Fashion
Ancient Greece
How Versace Brought Ancient Greek Mythology Into Fashion
Ancient Greece has always captivated the minds of fashion designers, but Versace is the one brand that has so many clear connections to ancient Greek aesthetics that they just can't be ignored.
In the world of luxury fashion, very few...
Culture
Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Peach Fuzz
Pantone Color Institute, the global authority on color trends, has crowned the year 2024 as the year of "Peach Fuzz." The esteemed institute, known for its influential color choices, has chosen a unique shade to symbolize our collective need...
Fashion
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.
Fashion
Daughter of Ex-Prince of Greece, Olympia, Dubbed World’s Most Eligible Single
Maria-Olympia, the daughter of the former Crown Prince of Greece, Pavlos, has recently been given the title of "most eligible single" by the glamour and fashion magazine Tatler.
The 27-year-old is the firstborn child and only daughter of Pavlos and...
Ancient Greece
The Ever-Changing Standards of Beauty: From Plato to Today
Beauty is power. That is perhaps why it has played such an important role in culture and society since the beginning of time. Eve herself, for example, has always been portrayed as a beautifully handsome woman and her husband...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Hats: Headwear in Antiquity
When we think of ancient Greece, the stereotypical image is often that of a wise philosopher in flowing white robes or a hoplite in gleaming bronze armor, but the ancient Greeks also wore a variety of hats for both...
Fashion
Prada to Design NASA’s New Moon Suit
NASA astronauts are set to embark on their 2025 Moon mission in a seriously stylish moon suit - thanks to the collaboration between the space agency and the renowned luxury fashion designer Prada. The Italian fashion house will team...
Fashion
Chanel Brings Byzantine Gold Back for Fall-Winter
As summer comes to a close, the Byzantine aesthetic and its association with opulent gold is one of the continuing inspirations behind recent fashion trends.
Chanel just presented its new eyeshadow palette "Byzance" with its shimmering gold colors. None of...
Fashion
Ancient Greece Dominates Dior’s Fashion Show in Paris
Ancient Greece and its goddesses formed the backdrop on Monday for the latest Dior fashion show by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri held in Paris.
The designs of the opening day of haute couture week at the French capital's Musée Rodin...
Fashion
The Greek Jeweler who Created the Bulgari Fashion Empire
Bulgari, also known as BVLGARI within fashion circles, is an iconic luxury brand thanks to its high quality jewelry, watches, and accessories
Fashion
New Hermès Perfume Captures the Essence of the Greek Islands
Hermès, the famous French luxury design house, has recently launched a new unisex perfume it says is an ode to the gardens, sunshine and wild seas of Greece.
"Un Jardin à Cythère", A Garden in Kythira, was created by Christine...
Art
A 106-Year-Old Woman Is Vogue’s Oldest Ever Cover Model
A 106-year-old tattoo artist from the Philippines named Apo Whang-Od has set a new record by becoming the oldest person to ever grace the cover of Vogue.
Oldest Traditional Kalinga Tattooist in the Country
Whang-Od, also known as Maria Oggay, began...
Europe
Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Dies at 88
Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, has died aged 88 at his home in France.
His death was confirmed by Puig, the parent company of his brands, which said he had "marked generations with his radical...
Europe
Vivienne Westwood, the ‘Queen of British Fashion’ Dies at 81
Vivienne Westwood, the "Queen of British Fashion", died on Thursday in London. She was 81.
In a statement on Twitter, Westwood’s fashion house said: “29th December 2022. Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South...
Fashion
Balenciaga Brand Criticized for Sexualizing Children
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has been heavily criticized for an advertising campaign that featured young children with sexually-suggestive items. Critics have decried the campaign for its potential to normalize child pornography.
The campaign featured images of two female children holding...