Work Cut Out

Last week I really had my work cut out for me! I was in the midst of preparing for the imminent holiday craft sale madness, when Christina from Workshop and Flock in Ottawa contacted me. Apparently her boutiques had sold out of several Ramonalisa styles this month, and she wanted more. My busy month got busier and I got to work.

Having run out of some of the original fabrics, I changed up the linings of the skirts and the hoodie/tunics while maintaining the look and feel of the original styles. The result is a new batch of the most popular Ramonalisa styles for this season which uphold my mandate to produce original clothing in limited quantities. I think this adds a lot to the unique quality of my pieces. An added bonus for me is that rather than making the same thing over and over again, I get to keep designing even when I'm in production! I'm very happy with how these pieces turned out, and I hope my Ottawa customers will be, too.

Studio Sale!

My studio-mate Eugenia and I had our first studio sale yesterday. It was really fun to welcome everyone into our usually quiet space, and to see so many people trying on the clothes!

We had a lot of friends come by, and also people we'd never met before because of a few signs up outside the building. We were both selling samples and stock from previous seasons at 50%-80% off retail prices. Everyone seemed happy with the great deals and we got to clear out some space in our studio to make room for new designs. It was a really great day, I just wish I'd remembered to take more pictures!

Fall/Winter 2010!

I know, it's been ages since I blogged. But trust me, I have not been idle! Production for Fall/Winter 2010 is now complete. Here are the dresses for Toronto and Ottawa, which will, along with tops, tunics and skirts, be hitting the stores in the next few weeks. Yay!

I also designed a new collection for Spring/Summer 2010, making me officially on-schedule for the first time.

And, I just put up the new website! Check out all the new designs for this fall/winter season at www.ramonalisa.ca.

Thanks for reading!

February Blues

It's funny to be making sleeveless tops in February, but that's fashion for you! This is one of my favourite photos from the Spring/Summer 2010 shoot that happened a few weeks ago. After getting all the pictures online and contacting a few new stores, it turns out that there is some interest in this piece! I'm glad, since although it's actually not that easy to make (coverstitching is sometimes tricky!), I find it really neat to look at and very comfortable to wear.

So I've been grading, cutting, and sewsewsewing all week. As far as many stores are concerned, spring starts in March. Hard to imagine right now in Montreal, but in my studio it's spring fever!

Check it out on Artfire!