A Christmas gift for DElight

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written, directed and edited by THEO PRODROMIDIS
model NASTASIA SINIAKOVA
hair/make-up ELIANNA KORONIOU
styling DELIGHT
music MANTLEPIECE by LE SPERM from PSYCHO RUNNER O.S.T
all clothes from DELIGHT F/W 2010-2011

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DElight pop-up boutique at six d.o.g.s

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Last minute shoppers prepare for this. DElight are serving dessert right after the Christmas feast, at a pop-up boutique inside six d.o.g.s. On the menu, their a/w 10-11 collection as well as certain pieces from past seasons at yummy prices, archive material, lookbooks on display, sketches and video projections.

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FWA s/s11 - DElight, 16.10.2010

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All photos are courtesy of Patricia Munster, click on her webspace for more.

Reminding you that this collection travelled to the 1st Inernational Designer Awards of International Apparel Federation (IAF) - 5 to 7 Oct 2010, Hong Kong - and won the Award for 'Most Commercial Design Collection, Summer 2011'.

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Dimitris Petrou - faces

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Designer and host of the night, Dimitris Petrou with The Soho Symposium (left), Fashion Paths (right) and Life in Athens (further left).
Handbags designer Georgina Skalidi & friend, holding one of her creations which is especially made to perfectly fit the pelvis.
DElight with MTV VJ, stylist & stylish Alex Kavdas.
*remember their show is on October 16th.
Celebrity Skin mastermind Dimitris Strepkos with Fashion Architect.
*remember his show with Eleni Mparla is coming up on October 25th.
Video creator Tina Sardelas and show organiser Margarita Gourgourini.
The Soho Symposium, designer Evangelos Kavathas and Petrou's behind the scenes team.

Many more familiar faces on the spot, like the man himself Lakis Gavalas, designer Stelios Koudounaris and many other members of the athenean fashion community and press.

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DElight win award in Hong Kong

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Greek fashion design duo DElight, aka Evi Retziou and Dafni Iliaki, took Greek Fashion all the way to Hong Kong for the 1st Inernational Designer Awards of International Apparel Federation (IAF) - 5 to 7 Oct 2010. The result? The Award for 'Most Commercial Design Collection, Summer 2011' is literally in the bag!

As of today and for the year ahead, they are the proud winners of the prestigious title. They are commercial on international level - we knew it all along. Many congrats to the girls.

The winning collection will be presented in Athens, at their scheduled show on October 16th (see FWA schedule).

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Save the Octopus DElight-DElight

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(continued from previous post) What's the sticker all about? Well sticker protesting, moments before DElight's show. Who's the octopus? His brief existence started off last season backstage at DElight. Apart from providing stress relief to the designers inflating it before their s/s 10 show, it was also meant to add a happy note to the enormous flood outside the shows' hall. (click on image below for Lopi's personal record on the case)
So yellow-fellow was pumped and ready, featuring his pedigree on and all (DElight), and was released on to Technopolis waters. Moments later, Technopolis staff captured it and locked it up in some warehouse. We never saw it again. (mind you, the embarissing part that should disappear from the picture, was clearly not the octopus - exhibit A, below)
The other night, and with DElight's show returning yet for another season, close friend of the duo and octopus welfare activist, K.Dagritzikos organised a sticker protest in remembrance of the DElight-DElight octopus than remains in captivity.
Embracing the protest amongst hundreds of others:
Thalia and Lopi,
MTV's Thodoris Kanellopoulos,
Yes it Does, Sure it Does - Aris, Vaggelis (Aris to me, Vaggelis to everybody else)
High-on-DElight, Global Hipster's Mr L.,
Fashion insider Gourgourini, designer Dimitris Petrou and Global Hipster's Miss T.

Speaking of Global Hipster, see their full report on the matter, here. (Miss T.'s restless & of notable quality camera phone has even captured me, protesting the Rox way - oh, I'm easy to spot)

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FWA - day 2, DElight

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The other day, designer duo DElight, held their most mature show to date. From designs, to patterns, from model line-up to soundtrack, their a/w 10 collection was coherent, interesting, wearable, in my opinion truly delightful. Felt, fur and cotton fabrics were used to achieve maximum visual effects in the hues dawn. It is always great to watch young designers evolving and all the more so when you find yourself thinking "I could wear every single piece".
(All photos above, by Patricia Munster)

And the usual clip, to give you an idea of what it was like. Well-deserved, LOUD applause in the end.

Photographers is action, during the show.
Models totally loving their furry gloves.
Sticker on my keyboard at the end of the night. No idea what this is all about yet? Then stick around for the post coming up.

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