Today was the annual memorial for Alex. The 15 years old kid who lost his life a year ago from a policeman's bullet. [...] Riots take place again this year and I can't stop wondering... All those people who don't stay in protesting -but also put on fires, start fights & break everything they find on their way-, do they think they honour his memory like that??
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Because at this time, those questions seem rhetorical and because this is a fashion blog -but with strong personality- I'll stop here and just propose some ideas to transform the current total black trend to something more glamorous & festive.
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Helmets: Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Shoes: Prada Perfecto Jacket:Junya Watanabe Hoodie: Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier Jeans: Rock & Republic And because we count down 19 days till Christmas here 's a little song:
"I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes, Christmas is all around me, and so the feeling grows
It's written in the wind, It's everywhere I go...."
Last year's Municipality of Athens Christmas Tree!
Why do they have to sacrifice children in the name of their "democracy" ?
Please, Don't make it happen again!
photos : None of those photos is mine. I just searched @ google images
Prepare for a very long photo post. I won't start writing my thoughts for the Pierre Cardin show right now... The only words you'll see from now on are the contributors names!
Personally I'd like to thank Andreas Avgheris & the Modelab team for giving me the opportunity to have an EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE coverage.....
Dimitris Paleologou - Hairstylist
Pierre Cardin's MUSE FOR OVER 40 YEARS - Maryze Gaspard supervising the show
Marielyz E. Petrakis Management Director from Modelab + Maryze discussing the last details
On the right Vangelis Thodos make up artist & his team. (from the left, klairi, foteini, giorgos, efi )
From now on all photos are exclusively taken during the show at BACKSTAGE!!!!!!!!!(so please, do not use without permission)
from the Pierre Cardin team
Evgenia Manolidou sparkling in a Pierre Cardin Vintage dress!
Grey VS Black.... Black always wins!
Connie Manos Head Stylist along with Tatty + Andreas
Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. Coco Chanel
A couple of months ago, while brainstorming for the blog -yes I do that a lot-, I thought about a project where fashion could be combined with architecture. So I asked Fotis & Vaso (fashion paths readers & architecture students) to transform a simple t-shirt into an art piece! They could do whatever they wanted to.... and as you 'll see after the jump, their work is extraordinairy!(at the end there is a translation for greek readers)
ARMOR TOP
What are these elements that characterize the woman today? A woman shares her time daily, in a household that always needs more order, an office that requires more effort, a family requested more time, a companion who claims her completely in a secret complicity, and an interminable journey for her appearance and the time passes. A woman today, approaching a supernatural figure, leaves behind her naive and the decorative mood in order to claim an important position in society. Our target was to show this change in the requirements a woman has to respond today… Between desire and excess, we tried to turn the femininity into something much more defined. Curves, the most characteristic element of the female fihure, have subjugated in something tough, which in our own case was translated in a hard, new, cubic relief. The cubic breasts, the intense shoulders and the revelation of her real body, are a powerful “weapon” she never renounces. Her decorative disposal and the exaggerated grooming are not lost, as a piece of the top was removed from its basic structure, trying to distinguish, to escape, changing the top in something much more uncomfortable – dedicationto her lost freedom. This is the image of women today. Maybe tomorrow, maybe after many years… until this image decides to change itself, to be re-defined. Has maybe the time to claim our ambiguous identity come?
