Zoe Apostolou is the latest entry to my fashion-brands-to-watch list. The handmade handbags brand is only one year old but has already established a very distinctive, modern chic signature style which makes the label’s creations instantly identifiable. Born and raised in Athens, Zoe Apostolou started to discover and develop her creative talent through her studies in graphic design. As she…
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The design of polymorphic garments has been on the rise in recent years and it is always interesting to see new ways in which designers are approaching the concept of polymorphy in fashion. Successful polymorphic clothing should be not only functional but also visually attractive, as fashion it is. This is the case of NFP – The New Form Perspective.…
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I dare to say that the most exciting brand I saw at LFW’s Estethica this season, was by far Victim Fashion Street. Faithful to the “naive punk” approach to fashion that designer Mei Hui Liu has defiantly unravelled for over a decade, the label’s collection managed to be ground breaking not only in terms of sustainability, which is the main criteria for Estethica, but also in…
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What should one expect of a jewelry designer with architecture, environmental and theatre studies? I came upon the work of Irina Kalintzaki in the beginning of 2011, little before her exhibition in Chili Art Gallery, Athens. On the occassion of the two Christmas art bazaars she participates in this December, I wanted to share with you the creations and talent…
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