RAMUTE ZALTAULSKAITE
BONDED BEAUTY
Ramute Zaltauskaite is a bold conscious designer with strong tailoring references, incorporating elements from her heritage where her Eastern European influences and customs have played a huge role in her design ethos. Ramute’s background and social commentary of her life to date has inspired her to create exciting items with impact and depth.
Ramute is a BA Hons Fashion Design and Technology Graduate specialising in both Womenswear and Menswear from Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Ramute’s label BONDED BEAUTY was founded on a celebration of her family ties and self-expression. She brings energy, refinement and knowledge into her pieces and includes unisex millinery specialising in the handmade craft of crochet, making beautifully constructed hats and caps.
“Textiles play a huge part and when I first started to consider what fabrics I would use for my collections, I found out that the most disturbing fact was that we use and continue to use natural and man-made resources for the textile industry without considering what awaits us in the future.
My philosophy is simple – be considerate about the textiles we use and to remember where we came from or at least give an acknowledgment to the inspirational past of yesterday.”
“Every person has the opportunity to start a new life. I was in my late fifties when I entered Higher Education. Becoming a designer was not in my plans, I felt as if I knew nothing about designing and pattern cutting, and to be honest, I was too devoted to my family before I had the chance to study again. The knowledge gained at University showed me all the levels and processes that go into designing and making a cohesive collection and opened my eyes to the fashion industry.
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