Ποια είναι τα στοιχεία αυτά που χαρακτηρίζουν τη γυναίκα σήμερα; Μια γυναίκα μοιράζει το χρόνο της καθημερινά σε ένα νοικοκυριό που πάντα χρειάζεται περισσότερη τάξη, ένα γραφείο που απαιτεί περισσότερη προσπάθεια, μία οικογένεια που ζητά περισσότερο χρόνο, ένας σύντροφος που την διεκδικεί ολοκληρωτικά σε μια μυστική συνενοχή, και ένα ατέρμονο ταξίδι για την εμφάνιση της και το χρόνο που περνά. Μια γυναίκα σήμερα, πλησιάζει μια υπερ-ηρωική μορφή που άφησε πίσω την αφέλεια, και τη διακοσμητική διάθεση για να διεκδικήσει μια σημαντική θέση στην κοινωνία. Στόχος μας ήταν να δείξουμε αυτή την αλλαγή στις απαιτήσεις που έχει να ανταποκριθεί η γυναίκα σήμερα... Ανάμεσα στην επιθυμία και την υπερβολή, προσπαθήσαμε να αλλάξουμε την θηλυκότητα με κάτι πολύ πιο απόλυτο. Οι καμπύλες το κατεξοχήν χαρακτηριστικό της γυναίκας υποτάχθηκαν σε μία αυστηρότητα , που στη δική μας περίπτωση μεταφράσθηκε σε ένα σκληρό , νέο , κυβικό ανάγλυφο. Τα κυβικά στήθη, οι έντονοι ώμοι και η αποκάλυψη του πραγματικού της σώματος, ένα ισχυρό όπλο που δεν απαρνήθηκε ποτέ. Η διακοσμητική της διάθεση, ο υπερβάλλων καλλωπισμός δεν χάθηκε, καθώς από τη βασική δομή της μπλούζας, ένα κομμάτι αφαιρέθηκε, αποφάσισε να ξεχωρίσει, να ξεφύγει, μετατρέποντάς το σε κάτι πολύ πιο ανήσυχο κα δραστήριο - ένα ανάθημα στη χαμένη ελευθερία. Αυτή είναι η εικόνα της γυναίκας σήμερα. Ίσως και αύριο, ίσως και μετά από πολλά χρόνια….έως ότου ίσως αποφασίσει να αλλάξει, να επαναπροσδιορισθεί. Ήρθε μήπως το πλήρωμα του χρόνου για την διεκδίκηση της αλλοτινής μας ταυτότητας;
PS. I would like to thank Fotis & Vaso for doing such a great job & for supporting so much the blog!!!
Greek Fashion Designers' winter Fashion Bazaar will take place this year at METRO SYNTAGMA station tomorrow wednesday 25/11/2009 and on thursday 26/11/2009!
As always the Bazaar has a charity purpose...! Income will distributed to "Paidika Choria SOS"!
So for two days from 9.00am to 22.00pm visit the central metro station to meet the designers in person & experience high fashion in low prices!
Designers participating:
ANDRIA
ASLANIS
CHARA LEBESSI (she's like a doll & so sweet, do visit her stand! )
CHRISTOS COSTARELLOS
CHRISTOFOROS KOTENTOS
COSTAS FALIAKOS by Christos Petridis
DAPHNE VALENTE
DIMITRIS DASSIOS (let him suggest you a piece of art! a true gentleman)
ERIFILLI
KATERINALEXANDRAKI
KATERINA KAROUSSOS (ohhh the headpieces!)
KATHY HEYNDELS
LENA KATSANIDOU
LIANA CAMBA
LOUKIA
ORSALIA PARTHENIS (top choice!! classic pieces -you know I love Orsalia-)
Recently I read an article about price reductions on Luella's autumn/winter 09 collection..
Designer Luella Bartley, x-fashion journalist, is not just another recessionist who copes well with the financial crisis. On the 11th of November it was announced that the label will stop trading...
This cashmere knit from £245.00 went down to £171.50
and this skirt from Bestseller items from £295.00 went down to £147.50
It's quite sad for designers like Luella to face such problems. I don't know about you but personally I love her fairy tale dresses & skirts. The sweet details, the frills & the florals. If you always wanted to purchase a Luella piece, I believe now it's the right time to do it as the prices are quite reasonable...
The well known French House of Lonchamp collaborates quite often with emerging designers promoting french & international talents...
At this moment, Lonchamp celebrates 20 years of ANDAM with a special collaboration!
