Zone D

Zoumboulakis Gallery launched the other day the exhibition “Mehr Als Schein / Shining Through / Αυτό που φαίνεται”, as part of Zone D project, at the beautiful neoclassical building at the number 135 of Ermou street in Athens. The exhibition consists of mainly greek and german artists’ work, who are preoccupied with the aesthetics of surface. The opening party was supported by Absolut vodka that, in addition, celebrates the artistic creativity with its new bottle designed by Dave Kinsey.

Artworks below: Cartographies by Maria Loizidou, How Far away am I by Manolis Zaharioudakis,  Ohne Titel, collage by Pichler Michalis, Last Year by Yang Kailiang, P_TBA 2011 by Xenofon Bitsikas. The exhibition will last until June 2nd.

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Wearing Les Petites shirt, Herve Leger skirt and a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti for Thakoon booties that I discovered at Factory Outlet in a you’ll-go-green-in-envy price.

Bye-bye mocha color

Though I adore the sun kissed color on my cheeks, my skin cannot endure the greek burning sun, and the effect I get for the last three years are those charming little brown spots -what’s cooler than that. Anyway, apart from a big straw hat that I always take on the beach living my own Cote d’Azur, a sunscreen combo is more than necessary. I’ve told you before about the majesty of Korres yoghurt non-oily sunscreens and after sun lotions *heart*. In my top10 list is now added the Red Vine hair sun protection and a Walnut & Coconut sunscreen spray with transparent formula, ideal for water sports, like laying on the beach.

You have to love Korres.

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Stella’s the queen

I had been waiting too long for the time to arrive that this gorgeous Stella McCartney jumpsuit would come out of my closet. Especially bought a few months ago for my best friend’s wedding in Rome, this silk satin dream with cut-outs decorated with tiny oranges in baby blue color was created for me from the very beginning, although Stella ignores the trivia.

Pared with my Jil Sander sling-backs and sprinkled with some crystal-cluttering, when I slip in it I insistently refuse to take it of.

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Convivio

Sharing a moment, an experience, a day, a life with the ones you love is the meaning of living in this world we know. The greatest joy that reaches for a couple of seconds the feeling of crystal clear happiness. Two closest friends of mine got married last weekend in Rome, where they met once upon a time, studied and left a piece of their heart there when they left. No wedding ceremony in the world can outreach the real meaning of it all: the kind of love that has been here all this time to stay and was celebrated the way it deserved to.

Highlights: The ultra chic handmade wedding gown, the groom’s sur mesure trois piece, the 6th century orthodox church San Teodoro, the off white peonies, the after wedding haute cuisine lunch at Convivio Troiani carrying a Michelin star, the Semifreddo di Ricotta Romana with cialda di frolla, the warm ingenuous smiles everywhere around, the oceans of love, the unpretentious ceremony, the coolest couple I know.

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Moments in Rome

I spent the last five days in Rome living La Dolce Vita, due to a very special occasion. The wedding of my dearest friends Cici and Andreas. A four-day of unforgettable moment sharing with the ones I love. Here is a photo calendar of my trip, from the magnificent garden of Hotel Quirinale to the food experience in Rome.

Highlights: The gigantic tree in the garden of Quirinale, the live jazz at Etabli vineria, the welcome cocktail party at Salotto 42 (ranked Νο.2  in the best 100 bars by Worldsbestbars.com), the raw seafood at Baccano, the day trip at village Ariccia, the homemade tiramisu at Casa & Bottega, Rome in full bloom, Cici in her green dress looking happier than ever.

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The Redeemer

The new album of Dean Blunt was released on May 1st and the last four days plays on repeat. As a dear friend of mine with extremely high MQ (meaning Musical Quotient in my world) said: “It’s fucked up -melancholic and reflective though – not exactly good social music. This guy is a serious stoner”.

You can stream  “The Redeemer” here.

