Athens Fashion Week opens with fundraising show feat. Dimitris Dassios

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The 13th Athens Fashion Week (30/3 - 03/04) is scheduled to kick off with a charity catwalk featuring Dimitris Dassios collection a/w 2011. 'Dassios Arabesque' was successfully presented during Paris Fashion Week and next season it's expected to be stocked at some of the most distinct fashion spaces worldwide. All profits will go towards 'Make A Wish' Hellas, a non-profit organization that aims to fulfil as many wishes possible for children with life threatening deseases.

Ticket prices:
Front row - 50 euros
Second, Third and Fourth row - 30 euros.

Ticket selling points:
-Q productions (Organisers of Athens Fashion Week) - 60 Kolokotroni str., 4th floor, tel: 210 3313004.
-JGK & Associates, Yannis Kazanidis (PR Office) - 17 Evforionos str., Kallimarmaro, tel: 210 7012517 & 19
-Dassios: 7 Xanthou str., Kolonaki, tel: 210 9573582
-Hellenic Fashion Week Secretariat, Technopolis, Gazi - 100 Pireos str., on Wednesday March 30th, at 19:00.

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FWA - day 3, Dimitris Dassios

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Since the last show I watched by Dimitris Dassios, I had been looking forward to the next. And this was it last night, sadly far too late for me no matter the anticipation. It was scheduled for 22:00 plus the reasonable delay between shows adding up, it must have kicked off some half our later.

However, the show is not everything, as today there are plenty of lovely photos out and about featuring his work. You can get an idea here and then click on to Patricia Munster's website for the full version.

In case you have not been following Dassios' work, his lux folk-ethnic inspired creations are all about the upper part of the body, and so are his shows. He always finds imaginative materials and constructions to cover the bottom part. Last time it was exquisite long skirts from flower-wrapping parer. This time he managed to get his models into umbrellas.

I know Clemmie, from Clemmie & Melroy, is a big fan of Dassios' shows too and as she is in London and could not attend, this post is especially for her.

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Dassios s/s 10 & boutique opening

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It would be quite precise to say that his handbags and vests are the jewels of (Greek) fashion. Dimitris Dassios' work is marked by luxury materials and precious stones in the most eye-catching ethnic art-y executions. This is a sample of his Spring-Summer '10 collection, only days before the opening of his very own boutique in the heart of Athens.

It is scheduled for February the 23rd at 20.30 and the event will include the presentation of his a/w 10 collection, titled 'November'. It will then travel to Milan and Paris to be exhibited at White Show and TRANOI Femme as part of the respective fashion weeks. In the meantime, the boutique is located at 7 Xanthou str., Kolonaki - should you wish to indulge.

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