Remember Saved by the Bell fashion? Guys and gals, retro is the way to wear your denim this Spring Summer season. Which means, total denim looks, patchwork and badge denim, plus turned up jeans are the stars of the season, as we saw them on the catwalks of Paul & Joe, DKNY, Vivienne Westwood, McQ, Balmain and Louis Vuitton. ********** OUR…
The emergence of the Greek fashion scene has been surprisingly rapid in the past few years, even in spite of the heavy recession that hit the country. A handful of emerging talent is now standing next to the established and renowned Greek fashion labels, many of them showcasing their creations on the catwalk of the Athens Exclusive Designers’ Week (AXDW).…
Greek shoes designer Dukas Chatzidukas is best renowned for his legendary Ballet sculptural heels, shaped as a ballerina’s thighs on pointe. This season, Dukas is enhancing the Ballet concept with the Ballet Bow heels (above) and he is also presenting the ingenious, show-stopping Blush heels, shaped as a blush makeup brush. My favorite style in both Blush and Ballet Bow heels…
I have known Sandy Antoniou since the times I worked for DIAS Publishing House in Cyprus, and it was with great joy to see her evolution in fashion design on the catwalk of Athens Exclusive Designers Week last Sunday. Sandy, a vivid personality with a strong imagination, is a certified social worker at Frederick University in Cyprus and also an…
Athens-based shoe designer Stathis Samantas is presenting a geometry-inspired, sophisticated collection of shoes, from pumps to sandals, for Spring Summer 2014. The collection was designed around clean, strict lines and geometrical shapes, either accentuated by bold colors or introducing calm pastels to project the details in the design. Concentric circles with different diameters are “married” with squares to form semicircles, while…
