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It’s A Small (Pastel) World After All
Posted on August 24 2016
We live in a global world, and for the most part, and for most of us, that’s a very good thing. In the last 100 years, the world’s economies have grown bigger, technology has advanced further, and ideas have spread faster than anyone in 1916 would have believed possible. Living,...
What Can Prints Do for You?
Posted on August 21 2016
Have you ever noticed that there’s a big gap between fashion and clothing, and between style and “the way I like to dress”? Fashion, (in the purest sense), was originally centered in Paris, with a limited number of designers creating clothes for wealthy clients. As the world has changed, this...
The Story Behind the Print - Animal Fair
Posted on August 21 2016
Anything is possible in our imagination. It’s the playground where we can put Emperor penguins on the moon, camels in Antarctica… or zebras at Coney Island! This print juxtaposes a unique experience of mine as well as one of my great loves, all in one collage. As opposed to the...
The Story Behind the Print - Kapow!
Posted on August 21 2016
As a child, I loved comic books. It was an a passion that faded over time, but I still have a nostalgic fondness for the genre. Comics illustrated the age-old power struggle between good and evil; right and wrong ... with an external force swooping in to save the day....
The Story Behind the Print - Tarot
Posted on August 21 2016
What is in the cards for our lives? It’s sometimes hard to say, but there is one thing that’s certain. Even though each individual has unique experiences, we all share commonalities. I developed this print by creating my own impressions of tarot designs, inspired by Renaissance paintings and mixed with...
The Story Behind the Print - Secrets
Posted on August 21 2016
The print “Secrets” is without doubt the most unusual print in the Ruby Linker inaugural collection. It isn't every day that you see shirts with "big heads" on the front and back. I didn't start out by planning "big heads", but the design was inspired by figures that appear in...
The Story Behind the Print - Colorado Spring
Posted on August 21 2016
Spring fights through winter and bursts forth with glorious colors, from the profuse beauty of young flowers and tender green leaves to the icy blue waters of newly-melted streams. It makes a color palette that is alive and vibrant, jewels to adorn its human counterpart. I saw these beautiful shades...
The Story Behind the Print - Geo
Posted on August 21 2016
Sometimes we seem to think that life is strung together by pure coincidences, but when you take a closer look at nature, everything is perfectly organized in spectacular patterns. Nothing is left to chance, but at the same time it´s these patterns that make everything seem so effortless. That perfection...
The Story Behind the Print - Galaxy
Posted on August 21 2016
The print "Galaxy" was inspired by the swirling motion of stars in the night sky. I wanted to create an image that would evoke the feeling of faraway space without using elements that were photographic. Components of the design are layered on top of one another to create the illusion...
The Story Behind the Print - Power
Posted on August 21 2016
Most women don’t go out hunting for a “lucky” piece of clothing before an upcoming event. But once the item has been worn and things go well, the item takes on a life of its own because it’s associated with the good things that happened the last time it was...
The Story Behind The Print - Modern Calico
Posted on August 21 2016
The women in my family are all pretty crafty. They like to knit, embroider and sew. One of my most cherished possessions is a calico quilt that my aunt made many years ago, which has a place of honor at the foot of the bed. At times, if I look...
How Ruby Linker Tunics are Made
Posted on April 16 2016
You might wonder how Karen’s unique digital designs are transferred to fabric. For that portion of the creation process, we use a state-of-the-art printing technique called dye-sublimation. This technique does not lay color onto the surface of the cloth, as with certain ink and screen printing techniques. Instead, dye-sublimation transfers...
"Made in the USA" Matter?
Posted on April 16 2016
Ruby Linker is proud to be manufacturing our products here in the USA--in California, to be exact. We all know that most of the products available today are made anywhere but the US, and, admittedly, it would have been cheaper to send this portion of the operation overseas, but we...
Slow Fashion
Posted on April 16 2016
When we say that Ruby Linker garments are an example of “slow fashion”, what do we mean? The term itself has several meanings. It can refer to ecologically sound manufacturing processes. It also represents a focus on quality and longevity, as opposed to “fast fashion”, where low cost, low quality...
The story behind the print - Peacock Dreams
Posted on April 16 2016
Most people don’t sit around thinking about peacocks. I certainty don’t. However, I happen to belong to a co-working studio in San Diego, Hera Hub, where the peacock is somewhat of an adopted symbol, and there’s lots of peacock-themed art around the space. When I started to put the line...
The Story Behind the Print - Porcelain Sky
Posted on April 16 2016
Inspiration can come from the strangest places. The print, “Porcelain Sky” started with a teacup. By the time it was finished, the colors had shifted from pink to blue and a number of hand drawn and computer generated textures were added. The darker blue spine-covered shape that appears throughout the...
The Story Behind the Print - Lemonade
Posted on April 16 2016
This cheerful print was inspired by summertime in Southern California, or more specifically, by my next door neighbor’s lemon tree. The image of yellow, juicy lemons growing on lush green branches, against a sky blue background reminds me of the familiar phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive, can-do...
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