Jeremy Scott, Charles Anastase & the design duo Bless manage to bring avant-garde elements in da House!
After the jump you can read parts from the press release :
Jeremy Scott: "I love the quality and heritage of the Longchamp brand. The Pliage bag is a French icon, no different from the croissant or the Eiffel Tower – it is chic, sophisticated and handsome all in one. For this special project I chose to do a digital print from a photograph of me as a nouveau samurai."
Charles Anastase: "I was very touched to be invited to collaborate with Longchamp. It is a brand which I greatly admire,because it represents French savoir-faire throughout the world. I love classic things, things that are made using traditional know-how, yet at the same time Longchamp has engaged in collaborations with contemporary artists like Tracey Emin. There is also the fact that I have always dreamed of transforming a Longchamp bag. It's an obsession that dates back quite a few years. In fact, the accessories in my first fashion show in Paris in 2004 were a direct homage to Longchamp. That show was sponsored by ANDAM, which is another reason why I am delighted to be part of this collaboration."
BLESS:"It is important for us to collaborate with different brands, because we enjoy sharing knowledge and experience, and also because such collaborations enlarge everyone's horizons. The Longchamp collaboration has proved perfect and very fruitful, bringing together the quality of Longchamp, resulting from its heritage as a traditional family business, with our aim of questioning and redefining the shape and function of an everyday object."
Head of ANDAM Nathalie Dufour comments: "Here are three styles, three ideas, three ambiances, that reflect the diversity which it is ANDAM's mission to nurture. Longchamp should be congratulated on taking part in this game of transformation with such enthusiasm, going so far as to adapt its production methods to these amazing innovations. Longchamp has remained true to its philosophy and, once again, has associated its name with quality, savoir-faire and cutting-edge creativity."
The three Le Pliage® bags, in a limited edition, will be available in the Longchamp boutiques and selected concept stores worldwide from 1st October 2009.
And the Sunday came.... And everything was perfectly set up! The inner balance sessions, the beauty make up part, the interactive styling...
In a friendly & cozy atmosphere the WhiteBox crew organized the perfect Sunday afternoon! A warm welcome along with tea, cake, wine & small bites was waiting for everyone passing the 5th floor's door!
Snapshots are following after the jump from every moment of that day. . . Fun, creativity & little details made the difference!
Personally I would like to thank Jessica & all the girls that made such a great effort for this event to be so fantastic!
Haritini from The Soho Symposium
Katerina from Guffer & Fluf styling Thaleia aka Life in Athens
Jessica styling Antonia!
Marika, "Chrystal" designer + stylist!
Kika hairstylist on work!
Miss ALECCA ROX trying on Guffer & Fluf
Glamour editor Amalia Agathou chating with Haritini
The release of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection took place this morning....
Of course I was there @ Ermou street about 8.20! Not for the Love Of Jimmy Choo but because I was on my way to work!
While I was walking straight to H&M I saw a crowd of women craving for a pass-bracelet! I was lucky enough to get one for 10.30 shop-hour it was blue!... but then I thought "What the hell??"
I had to be late at work, wait among other people that wanted desperately a pair of Choos and I would end up having an extremely low quality pair of killer heels ONLY BECAUSE the label was JIMMY CHOO.
Sorry, but I'm not (such) a fashion victim.
I gave the bracelet back to the sales assistant. The look in her eyes : UNDESCRIBABLE
At 8.30: Later on, about 14.00 I went back to see what happened! Of course I was sure there would be no stock but I was lucky enough to see the visual shoes in a closer view thanks to the security who was very kind! He told me everything had left till about 10.30. (My bracelet hour!)
FYI: When I saw the shoes it was like looking at a MIGATO pair of heels! (no offense)
Later I will upload a photo of a girl who purchased a pair of ponyskin heels & a blouse!
Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
C.C. (Coco Chanel)
Christiana
studying economics by mistake, a fashion marketing addict...
Last year's Municipality of Athens Christmas Tree!
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