Jenifer Paulousky, dba Blue Alvarez
Designer

8 Furbush Rd.
West Roxbury, MA 02132
http://www.bluealvarez.com
bluealvarez@bluealvarez.com

Education:

Machine Knitting, continuing education at Rhode Island School of Design
June 12th - July 19th, 2007.
Instructor: Anne Emlein.

B. Eng, Mechanical Engineering.
McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, Class of 2003.

In Print:

Not Another Teen Knitting Book, Vickie Howell, 2006. Sterling.
Design: Dancer’s wrap with matching leg warmers
Concept: Faux wrap pullover to mimic the look of a dancer’s ensemble, while being more wearable for anyone who may or may not be graceful like a ballerina. Inspired by my teenage cousin, who is an avid and relatively graceful dancer herself.

Online:

The Anticraft, Lughnasadh 2007.
Design: “Painted Lady”, a cropped knit pullover.
Concept: A very cropped raglan, knit in one piece from the top down with long sleeves and built-in fingerless gloves. Intended as a project for using up many different, complimentary colors of “stash yarn” in one garment. Fashioned after the gothic DIY styles.

Knitty, Summer 2005, The Man Issue.
Design: “Blue Hills”, a knit ski hat.
Concept: A ski mask without the mask. Something a little unusual to keep the neck warm while on the ski lift.

All self-published patterns are available to view at my patterns page

Where to Buy:

Blue Alvarez
Etsy

Live Showings:

Boston Handmade at Downtown Crossing holiday store, Nov - Dec 2009. Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA.
Second annual Boston Handmade guild store open Thanksgiving through Christmas for designers of handmade goods with stores on Etsy.com.

Common Cod Fiber Guild “Make Mine Local” Designer Showcase, Nov.13th 2009. 50 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA.
Inaugural fashion show for local knitwear designers.

Boston Handmade at SoWa, July 14th 2009. 540 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA.
Second annual Boston Handmade guild showcase at the South End Open Market

Boston Handmade at 1st Thursdays, 1st Thursday of each month, June through September 2009. 540 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA.
Boston Handmade featured at Curtis Hall at Jamaica Plain 1st Thursdays artisans show

Bazaar Bizarre Boston, December 6th 2008. The Castle, Boston, MA.
Booth shared with Elizabeth Brennick Designs.

Boston Handmade at Downtown Crossing holiday store, Nov - Dec 2008. Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA.
First ever Boston Handmade guild store open Thanksgiving through Christmas for designers of handmade goods with stores on Etsy.com.

Catwalk to Campground Autism fashion benefit. October, 2008. Runway show to benefit The Autism Project of Rhode Island and their summer program for autistic children.

Boston Handmade at SoWa, October 2008. 540 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA.
First Annual Boston Handmade guild showcase at the South End Open Market.

Boston Handmade Marketplace June 28th, 2008. Union Square, Somerville, MA.
First Annual Boston Handmade guild marketplace for designers of handmade goods.

Rockin’ Runway, an annual event by Anthem Events. Felt, Boston, MA. March 15th, 2008. Spring 2008 preview.

Craftland Providence, December 2007. Annual marketplace for designers of handmade goods.

Catwalk to Campground Autism fashion benefit. October, 2007. Runway show to benefit The Autism Project of Rhode Island and their summer program for autistic children.

Fashion Forward Saturdays, a monthly event by Anthem Events. Felt, Boston, MA. June 23rd, 2007. Summer 2007 collection.

Dusk To Dawn, a charity event for breast cancer awareness. Buckingham, Browne, & Nichols School, Cambridge, MA. May 25th, 2007. Summer 2007 collection.

A Spring Thing, AS220, Providence, RI. March 3rd, 2007. Spring 2007 collection

Eclectic Fashions, AS220, Providence, RI. October 20th, 2006. Fall 2006 collection.

Keep It Zipped, Club Ultra, Providence, RI. July 15th, 2006. Fall 2006 collection.

Seamless v. 2.0, Boston Muesum of Science, Feburary 1, 2006.
Design: “Hidden Agenda”, multi-purpose, protective street wear.
Concept: The world is becoming a place where, at a moment’s notice, you may need to protect yourself. But no one wants to walk around in armor, living in fear. This outfit allows the wearer to feel like a normal, fashionable member of society, while concealing a particle mask, eye and ear protection, and heavy duty gloves that can be changed into should danger strike.

Boston Knit Out and Crochet 2005, Fashion Show, Boston Common.
Design: Black and White Bomber Jacket.
Concept: A handknit version of the puffy, cropped bomber jackets ubiquitous among hip hop videos and Kimoura Simmons collections.

Seamless, MIT Media lab, May 20, 2005.
Design: “Resistance”, a collaboration with Christine Liu. Handknit hat with built-in headphones.
Concept: Electrodes allow the dreamer to listen to and record their subconscious while they sleep. Hopefully they awaken to a better understanding of themselves.

Press:

Blue Alvarez Designs mentioned by Bostonist as part of March 2008 Rockin’ Runway at Felt Boston.

The Weekly Compass, New Bedford. Page 4., Vol. 3, Number 13, August 10, 2007. Blue Alvarez Designs featured as an independent clothing designer at White Knight Gallery.

Boston.com, Feb. 3rd, 2006, “Hidden Agenda” featured as part of their article on Seamless V. 2.0.

The Puritain City Blog, February 2006.
Blue Alvarez mentioned as a stand out designer for Seamless v. 2.0

Designtechnica.com, Summer 2005.
“Resistance” project noted as part of Seamless 2005 coverage.

Wists.com, Winter 2006.
“Licorice Whip” sweater pattern featured under Top Web Picks for knitting.