In our factory in Nepal, we do not only have very experienced people, but also starters.
One of our starters is Alisha Limbu, she is 20years old and she started working in our Nepalese factory last year in August. 

She started working in the fashion industry because she had an interest in stitching and she wanted to grow and get more knowledge in a nice environment, so she chose for our factory to do so. Another reason for starting to work was that she wanted to help her family and have her own salary.

The way we got to know her, is as a very shy girl, which you can fully trust. She is a Christian and takes leave time to practice her religion. Her English is exceptionally good for a girl her age. But because she is so shy, it is sometimes difficult for her to open up towards us. However, Phillip is working  on this skill. :)

Alisha is from Illam- a region near Jhapa, so she decided to come to Kathmandu-the capital of Nepal to find better opportunities and reach higher goals in her life. For the moment she is studying Commerce Management, next to her job at JUX. Of course she has flexible work times so that she can attend to all her classes.

She likes Nepali POP music, singing and being around friends.

Her first “challenge” at JUX was to create 750 ribbons so she learns how to stitch. Master Raju # 1 in the handshake number system (you can find this on our website) is in charge with Alisha’s training. The ribbons have been done, 100% from left-over JUX fabrics. In this way Alisha learns to stitch, and fabrics get recycled and find a new life.

So…if you have been to the Green Fashion Competition, and received a goodie bag- then you also received the ribbon from Alisha. :)

Today is Anne’s last day at Studio JUX as an intern. Of course she will be visiting us as often as possible, but she won’t be there every day anymore.
We are happy that we had her with us for 6months and wish her all the best for the future.

Because we wanted to make her last day special, we made her the star of the day, so here a short interview with her.

What do you study? Where?
Fashion and Branding at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute.

What is your favorite book?
“Een schitterend gebrek” from Arthur Japin. It provokes your imagination.

What clothing piece is on your wishlist?
The black jumpsuit from JUX, but it’s for winter 2013, so I have to wait for a while.

What makes you happy?
Sunshine, music, being creative, good food and honest people.

What did you do at Studio Jux?
I made a brandbook and helped out with graphic design and marketing. It is a small growing company, so I had to do a lot of different things. Caring boxes and counting stock is also part of the deal.

Why did you choose for Studio JUX as an internship place?
I really do like fashion, but I don’t like the fashion world. I think it is to superficial, sometimes. It’s all about looking nice and being seen. So I searched for a company that is in fashion, but also is good for the world. During this internship I had the feeling of doing good not only for myself, but also for the world.

What did you like at Studio JUX and what did you not like that much here?

I really liked that I was part of everything that was going on in the company. We work really close to each other, there is a lot of interaction. I could hear what was happening around me, and this is why I could learn a lot about how things work in business. We work all in one space, so it was quite hectic some days. I have a little problem with my concentration, so I was easily distracted. I like hectic more than regularity, so I’m glad that I managed to work in a surrounding like this. What I’m definitely not going to miss are the extreme cold toilets :)). There’s no heater on the hallway or on the toilet, because our office is in an old school building. (Going to the toilet wasn’t really a treat.

How do you feel now that you leave and it is your last day?
It’s not my last day. Maybe my official last day of the internship, but I will return here to help and do stuff. I’m not good in saying goodbye, so we celebrate that I was in the office very often and now I’m only going to be here less often.

What are you going to do after you finish this internship?
I have to finish my school, before summer I hope, we will see.

Where are we going to find you in 5years?
Somewhere on this planet? No, I’m not really a planner. I hope that I will have my own company one day, but I don’t know if that is reachable in 5 years. I think a will first work for several companies to gather the needed experience. After my graduation at AMFI I will first do a Master study in Sociology, because I’m very interested in trends and the way people act and influence each other. It is a big part of branding, so it is for me a logical step forward. I’m 21 years old and I have a long working life ahead waiting for me.

     PS: yes she is wearing JUX items ;)

Well not only the Nepali tailor is a Rockstar at Studio JUX, but our Dutch agent is a Rockstar too. :)
We were very impressed yesterday about Charlie+Mary‘s gift for us.

You are curious what it was? Well a very nice whole Studio JUX window decoration. It looked very nice, and made us feel very proud about our achievement on Friday at the Green Fashion Competition.

Many great thanks to Charlie+Mary!

Here the picture of the beautiful Studio JUX window!

Even though it is Monday morning, and we are back to work as usual, we all have a great feeling about Friday night.

Our hard work and strives to proof that fashion can be fun not only for the people wearing it, but also for the people making it have been paid off. We are very happy about the great opportunity of being part of this great event, and congratulate all the other contestants! We all have won, because we all showed we care!

Congratulations also to Carrie Parry for winning the Category 2 prize of 15.000€!

Thank you again for your great support and your nice messages.

PS: for those who missed it.. Studio JUX won the first prize for the 1st Category at the Green fashion Competition. You can see the video at the AFW website – you need to search for the shows from the 27th of January.

