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THE ARCHITECTURE OF LOOSE LIFE

Photographer Clea Iosifidou presents her exhibition titled "You, As a child, One Summer " from February 8 to March 8, 2011 at Booze Cooperativa, Athens. 

In the two sections of the exhibition the photographer kaleidoscopically isolates areas and moments focusing on childhood figures when they, like small suns, illuminate the world of their territory, playing the game of the year. The intention is neither moral or emotional. It is rather recording and dreamy.

Clea Iosifidou insists on "the architecture of loose life", watching herself in the children's faces and baby shots.

Exhibition curated by Manos Stefanides.

REVOKED ROYALTY editorial by SKEVI EROTOKRITOU

Myself featuring part of the Yiorgos Eleftheriades Fall 2010-11 collection along with clothes and accessories from my personal collection. Shot by Skevi Erotokritou. 

sweater by Sotiris Georgiou

MICHELE HICKS

One of the most elegant and classy figures in the 90s fashion scene was Michele Hicks. She starred in innumerous ad campaigns for various fashion brands and walked in top catwalks. John Galliano had Michele along with her close friend, Greek international top model, Elena Koudoura in almost every catwalk since the very beginning of his career in fashion (both models in the video below).

 Miuccia Prada, Steven Meisel and Herb Ritts loved her. Below Michele Hicks in the Pirelli 1999 calendar, shot by Herb Ritts who portrayed her as one of the twelve top models of the era, reflecting the 20s decade.

Michele followed an acting career and she also designed childrens' clothes.

After her marriage in 2008 to "Eli Stone" star Johhny Lee Miller she has been out of scene with an exception of the Italian Mariella Burani's Spring 2010 ad campaign (photo above) and a catwalk at Givenchy Spring 2010.(photo below)

Her latest public appearance was at the Dior Spring 2011 couture show, few days ago in Paris which she watched seated in the front row. 

MATTEO MOLINARI - Volume VS Tightness

London based, Milanese designer Matteo Molinari completed his first menswear collection and sent me exclusively a preview of it. The collection is a range of cross-gender clothes. The range was built working on menswear basics like the jacket, the coat, the trench coat, the white shirt and the trousers.

 He chose a fitted line for the jackets, jumpers and some pattern of trousers apt to empathize the shape of the male body in a sensual way. On the other hand he adopted an opposite boxy silhouette for the outerwear and the coats but with a feeling of structure.

He chose graphic and geometrical crochet stitches to enforce the meswear nature of a collection which is not feminine but neither completely masculine. This is one of the reasons he only used black in his collection, using the most masculine color he tried to attenuate the feminine feel of handmade lace.  

He also produced a capsule collection of sunglasses with one of the few Italian manufacturers of Cutler and Gross in London.

Molinari's show will be held on February 2nd at the Raphael Gallery of Victoria and Albert museum, London. 

Photography by Christopher Agius Burke

Styling by Matteo Molinari and Amir Bahktiar 

Hair and make up by Pace Chen

MIMETIC DESIRE

 

Fashion film collaboration between art director Jaime Rubiano and filmmaker Jason Last. Mimetic Desire film features Nicolas Ripoll in Dior Homme, styled by Jenke-Ahmed Tailly

VERB TO LOVE

Roula Revi and Apostolis Totsikas shot by me

FASHION VIDEO : TASSOS VRETTOS FEAT. KATERINA MISSICHRONI

Today Tassos Vrettos shot actress Katerina Missichroni for the video presenting a Greek designer's Spring 2011 collection. Below are some backstage photos from the shooting that took place at Studio Vrettos and which will be showcased at the forthcoming fashion party I will be hosting at Yoga Bala,Athens on February 10. 

Achilleas Charitos did the make-up

Stylists Katerina Manolaraki and Christos Kalliarekos and hair stylist Christos Michailidis prepare Katerina Missichroni for the shooting.

I should only give you an idea of the video presentation and the concept. For now I am only posting the photo below I took during the shooting.

The video will be launched the night of the fashion party at Yoga Bala. Stay tuned for more

 

THE LINE OF NINE

Cypriot designer's Michael Stylianoudes Fall 2011-12 collection is titled Line of Nine. Νumber 9 represents the highest concept of perfection. The designer seeks perfection in a game of balance between alternative and classic. The collection was showcased in Cyprus on December 19th and in Milan on January 23rd. Stylianoudes will soon be visiting London, UK due to the international expansion of his line.  

photo by Loukas Karamanos

SPYRIDON TSAGARAKIS SPRING 2011 CAMPAIGN

Greek fashion designer Spyridon Tsagarakis was inspired by the Greek Saint Sophia church in Constantinople for his Spring 2011 couture collection. Photographer George Livieratos shot model Lenka Korbova wearing the designer's new collection inside the temple of Olympic Zeus in Athens.

A metal bust from the designer's new collection will soon be delivered at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London so as to become part of its permanent collection.

FIRST MUSIC COMPILATION BY FENDI

On occasion of the FENDI O' for Dragonette and Parisian DJ Martin Solveig, that took place in Milan on Monday 17 January, Roman fashion house FENDI unveils its first music compilation inspired by the new Fendi Spring 2011 collection.

The private event took place at Spazio Fendi. Below the frontwoman of Dragonette Martina Sorbara and DJ Solveig performing.