 

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Easter zen

What I love more about Easter holidays is that I have plenty of time for gardening and cooking. And enjoying the peace of my house. Spring outfit consists of pajama-type suit with wide pants, stripes, the vintage Versace necklace, Balenciaga lace up pumps and a pair of so-very-90s DeepshallowExposition sunglasses.

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Diners

On Sunday night dinner was served chez Eleni Psychouli, with homemade cheese & olive breads, meat soup with veggies, pies and greek delicacies. Unpretentious hospitality, inherent kindness and love is what always makes those nights with her the best time spent ever.

For all food lovers who don’t know it yet, Eleni launched a couple of months ago her food blog, To Pirouni(Very proud to say that I kind-of have been featured there).

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One fits All by Benetton

Friday was one of those days that nothing could go wrong.
Benetton launched “One fits All”, a new series of underwear and loungewear -that is actually One Size and literally fits all-  so light, overstretch and soft that you hardly feel the cotton on your skin. A lucky few were invited to test the new products, in an event quite different than anything else: A one-hour class of Aerial/Antigravity Yoga *APPLAUSE*.

I have to admit the time spent at Swaha Yoga Center swinging from giant hammocks from the ceil was fascinating. And though I don’t want to make you jealous, it got better. 45 minutes of body massage after that and lunch at the restaurant of Acropolis Museum is what made me a happy woman for the rest of the week.

The One Fits All outfits and all photos below (apart from the first three) with my selfie hanging here and there and upside down, are all courtesy of Benetton.

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Red, again.

It’s that time of the year again, when I leave the dull color palette of my wardrobe behind and I make some attempts for vivid prints (blame it on April). The floral shirt is American Retro from Simple Caractere stores and that vibrant red you see on the lips is the result of Giorgio Armani Maestro lipstick, finished with the newest product of senior Armani, the Flash Lacquer lip gloss, which is non-sticky and stays between your lips -and won’t travel towards your nostrils, let’s say.

The pale pink snakeskin Gianvito Rossi pumps and the Juicy Couture bird ring is from the “Value for Style” event of Factory Outlet, where, admittedly, we found gorgeous pieces in unbelievable prices. The heart shaped street art is some romantic’s soul attempt to beautify the ugly graffitis of downtown Athens and the rest is just homemade garniture.

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DeuxHommes for Madwalk

For the lovers of sartorial beauty, here I present you all the backstage photos from DeuxHommes for Madwalk as promised. You can also find below in greek the article I wrote for Miss Bloom, and more backstage photos from Madwalk here.

“Ή θα κάναμε αυτό που ακριβώς θέλαμε, ή δε θα κάναμε τίποτα”. Ο Δημήτρης Αλεξάκης και Γρηγόρης Τριανταφύλλου ήταν παραπάνω από σαφείς, σχετικά με την ανάγκη τους για τη νέα συλλογή.

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Mε τον έντονο παλμό των παρασκηνίων του χθεσινού Μadwalk να χτυπάει ακόμα μέσα μου, με τα γέλια και την αγωνία του συντονισμού όλων των στοιχείων για το αρτιότερο αποτέλεσμα, σκέφτομαι τι είναι αυτό που με έκανε να αγαπήσω τη συλλογή
των DeuxHommes τόσο πολύ. Με έμπνευση από τους όγκους της υψηλής ραπτικής της δεκαετίας του 1960, και ιδιαίτερα τον Cristobal Balenciaga, τον Pierre Cardin και τον André Courrèges, τα ρούχα είχαν κοψίματα, ανοιχτές πλάτες και οβάλ τελειώματα, ενώ η παλέτα των χρωμάτων ήταν βαθιά επηρεασμένη από τον Andy Warhol και την pop κουλτούρα της εποχής του και τον Stephen Sprouse. “Όλη αυτή η αισθητική αλλά σε μια περισσότερο “τοξική” εκδοχή, τραβηγμένη στα άκρα, να ακολουθεί μια comics πλευρά της δικής μας couture αισθητικής”, αποσαφηνίζει ο Δημήτρης Αλεξάκης και συνεχίζει: “Η Ευρώπη γίνεται μπλαζέ με το χωρίς κόπο και ανεπιτήδευτο ντύσιμο και ακολουθεί δρόμους υπεραπλούστευσης. Αφήνει πίσω τον ενθουσιασμό του overdressed και του overstyling – ενώ στην Άπω Ανατολή και ιδιαίτερα στην Ιαπωνία, απ’ όπου αντλήσαμε στοιχεία για τη συλλογή, υπάρχει ακόμα ενθουσιασμός και πειραματισμός. Έτσι έρχεται όλο αυτό και γινεται φρέσκο και σημερινό. Θέλουμε να υπενθυμίσουμε στον κόσμο το Dress for Fun!”. 


