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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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DeuxHommes for Madwalk: Intro

My love for DeuxHommes -not only for their work but also the designers themselves- is brighter than the sun ever since I first met them back in 2004.  So when I was asked by Miss Bloom (you can read here the full article in greek) to undertake the full coverage of their upcoming catwalk show for Madwalk 2013, I thought this job had my name written on. This is just a first teaser of what to expect next week, a collection where delicate guipure lace meets with PVC and high-tech neon fabrics, in a game of depth and surface.

I have so many things to show you regarding the “Couture Action Heroine” of the designing duo but we will have to wait a few more days.
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Somf Fall 2013: Laura does Dallas

A long day today but it so worthed it.

Photographer Panos Davios shot the new look book of the Fall 2013/14 SOMF collection -which, may I say, is an absolutely great collection and the best of the girls so far!- so we had many things to say and lots of work to do together with Mariaflora and the rest of the team. But mainly we talked about the inspiration of the collection “Laura (Palmer) does Dallas”, and made scenarios for the nice cheerleader and highschool’s sweetheart who fell in love with a bad-ass cowboy and now, she’s not that much of a good girl anymore.

This is just a small taste, Miss-Athenes has more to show you.
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At Lanvin Headquarters

I have been waiting for a while to present you this.

During last fashion week in Paris, I was invited to the headquarters of Lanvin House, for a private view of the Spring/Summer 2013 collection, after the fashion show. A huge fan of Alber Elbaz myself, I could never miss such an appointment.
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The gorgeous Lanvin silk fabrics looked absolutely amazing in the famous bright colors that the house uses, such as pomegranate pink and emerald green. Some high-tech additions, like the digital prints of naked female bodies that seem to move with you, creating the illusion of nudeness. Much less embroidery, apart from four or five pieces and some details on the dresses. Bodysuits: *swoon*. BUT. The greatest highlight of them all -maybe because I’m too much of a sharp-suit type myself: the tuxedos. Inspired by far east, Japanese tradition and origamis, Elbaz created the perfect, slightly deconstructed suit, with quiet bows and cropped jackets, some of them even sleeveless, combined with his popular it-piece: the silk shirt.

A down to earth collection, deprived of any trace of unnecessary extravaganza.

A post with the accessories of the collection to follow pretty soon.


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Ozon Fashion Flash

I’m overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction for last night’s Ozon Fashion Flash Spring-Summer 2013.

Somf and Digitaria were the designers that participated in a special fashion presentation, accompanied by the live music of Rattler Proxy (for Somf) and Melatonini (for the latter). Me and Christos Alxandropoulos, together with the two Somfettes, Mariaflora and Olivia, had been brainstorming for the last ten days regarding the presentation, the styling and the creative direction of the whole, and I want to believe that the final outcome was quite good.

I utterly enjoyed every moment of it (especially the song part -GOD!) Special thanks to Dimitris Sarantou with Moroccanoil, for taking a good care of the hair and make up of our girls.

Since I was too busy to use a camera, I kindly steal some shots from my dearest Ioanna Hatziandreou. You can also find some backstage photo collages by Markos Andriotis here.


Alexander McQueen – The backstage film

 Alexander McQueen launches today a backstage film created by Sean Frank, during the Spring/Summer 2013 show.

 “The collection is a study of femininity. We looked at erotica. Vargas girls, cages, corsets and crinolines and the idealisation of the female form. Nothing is set in a particular period.  It’s about sensuality and skin but not nudity. We also wanted to express lightness, for the clothes almost to hover over the women who wear them.” Sarah Burton.

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Sometimes I’m Milk/ Sometimes I’m Honey

Monday morning October 8th was a girl thing: Milk & Honey invited athenian girls, myself included, to be featured in their new campaign -coming up the following days. All of us had the chance to choose a favourite Milk&Honey outfit  for the story, so I was really excited to slip into a couple of beautiful pants and silk tops. The photographer was no other than George Malekakis and a video is on its way as well, by Ioanna Chatziandreou.
Special thanks to Milk & Honey girls, Morfe for the make up, Ioanna and Mirella Alexou for grabbing my camera and creating backstage memorabilia. A few photos from the shooting used as a teaser for what’s coming up next!

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last but not least, a feature entirely dedicated to Juliet (dancer Maria Kousouni Fika), from Romeo & Juliet ballet we attended with Christos Alexandropoulos, and a closer look to her costumes- delicate and fragile as Juliet would be.

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a few days together with Christos Alexandropoulos we went over the Athens Concert Hall for a very good reason: To have a sneak peak at the first rehearsal of Romeo & Juliet ballet, the masterpiece of Sergei Prokofiev and the latest production of the National Opera, choreographed by Renato Zanella.

This is the first post, with a small backstage video from the rehearsal, just to tease you for what is to follow soon: backstage photos of the dancers and the costumes designed by Celia Kritharioti.

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The most wonderful tale of eternal love based on the Shakespearean tragedy,Romeo and Juliet has been a source of inspiration for a large number of choreographers and dancers over the years. This major literature-based ballet will be Renato Zanella’s first piece specifically crafted for the Greek National Opera’s Corps de Ballet. “I was waiting for the day that I’d be commissioned to do this piece. I know how important it is to have this major ballet in the Greek National Opera’s repertoire. The personality and talent of the dancers in the G.N.O’s Corps de Ballet inspired me to take this decision”, he commented.