are you MILAN?", if we approached a project differently or asked a question, then: "oh, that's because you're Milan"... which made us feel a bit concerned about our time abroad, and wonder if we had really missed out on that much. The truth is that things just work-differently on opposite continents, and either is completely efficient or correct. Unfortunately, New York was more interested in what we had NOT done rather than what we could contribute- whereas we saw that a balance between the European and "American" approach was necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">During our 7th/penultimate semester we had a portfolio class which should've helped us develop our thesis collections (at least conceptually). However, we were forced to work on 3 separate -and totally different- "collections" in a matter of 4 months. Personally, I wasn't satisfied with any of my 3 projects. I needed more research time as the concepts were still at a very preliminary stage- and still too superficial for my taste-. But I wanted to meet the deadlines and get through the semester while juggling an internship, a job, and 6 more classes- so I tried to put my stubbornness aside and "just do the silly projects" for school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was not the only one on this boat, and it seemed that the only people that though there was something "wrong" with this rhythm were my "study abroad" peers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We knew that everyone's goal was to get in to the Senior Fashion Show in the end of the year and then get any entry level job in the "industry". Those were not our goals, we had bigger goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Only 1/3 of the graduating class gets into the BFA show. The garments are pre-judged by your teacher and <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/10376.asp">a critic (designer) from the industry </a>(who had been monitoring/helping us throughout the semester) and will select the "best" work from your group/specialization. Then these garments are put out for <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/10375.asp">judging by a group of industry professionals</a> who are judging according to their own personal criteria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Because there is so much pressure regarding the participation in the BFA show, I feel that people were more concentrated on making garments that would GET INTO THE SHOW (that their professor liked, the critic liked, and were perhaps more"sellable" ) than on creating garments that reflected their individuality as designers, their vision, and that would ultimately be a strong piece to add to their portfolios. All semester/year long I heard endless discussions about how "the teacher didn't like it", or "now I have to change my whole concept because the professor said the judges wouldn't understand it", or "how your garment looks beautiful in the white-jersey prototype fabric because it looks like a "Calvin Klein piece" but if you use your japanese-artisanal paper yarn it will look too rugged" (excuse me, but that can beautiful too; not all of us want to be "cookie cutter" designers).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> If you make it into the show, then your garment will walk down the runway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For this show your outfit will be styled as the show producers wish (even if a weird peter-pan style hat or a gold-sequined bag have nothing to do with your look), you will get two tickets to the "rehearsal" show (you only get to see the 7pm -nicer show- if you are a critic award winner) and one of those tickets is for you, AND when your model starts walking, people in the audience won't know who is the designer unless they've been looking at the program (instead of the runway) and can understand the bizarre description they chose for it which is something like "green recycled cotton bubble stitch dress"!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I had decided in the beginning of the semester that I was not going to compromise my vision to please the judges and get into the show... I took advice from the critic, professors and classmates, but stayed true to my vision- and fortunately enough, did make it into the show-.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">click <a href="http://youtu.be/K6KcwsESuwc">here for a bit of the process</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/7030.asp"><span style="color: #666666;">and click here for video of the show (watch minute 10:18 for my garment )</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The "Milan" girls and I, wanted to be able to show our work in an environment with no boundaries, no labels, no expectations or predefined ideas of what we "should" be exhibiting. We wanted to break away from the pressures of school and the industry and do something for ourselves individually and honor the strength we had collectively- and so- the <a href="http://www.mmxiproject.com/">MMXIproject </a>was born.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We wrote a MANIFESTO, and paired up with <a href="http://davidkirshoff.com/">Dave Kirshoff </a>(industrial design) who helped us on the "curatorial side" and built custom display units according to what we were showing. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We exhibited a range of mediums that express the design
sensibilities of each designer including textile development,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">one of David Kirshoff creations for our displays. he really understood where we were coming from and what we wanted to show people!</span></td></tr>
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YEAR's presentation's theme was TRANSITION; as MMXIproject (meaning the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We wanted to present the projects not only as final products of
a technical craft, but to show the research and thought process to
parallel the final result.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thus, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">one
room was dedicated to finalized work (this is where our installations
were; and the other room was the sketchbook room. In the sketchbook
room we created collaged walls of inspiration images, fabric scraps,
writing, and other odds and ends (to allow our public to see where it
all really comes from), we had our sketchbooks showing design
development/research, and a cocktail area for people to enjoy and
mingle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Many thanks to Harold @ the Tribeca Grand, <a href="http://davidkirshoff.com/">David Kirshoff,</a> Jorge Balmaseda (for the website), Auralis and Arnaldo (for covering the event and <a href="http://www.elpuntoes.com/zaida-goveo-mmxi-project">their article</a> for elpunto es), Tara St.James (for the support and help spreading the word), and the numerous people who came to support us and share that special night.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGdPsLpY037XeU1-KuJFaRBORoxz7GOGROKYAAo4qD9u7pOFQc4GR1ndtmj26rU-ixdpl46CMggb75lAwmIxdT90gT6uNpbvaEIasJ26zjYY8z7am8YAALk0SeVhMowbtwfFe8Mfeb2c/s1600/grad" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGdPsLpY037XeU1-KuJFaRBORoxz7GOGROKYAAo4qD9u7pOFQc4GR1ndtmj26rU-ixdpl46CMggb75lAwmIxdT90gT6uNpbvaEIasJ26zjYY8z7am8YAALk0SeVhMowbtwfFe8Mfeb2c/s320/grad" width="177" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">I've recently graduated from FIT with a BFA in Fashion Design:Knitwear Specialization, and a Minor in Italian Studies- finally!-.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After finishing an amazing internship at <a href="http://www.study-ny.com/">STUDY NY</a> (with Tara St. James), and putting together an art-gallery event at the Tribeca Grand with a designer's collective I'm part of (<a href="http://mmxiproject.com/">MMXIproject</a>), I headed to Europe...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was chosen as a finalist for an international competition called <a href="http://www.mittelmoda.com/">Mittelmoda</a> which gave me the amazing opportunity of showcasing my work in a runway in Italy. I left for Italy in the begining of June, and after attending my first Italian wedding, and going to the beach for 3 days in Tuscany; my batteries were re-charged and ready to go to Milan to work some crazy hours and finish knitting my collection. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the competition, I went back to Florence, to my "adoptive" family, and waited to attend Pitti Filati (an amazing yarn show). I have to write a long-overdue post on that too, but that will be on a new "knitting/yarn" blog that I'm working on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few weeks later I went to London for a bit: I worked on my CV and <a href="http://www.zagb.net/">website (</a>which is FINALLY up now), did some eco-fashion research, and was freelancing for <a href="http://kimmiekakes.com/">Kimmiekakes</a> while preparing for the<a href="http://www.ethicalfashionshow.com/efs2/homepage.html"> Ethical Fashion Show</a> in Paris where my work was exhibited and "represented" FIT in "its" Sustainability efforts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Europe has always given me the chance to express myself, and this is one of the places where I feel my work is most embraced and respected. However (and unfortunately), because I am an american citizen, there are difficult immigration/bureaucratic issues and geographical barriers to face- which is why I am back in New York... and re-planning my future.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">enjoy the next series of posts- I owed you big time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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