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Η “Couture Action Heroine” των DeuxHommes ντύνεται με υπέροχα υφάσματα -άλλα που έχουν βάθος και άλλα πιο επιφανειακά, δημιουργώντας μια τρίτη διάσταση-, τα οποία κυμαίνονται από ντελικάτες δαντέλες και μπροκάρ μεταξωτά, μέχρι neon τούλια και PVC, δεμένα σε ρούχα με αλάνθαστο tailoring, που αγγίζουν την υψηλή ραπτική. 

Για το make up, η ομάδα της Mac έδωσε βάση στο contouring και κράτησε τα μάτια καθαρά στο πάνω βλέφαρο αλλά με ένα στοιχείο Moulin Rouge στο υπόλοιπο πρόσωπο, με το έντονο φούξια ρουζ να απλώνεται και να σβήνει κάτω από το μάτι και προς τους κροτάφους ψηλά στα μήλα. Το χρώμα στα χείλη ήταν έντονο κερασί με ματ τελείωμα. Τα μαλλιά από τα Mod’s Hair ήταν φυσικά αφημένα κάτω σε ένα επιμελημένο wet look. Οι γόβες, όλες σε έντονα παιχνιδιάρικα χρώματα, από πετρόλ μέχρι κίτρινο και πορτοκαλί, είχαν ψηλά λεπτά τακούνια και συμπλήρωσαν ιδανικά τα outfits. “Στην πορεία βρήκαμε και το νέο μας συνεργάτη για το fashion show, ένα ξυλουργό-γλύπτη, που μας έφτιαξε τα ιδανικότερα headpieces για την τελική εικόνα που θέλαμε να παρουσιάσουμε”, συμπληρώνουν οι σχεδιαστές και βάζουν και το τελευταίο κομμάτι του παζλ στη θέση του. 

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Backstage: Madwalk 2013

Fashion designers. stylists, make up artists, photographers, singers and dancers, in a Madwalk frenzy last night. Here I present you backstage photos of the participants at this year’s Madwalk, Dimitris Petrou, NatarGeorgiou, DeuxHommes, Sotiris Georgiou, Madame Shoushou, Stelios Koudounaris, Apostolos Mitropoulos with the jewelry of Mimika Ciboyianni and Konstantinos Melis by Laskos. More to follow pretty soon, plus a special feature of DeuxHommes, whom I had the luck to follow step by step during the preparation.

 
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The Korres Candy Shop

Just when I thought I needed some color in my life, poped up this: A bag full of the new Korres jelly toffees.

The watermelon face sunscreen smells like the summer of your dreams and it also offers some coverage thanks to the tinted moisturizing formula – I was about to renew my face sunscreen with the all time classic Korres Yogurt sunscreen face cream but this new thing, I love it. The Blush Sticks is a non-oily creamy blush series and trust me, once you go for a creamy blush, you will never go back to powders, as they make your skin look fresher (all kinds of powders make your skin look dull). Last but not least, there comes Lip Butter Gloss, in peach, pink or natural, a moisturizing lip butter with the shine of a lip gloss, that doesn’t make your lips sticky and heavy.

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