London-based luxury fashion designer Eleni Kyriacou will soon be launching her first accessories range, to supplement her AW collection, “Pele, the Volcano Goddess”. Visiting the designer’s studio the other day, I had the chance to see the first piece of the collection, a delicate black lace shawl. A passe-partout for evening looks, and one of the timeless must-haves for every woman’s wardrobe. As…
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The International Footwear and Leather Show 2012 was presented a few hours ago in Bogota. Designers Julieth Estrada and Corto Moltedo have showcased practical yet stylish handbags to take the post-millennium woman from day to night. Which one is your favorite? 1. Julieth Estrada 2. Corto Moltedo
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I can still recall when I had first seen and admired the work of Greek, London-based accessories designer George Angelopoulos a couple of years ago at London Fashion Week. A truly chic, crystal-encrusted, bedazzling evening purse -a favourite of Gemma Arterton, as I would be informed a little later- immediately caught my eye among tens of other exhibitors. Two years after my first introduction to Angelopoulos’ luxury…
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Dutch-Italian fashion stylist and communicator Maite Catti has collaborated with luxury jeweller Mawi in this extraordinary fashion video released this week. It has already been exhibited in Utrecht and London, where it was selected by the famous photographer Rankin. Catti, known for her eerie fashion videos and conceptual photoseries, created the story around the idea of appetising dishes garnished with opulent MAWI jewels from the Heiress Collection, served to…
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One of the most original and stunning collections presented during this season’s London Fashion Week was that of Spanish-born designer Elisa Palomino for Autumn/Winter 2012-13. The powerful concept of bringing to life the fashion sense of one of the most inspiring trendsetters of the 20th century made Palomino’s collection one to stand out from those of most of her London colleagues’. Elisa Palomino’s…
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