11th Athens Xclusive Designers Week - Stelios Koudounaris AW2012-13 collection

Stelios Koudounaris showcased his new collection for Fall/Winter 2012-13 this Saturday night. We saw a mixture of textures, all beautifully layered to create liquid silhouettes. He remained consistent to his usual greys and blacks, but this time there were also some burgundy-reds and muted golds. I loved quite a few of those muted golds as well as the see through details and the different lengths all blended together, following the shape of the body. 

The men’s line was also very appealing, especially the textured knits and the jackets.

What I most like and admire in Stelios’ creations is that they are instantly recognizable. He has a specific style and identity that he remains faithful to and that’s a very important element for a designer. Without repeating himself, he manages to evolve and present something new every time, that still is utterly and totally “Stelios Koudounaris”! 

Last but not least, the amazing shoes were Jeffrey Cambell and the fringed accessories by Anna K.

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11th Athens Xclusive Designers Week - Miltos SS2012 collection

You all know I’m a big fan of Miltos’ work and last night he amazed me (and every one in the room) once again! Not only by the beautiful collection he showcased, but also with the theatrical presentation of the show. 

There was a bed on the catwalk, and a half naked man was lying in it. The show started with a model being in bed with him and then she got up, wore her dress and threw some money at him (implying of course that the man was a...ahem...a gigolo!). 

Every single model first passed by his bed and threw money at him (he must have made a fortune that night, lol!), and then the girls walked down the runway. At the end, one of them came out with a gun and shot him dead! Then she got undressed to reveal a very sexy set of underwear! At the end all the girls were holding a red rose which they threw on the (“dead”) man’s bed. I totally loved the idea of this role playing, which made the show even more interesting. 

As for the clothes, Miltos never disappoints. This time the collection was inspired by the 50’s. Full skirts with beautiful tops, cinched at the waist, knee-length pencil skirts and a lot of dog-tooth prints. We also saw very elegant blouses with puff sleeves and bows, and lovely fishtail maxi dresses. The feminine shapes combined with the luxury fabrics and finish, made this collection one of my favorites! 

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Jewelry photoshoot with Miss Hellas Katerina Evangelinou

Hello my lovelies, how have you been? I know I haven’t updated this blog for a while, and I also have missed several fashion events (mostly due to work), so I didn’t feel that I had much to blog about. Maybe I could start making some outfit posts again, but the cold and rainy weather we’ve been having lately, just puts me off!

So the thought crossed my mind that I could blog about a photoshoot we did last month. Most of you know that my brother is a professional photographer and that we usually work together in photoshoots (and of course he’s the official photographer for this blog!). 

We had the chance to work with Katerina Evangelinou, a former Miss Hellas, who is a model and a TV presenter. The object of the photoshoot was jewelry, made by Valia de Grèce.

Valia Daskalothanasi is a Cannes based jewelry designer, who designs high quality jewelry and every single piece is handmade by her. The materials she mainly uses are Murano glass and semi-precious stones. Her designs are very beautiful and quite unique. I have my eye on a few pieces myself...

As for the make up I did on Katerina, I used all Mac products (what else?!):

For the face:

Face and body foundation

Select sheer pressed powder

Select cover-up concealer

For the eyes:

Gilt by association eyeshadow

Vanilla eyeshadow

Technakhol eyeliner in Graphblack

Zoom black mascara

For the lips: 

Boldly bare lipliner

Creme d’ nude mixed with Angel lipstick

For the cheeks:

Contouring with full coverage foundation (in NW50)

Desert Rose blush

The photoshoot took place at Close Up Studio (my brother’s studio) and we had so much fun during it. I really enjoyed working with Valia and Katerina! Below are some of the photos from the photoshoot and don’t forget to visit Valia’s site to check out her amazing jewelry. You can buy online and the shipping is international! 

PS: The clothing used for the photoshoot was from the Raxevsky spring-summer 2012 collection. 

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Models only agency - 2 Year Anniversary Fashion show

Models only agency organized a fashion show to celebrate its 2 year anniversary. The fashion show was held in Villa Mercedes club in Athens and the designers that participated were:

Celebrity Skin, Miltos, Ourania Kay, Jeans, Panos Apergis, Konstantinos Mtrovgenis, Lila Nova, Christina Skarpeli, Tammy Archive, Eirini Lytra-Routzeraki, Beloved, Yura Tsu, Maria Tagalou.

Parts of the show below:

 (from left to right) George Theodoropoulos hairdresser, Me, Tasos from Posh Fashion, Lorraine Eyre from Greek Reporter, Tzeni Oikonomou stylist from "Τα ρούχα του Βασιλιά".

The place that the event was held was totally inappropriate for a fashion show, which means that we couldn't take as many photos as we'd like and that from where we were seated we had to strain our necks just to watch the show. At least we saw some beautiful designs and we had good company! 

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Absolut Mode Nights - Greek Fashion Designers Project: Sotiris Georgiou and Digitaria

Continuing with the other two designers that took part in the Absolut Mode Nights event, Sotiris Georgiou, showed pieces from his menswear and womenswear collection and the theme was the rain. The models appeared holding umbrellas and "playing" with them, while the huge screen below the DJ showed videos of heavy rain. At the end, all the models lined in front of the screen and it was as if they were standing in the rain!

 

Designer Digitaria, showed clothes for men and women as well and the models appeared in pairs, standing opposite each other while their foreheads touched. Then, they stood in front of the audience, and at the end all the pairs did the same formation. They all had nude make up and the outfits were all black. 

Bear in mind that the lighting in these two shows was minimum, so it was very difficult to produce good photographs! 

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Absolut Mode Nights - Greek Fashion Designers Project: Stelios Koudounaris

Thursday night, ABSOLUT Vodka in conjuction with three Greek fashion designers, Stelios Koudounaris, Sotiris Georgiou and Digitaria, presented a fashion event at Dream City club in Athens. The occasion being the launch of ABSOLUT's limited edition bottle "Absolut Mode", the three designers presented parts of their collections through the reflections of Absolut Mode. It was a multimedia fashion performance, staged by Memi Koupa under the DJ's Apostolos Mitropoulos chosen tunes.

Due to picture overload, I've split the post in two parts. 

I will start by Stelios Koudounaris collection, which impressed me once again. I loved all the dresses and the way they were presented. The models started with the usual walk down the runway (but in a rather fast pace) and at the end they all appeared wearing the beautiful maxi see-through dress and carrying roughly-cut mirrors in their hands, which they waved in front of all of us. It was very impressive as the mirrors reflected the spot lights and various images from the audience and the models. 

I LOVE this dress!!!

Gorgeous jacket!!!

Model Elli Lianou and me
(I'm wearing: Parka: Boohoo, Top: random, Trousers: Calzedonia, Shoes: Zara, Clutch: Vintage Pierre Cardin)

Me and Emelia from The sugar plum fairy

Mac did the make up for this fashion event (and my make up is also all Mac!). 

Stay tuned for the second part with the rest of the designers...

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