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The Olympic Airways Uniform Design That Made Fashion History

Pierre Cardin, who passed away in late December, designed the Olympic Airways flight attendant uniforms in the glory days of the airline.

Kalamata Dance Festival Commences in Spectacular Fashion

The 29th edition of the Kalamata Dance Festival commenced on Friday and will continue until Sunday, July 2023. The festival has been held annually since 1995 in the Peloponnesian city of Kalamata and is dedicated to the "poetry of the...

Greek Artist Presents Innovative, Eco-Friendly Origami Fashion

A paper dress may not be the right outfit choice for rainy weather, but Greek artist Mirto Dimitriou's signature origami fashion, which includes clothes, jewelry and paper accessories, is not only original but also eco-friendly. The young artist from Thessaloniki...

House of Dior to Stage Fashion Show in Athens on June 17

The house of Dior, headquartered in Paris, will stage a gala fashion show featuring cruise wear in Athens on June 17.

Acclaimed Greek Fashion Designer Yannis Tseklenis Dies at 82

Internationally-acclaimed Greek fashion designer Yannis Tseklenis passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. The public announcement of his passing was made on Thursday by the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, in a Facebook post. ''It is with great sadness that we...

The Fascinating History of Greek Fashion Featured in New Athens Exhibit

A new exhibit casting light upon a century of Greek fashion opened at Athens' Hellenic World Cultural Centre on October 31 and will continue until January 21, 2020. As can be easily seen in the show, fashion trends in Greece...

Internationally-Acclaimed Fashion Designer Sophia Kokosalaki Dies at 47

Sophia Kokosalaki, a London-based and internationally-acclaimed Greek fashion designer, died on Monday at the age of 47. Media reports suggest that Kokosalaki had been fighting bravely for more than two months against cancer, eventually succumbing to the disease on Monday...

Fashion Show for Charity Dazzles Audience at Sounio's Temple of Poseidon

Internationally-acclaimed Greek fashion designer Mary Katrantzou and the organization "ELPIDA - Association of Friends of Children with Cancer" put on an impressive fashion show at Greece's Cape Sounio, under the shadow of the Temple of Poseidon, on Thursday evening. This was...

Greek Model Stuns Audience By Participating in Fashion Show in a Wheelchair (video)

The Greek model Georgia Kaltsi stunned the audience of Athens Exclusive Designers Week on Saturday by wheeling down the catwalk. The 25-year old woman, from Greece's Nafpaktos, was wearing a red dress and participated in the show, sparking waves of...

Teenage Greek-American Fashion Designer Launches in Greece (video)

Despina Kotsis, of MINX NYC, who is making waves in the fashion world designing her own  “Greek-centric” -- inspired streetwear brand, came to Greece recently for the first time to launch #MINXGREECE. The nineteen-year-old says she had a "life changing experience"...

Greece's Nafpaktos Marks Defeat of Ottoman Navy in Spectacular Fashion (video)

The town of Nafpaktos in western Greece marked on Saturday the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto with a spectacular display of battling ships and fireworks. Thousands turned up at Venetian harbor to witness a re-enactment of the famous naval...

Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani in Mykonos Holiday (video)

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani was spotted strolling the whitewashed streets of the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos this week. Armani, 84, looked relaxed as he walked Mykonos' cobbled streets and winding alleys. Armani formed his company in 1975, and by...

Fashionistas Gather for Show in Ancient Greek Ruins

A fashion show in the square in front of Athens' Odeon of Herodes Atticus has become the first to be held in the historic venue at the foot of the Acropolis. Designer Vassilios Kostetsos presented his Spring/Summer 2019 collection called 'Narcissus',...

Greek Fashion Show to be Held at Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Greece's Central Archaeological Council (CAC) gave permission to designer Vassilios Kostetsos to stage a fashion show at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus entrance square on March 31st. The ancient stone theater was built on the slope of the Acropolis hill...

Greek Fashion Designer Dimitris Parthenis Dies at 74

Dimitris Parthenis, one of the most important figures in Greece’s fashion industry, died this weekend in an Athens hospital aged 74. For almost 50 years Parthenis was synonymous with innovative design, based on his famous white with simple lines. He established...