Amabelle Aguiluz
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Milan program, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano, Amabelle Aguiluz graduated…
Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda
Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda’s graduate knitwear collection for the Fashion Institute of Technology, entitled Manifesto, was a craft led exploration of the concept of transition and hybrid evolutions reflected in moss and critical weathering. The knitwear collection was produced using only recycled, and ethically responsible methods and materials, and explores her personal journey into biomorphic design in knitwear. The inspiration behind the collection, stems from Hunertwasser’s Mouldiness Manifesto, as well as Goveo Balmaseda’s respect and tolerance for irregularity, with nature taking over, dictating the form and appearance to some degree. Goveo Balmaseda worked with organically grown cotton, recycled cotton; made in the USA from T-shirt production waste, mulesing-free merino wool, and some dead-stock yarns, hand dyed with non toxic, low impact dyes. The organic shapes and silhouettes are embellishment with hand embroidery and felting. Each piece is entirely produced by hand, mixing machine knitting techniques, on a mechanical brother machine, and combined with crochet, to emphasize the incredible results obtained from alternative methods to create unconventional, ethically responsible clothing.
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