Bibico

Bath

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Profession / role:
director of bibico-Fashionably fair
Company / organisation:
bibico
Website (if you have one):
www.bibico.co.uk
My primary role in relation to fashion is:
Consumer, Designer, Retailer, Manufacturer
I am looking to discover or buy
people interested in bringing fairtrade fashion to the high street!!
About me / About business or organisation:
Nieves Ruiz Ramos has over 11 years’ experience within the fashion industry, having graduated from universities in both Spain and France. She started out as a Designer for Zara before progressing as a Woven and Knitwear Designer for labels such as Corte Ingles in Spain and Seduce in Australia. She went on to work as Head Designer for a London fashion company that supplies collections to Top Shop, River Island and Asos.
Disenchanted with the ‘fast fashion’ trend and its negative repercussions Nieves decided to go it alone in 2007. She now designs for and manages her own company ‘bibico’ - a Fair Trade label that seeks to bring Fair Trade, on-trend fashion to the high-street.
Her delightfully stylish collections are manufactured in a slum community in India by women who are as passionate about making high quality garments as they are about transforming their communities. The AW09/10 collection also features a range of knitwear handcrafted by a Fair Trade collective in Nepal. bibico trades in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Australia & beyond!
Career history / Company history:
Nieves Ruiz Ramos has over 11 years’ experience within the fashion industry, having graduated from universities in both Spain and France. She started out as a Designer for Zara before progressing as a Woven and Knitwear Designer for labels such as Corte Ingles in Spain and Seduce in Australia. She went on to work as Head Designer for a London fashion company that supplies collections to Top Shop, River Island and Asos.
Disenchanted with the ‘fast fashion’ trend and its negative repercussions Nieves decided to go it alone in 2007. She now designs for and manages her own company ‘bibico’ - a Fair Trade label that seeks to bring Fair Trade, on-trend fashion to the high-street.
Her delightfully stylish collections are manufactured in a slum community in India by women who are as passionate about making high quality garments as they are about transforming their communities. The AW09/10 collection also features a range of knitwear handcrafted by a Fair Trade collective in Nepal. bibico trades in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Australia & beyond!

Comment Wall:

  • Cindy Yau

    Hi Nieves,

    Thanks! I want to help promote designers on here in my blog, so please feel free to email me any information on your designs at Bibico!

    Cindy x
  • Udaya Bikram Thapa

    Hello there Nieves,
    No problem at all. It is good to know you are working with nepal. If there is anything we can do , do not hesitate to get in touch. Take care,
    Udaya
  • Cindy Yau

    That's great news, congratulations!
    I'm going to start on the article next week, and will post it on my blog after I've finished it so you can use it as PR etc if you wish. I'll need to interview you at some point over phone, or skype, preferably on a week day, please let me know when you are free!
    Looking forward to hearing from you,

    Cindy
  • Laura Queening

    Thanks for getting back to me - I bet things have been manic with the tradeshows and sales at the mo! Would love to meet up at some point - i will be in London 5th and 6th oct, and back from nepal end nov. If you ever need any bag designs, or just checking on any production/sampling progress etc, i am in Kathmandu anyway! I would be happy to help! My email address is info @ auraque.com. Take care, Laura
  • Cindy Yau

    Nieves, thank YOU for your time, it's been a pleasure speaking to you and other designers I've met on here, what a fabulous network! I'm still writing the article, but I will email all concerned with the finished product... hopefully soon, I'm suffering from writer's block today!

    x
  • Kirstie MacLean @ Mzuribeads

    hi Sophie, I wrote to your info website email address regarding the ethical fashion show at che Camilles in Glasgow. I always seem to get the answer machine on your office number. I would love to have Bibico involved, please let me know the best way to communicate. I look forward to hearing from you,
    Kirstie '
  • Udaya Bikram Thapa

    Hello there Neives,
    Just out of curiosity, which factory are you working with in Nepal?? Sharman, star are the two big ones I can think of. Take care,
    Udaya