This week, Paulatrendsets.com pays tribute to fashion designer Michalis Aslanis. One of the biggest names in Greek fashion and design for almost four decades, Aslanis passed away suddenly last Wednesday at the age of 62, at a time when he was preparing with his partners a big event for the celebration of his 40 years in fashion on the 18th…
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George Angelopoulos introduces his new collection of luxury bags for AW13 providing innovative, contemporary luxury leather handbags for women, exclusively made in Italy. Influenced by modernist architecture, art deco and futurism, George Angelopoulos reconceives classic materials such as stingray, python and calf whilst experimenting with geometric forms to create innovative, eye catching and enviable bags for those who aren’t afraid…
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I have attended dozens of fashion shows during the past 4 years that I’ve been practicing fashion journalism. Although, this was the first show I experienced from A to Z. Thanks to my collaboration with London-based luxury womenswear designer Eleni Kyriacou since March 2012, I had the exciting opportunity to organize her first Fashion Week catwalk show, in the context of Athens…
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contemporary women as heiresses of both the earthbound and the divine Greek Mythology is full of tales of legendary beauty and feminine grace. London-based womenswear designer Eleni Kyriacou takes inspiration from the myth of Pleiades for Spring-Summer 2013. Atlas, who carried the world on his shoulders, bore seven daughters, the Pleiades, who were nymphs of unprecedented beauty. They lived in…
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Is the art of cinema, wearable? 30 Greek artists attempt to give their own answer each, through an original art exhibition launching tonight at the Michael Cacoyiannis Foundation in Athens. Inspired by the emblematic women characters in legendary director’s Michael Cacoyiannis’ films and his aestetic routes, contemporary artists have created sophisticated garments, elaborate jewellery and handmade beauty recipes. Participants: Jewels by Jessica, Olga Mergou…
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