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Greek Fashion Designer Prevails at the British Fashion Awards

The British Fashion awards are one of the most important European fashion occasions, each years winners are truly the best of the best in fashion. The annual fashion ceremony awards designers and fashion houses inside and outside of Britain. Greek super star...

‘It’s All Greek to’ Versace for FW 2015 – 2016

“#GREEK symbolizes everything: the traditions of craftsmanship and the Greek key, the emoji of the future,” Versace Group Chief fashion designer and current Vice President Donatella Versace commented on the Italian brand's Greek-inspired Fall/Winter 2015-2016 Collection. The idea of female empowerment...

18th Athens Xclusive Designers Week Kicks Off

Following Paris, New York, Milan and London fashion weeks, the annual Athens Xclusive Designers Week (AXDW) is taking place in the Greek capital. The international fashion week will present the new fashion trends for the Spring - Summer 2016. The creations...

New Gucci Advertisement Includes Song by Greek Band

A newly released advertisement by Italian fashion brand Gucci includes a song produced by a Greek band thirty years ago. This Greek band called Alive She Died, came together in 1984 and was active until 1987 when they disbanded according to Greek...

Three Famous Greeks in the Fashion World

For the third consecutive year, businessoffashion.com presented the BoF 500 list, which contains the names of people who have greatly influenced the global fashion industry in more than 55 countries. The annual list of designers, models, photographers, stylists, fashion...

Ordinary People Hit The Catwalk at Fashion Event in Thessaloniki, Greece

Professional and amateur fashion designers teamed up with talented architects, painters and theater people to entertain locals and visitors in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, with a unique fashion event entitled "New Beach - New Catwalk - Freedom of Expression On...

Varoufakis Becomes Fashion Inspiration

Greece's former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has become a fashion inspiration with his face and name appearing on t-shirts, skirts and tights. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had recently commented on Varoufakis' choice of wild shirts in parliament. Since his first official...

Greek Swimwear; The New Must-Have Trend in Over 20 Countries

London-based swimwear and beachwear boutique Paolita, originally launched in 2010 by Greek-Mexican businesswoman Anna Paola Papaconstantinou, is now the absolute destination for all international fashion trend-setters. Exclusive boutiques and resorts in over 20 countries across the globe steadily choose to host her distinctive swimwear pieces,...

Jean Paul Gaultier Creates Exclusive Pieces Inspired by Melina Mercouri

French Haute Couture and Prêt-à-Porter fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier gladly accepted the Melina Mercouri Foundation challenge to design two collectible garments inspired by Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri. Incited by the magnificence that is still being exhaled by some of Mercouri's photos taken...

The 'Ancient Greek Sandals' That Celebrities Love

Spring time is here and sandals are the new must-have accessory, making an astonishing comeback. In ancient times sandals used to be a utilitarian type of shoe that would protect people’s feet while walking. However, throughout the centuries they became so much...

Greek Scientist Creates Jewelry from Bees

Marina Nikoloulea is a 28-year-old Greek scientist turned artist. Through her love for the environment and her scientific knowledge she has managed to create an original and unique collection of jewelry, entitled Queen Bee. The Melbourne-based designer completed her education...

British Museum Showcases Greek Jewelry

The British Museum will be hosting an exhibition entitled “Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek art” from March 26 to July 5, 2015. This major exhibition will focus on the human body and the way it was portrayed...

Greek Entrepreneurs Beat Crisis By Creating Wooden Bow-Ties

Wooden bow ties are the next big thing in the fashion industry and they are made locally at the foothills of Mount Olympus in Pieria, northern Greece. After the Greek economic crisis broke out in Greece, Leonidas Souras, a 30-year...

Greece's Unemployed to Get Free IT Lessons

The Greek Manpower Organization (OAED) is launching a pilot program to test a scheme created in cooperation with Microsoft and aimed at training jobless people in information technology for free, aiming to expand to all registered unemployed. Regardless of age,...

Greek Creative Director of ‘Victoria’s Secret’

Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou, a woman of Greek origin who grew up in London, has been working for many years as the creative director for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Her parents had an arranged marriage after only knowing each other for a...