Yes, it’s here, the great day of the Green Fashion Competition Finale.

Studio JUX is really glad  to be part of this great event. Tonight we will show not only to our friends, buyers and potential clients our new green collection, but also to Princess Maxima, who will be present during the fashion show.

It is great to see how many people are going to be present at this event, and if you did not get an invitation yet, or are stuck in another country :), then you can still watch our show on live streaming at www.amsterdamfashionweek.com/live.

Jitske and Carlien are ready for the big moment, everyone in the JUX team has put a lot of effort in to making this day something to remember. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we will.

We are also excited to see the other collections of our colleagues, who same as us have won the first part of the Green Fashion Competition and are going to present their collection during the Fashion Show.

To sum it all up:

Where: Fashion Week Amsterdam- Westergasfabriek

When: 18:00

You don’t have an invitation yet? No problem, you can still watch us here: live streaming

Here we go! Good Luck to everyone! :)

Something to celebrate tonight as well? Who knows, one thing is sure, we will have tons of fun!

From the 28th until the 30th of January, Studio JUX will be presenting the Autumn-Winter 2012/2013 collection.

This is the 30th edition of INNATEX and will be held at Ardek Center Rhein-Main  in Hofheim Wallau, Germany.

It is a real honor to have one of our collection pictures on the main Catalog of the fair.

Innatex fair started in 1997, and is now one of the most important fairs for sustainable textiles in Europe. You can see a big offer on traditional but also young and modern fashion-labels.

It is great to see that so many consumers are now interested in green fashion, and appreciate the effort taken by Eco-fashion producers to create wearable, fun and beautiful items.

All of these while keeping in mind that the tailors are treated fair, when producing the clothing and the environment should not suffer form the processes used to make the nice dresses, skirts, suits, trousers, shoes, accessories and others.

It is almost time for Spring-Summer items, right?

Well, here some of the fabrics you will see back in our collection for Spring-Summer      2012:

- wood silk

-recycled organic cotton hemp

- organic cotton recycled nylon twill

- hemp organic cotton melange

-organic cotton recycled nylon poplin

- organic cotton tonal check

- soy knit

- seacell jersey

- fish leather and recycled leather

- recycled brass, handmade wood beads and natural beads.

These all in really amazing summery colors, that will make your day better and will give you a push into the day: Soft pink, sky blue, dark blue,

grey melange, beige, blue melange, mint, light grey, white, purple grey melange, pink mint melange, sea blue, natural, nude and the list can continue… :)

This year again, MINT is part of the Modefabriek on the 22 – 23 January  2012. This new event in Amsterdam combines tradeshows and events, fashion and lifestyle with respect for people and the environment.

MINT calls this new event- forward fashion, and hopes to inspire “towards a fashion scene that is both happening and harmless”. As you probably remember Studio JUX was part of this event, last year in July and will be part of it also this year in January for lots of fun, fashion and fair-play.

We will be exhibiting next to a lot of our fellow colleagues: STAT, OAT Shoes, Twin Couture, L’Herbe Roughe, O My Bag and many others.

If you think that green fashion is less beautiful or not affordable, MINT will show you this is not true at all. Get inspired by the innovative materials, designs and why not by the trends the green fashion labels recommend to you during this trade show.

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good start in the new year!

For Studio JUX, the year started really nice, and we are looking forward to a very busy period. Besides from the Green Fashion Competition, that we are still busy with, there is another fair that we are going to present our autumn-winter 2012 collection at: Who’s Next Pret-a-Porter in Paris from the 21st of January until the 24th.

Together with other 30 Dutch Fashion Labels we will be promoting green Fashion in the “Green Orange” hall. This is an initiative of Wave-Up marketing and promotion and the Ministry of International Economic Affairs.

The fair is split in 6 sectors: Fame, Private, Mr. Brown, Premiere Classe, Le Cube and Mess around. Each hall has different fashion items and brands to offer.

Fame features the top creative international women’s ready-to-wear brands, Private hosts top international women’s ready -to-wear labeles, Mr. Brown offers more then 300 textile, shoe and accessory brands, Premier Classe gatheres the fashion accessory designers, Le Cube presents leather goods and in the Mess Around hall you can be informed about shoe and B2B events.

It is a great change for us to exhibit our collection next to our fellow colleagues, and we are very excited to meet everyone at the fair.

Paris here we come!

For more information about the fair you can go to the official website at: http://www.whosnext.com/uk

We are still busy with the Green fashion Competition, and while updating our business plan, we realized that we already have 47 selling points.
This is a great achievement from our point of view, and we want to thank all our customers, agents and buyers for their support.

You can now find Studio JUX in the following countries:

• Austria
• Denmark
• Germany
• France
• Ireland
• Italy
• Spain
• The Netherlands

Is a store selling Studio JUX in your city too?