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…
Amabelle Aguiluz
A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Milan program, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano, Amabelle Aguiluz graduated with a specialization in knitwear. Her debut collection for spring summer 2013, is being produced with support from kickstarter, the crowd sourced, grass roots funding initiative. The concept behind the collection, started through collage crafting, drawing, stream of consciousness writing, and visual journaling on Tumbrl. Ideas soon translated into a mini collection of eight pieces, all beginning from a single, simple shape. Aquiluz’s artistic values, commitment to the environment, and her social responsibility, forms the foundation of the brand. Exploring new forms in order to create innovative, functional, and transformable designs, the collection is ecologically conscious and made entirely in the USA. Produced from natural fibers, the collection includes bamboo and vegetable dyed organic cotton, all handmade by artisans in the Los Angeles area.
Website www.amabelleaguiluz.com
