As the royal celebrations for Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Jubilee take over London during the next 4 days, this very occasion dominates this weekend’s fashion too. Anything featuring crowns, the Union Jack, the Queen, or tiaras, is an absolute must for the following days. Had you bought any stuff like that for the royal wedding last year, they’re most probably suitable…
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“The methexis of Love and Friendship, is what we hold most precious in modern Greece”, says galery owner Eleni Marneri of her new exhibition, “Greek Mystery”. From the view of fashion design, El.Marneri Galerie looks into the wedding tradition in Greece through the spectrum of conceptual wedding dresses and apparel. Designs are spunky, forms are uniquely deliberated and the tradition of wedding…
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“Women as Treasure” is the first ready-to-wear collection by new fashion designer Eleni Kyriacou, for spring/summer 2012. Eleni Kyriacou is a London based womenswear fashion and textiles designer. She has studied textile design atCentral Saint Martin’s after finishing her BSc in architecture at The Bartlett, UCL, and later apprenticed for the late Alexander McQueen and for Emilio de la Morena. Eleni’s work is characterised…
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World-renowned Cypriot designer Elena Antoniades joins forces with The Cyprus Anticancer Society for a shopping event which will provide financial support to those battling with cancer. From the 30th March to the 1st April, 15% of all sales in the designer’s Nicosia boutique (Kyriacou Matsi 11), will be offered to The Cyprus Anticancer Society. The shopping event includes previous collections which will…
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I became familiar with the work of Sandy Antoniou in fashion in 2011, when she represented Cyprus at the Young Creative Chevrolet annual fashion competition. A year later, Sandy keeps surprising me with her inventive creations. Her latest original creative concept is fashion made out of coffee filters. Isn’t it ingenious? Credits: Fashion designer: Sandy Antoniou Photography: Chris Christophides, Marinos…
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