Merry Xmas @ Sotiris Georgiou's

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Sotiris Georgiou - details

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More than chess effect. Taking a closer look, it's zig-zag cut pieces of fabric, resembling those on sample cards by textile companies. Must have been a great deal of work to cut them individually and make them behave as one. Connotation is appreciated too.
Ever looked up whilst watching a movie at a summer cinema in the city? Seeing the buildings behind the jasmine trees surrounding the space is surreal. You are inside an oasis where cement cannot touch you as long as the movie is on. Or in this case, as long as the show is on. Again, loved the location.
Perfect versions of this hairstyle are not as simple as they look. And what on earth is this, holding it together?
Make-up artist (as well as musician and DJ) George Hatziioannidis is later on sharing the secret backstage:
It's elastic tape. Toolbox making friends with hair styling. Creative. And cool result.
Shoulder play. Sexy, especially in this '80s flavour, letting skin show. Thumbs up.
A tail-ed take on mens tees. Wear suits with tails when you play the piano at a gala. Wear t-shirts with tails whilst playing guitar in a band. Air guitar counts too. And yes, I'd steal it anytime from your closet.
Shoes in a suit. He's done it before, he did it again. Excellent. Sotiris Georgiou literally dresses the shoes for this show in some very interesting and well-made gowns. Hope they go to production. Saying that, the shoes he styled for his previous show were so successful, they received orders and are now out for sale.
Catwalk line-up. Always an interesting piece of paper. Choosing of the model who opens a show is a serious decision, no paper off the hat. So it happens that the first three names I can read on this are some of the most promising new generation Greek models right now. Close-up in future post.

*See shots of the actual show, here.

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Sotiris Georgiou - s/s11 - the show

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Location is really important when a private show is planned. Sotiris Georgiou's choice of an open air summer cinema was just perfect to put you in the mood for showing his Spring/Summer 11 collection, 'Forms':

"Away from strict limitations that define silhouette, Sotiris Georgiou creates new forms on the body aiming to accentuate human dynamism. To achieve this goal, he is inspired by the Bauhaus movement and constructivism and works on simple and clear lines" was noted on the release.

Once the first model stepped foot on the catwalk area, we could see that. Geometry and symmetry, powerful shoulders, edgy garments, complicated tailoring with trompe l'oeil effects. Here's FORMS:

Click here for fashion photographer Patricia Munster's official coverage of the show.

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Sotiris Georgiou - coming soon

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Yes, yes, coming soon.

Till then click have a look at:
Fashion Algorithms
Life in Athens
and
Ordinary Style Pulse
whose quick fingers have it all online already.

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FWA - faces

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What's a fashion week without its people.
George Hatziioannidis -make up artist, Battered Couture, THE1015LAB, Chrysa Oikonomopoulou - tv presenter. Outside Sotiris Georgiou show.
Dimitris Strepkos - Celebrity Skin and Alexis Foukos - stylist/costume designer. Between Sotiris Georgiou and Yiorgos Eleftheriades shows.
Life Full of Fashion and Fashion Architect (sporting her beautiful Mary Katrantzou dress from Topshop). Outside Sotiris Georgiou show.
Designer Sotiris Georgiou, his show had kicked a** only moments ago.
The Soho Symposium and Rena Tsan at Yiorgos Eleftheriades show.
Sandra aka Melroy outside Zoulias' show.

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FWA - day 3, Sotiris Georgiou

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I've been wanting to post about this show the minute the last model took the final turn to backstage. I had read about Sotiris Georgiou on Battered Couture last November, but actually seeing his collection with my own eyes was quite a revelation. It was all there: innovation, wearable experimentation, coherence in both style and styling, handmade touches. Womenswear and menswear equally wow. Now that's something you don't see everyday.

Theme: Perplexity. Reflected by perplexed wool and cable-chaos details.
Inspiration: the paintings of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (the girl who is Battered Couture knew it all along)
Shapes: 60's and 80's influences, tight lines, incoherent shapes on coats for her and sophisticated elegance for him.
Fabrics: crepe, wool, cashmere, silk, lace, cotton inox.
(catwalk photos by Patricia Munster)

The clip:
And release-junkie's delight (click to enlarge):
Extract: As the designer Sotiris Georgiou states in batteredcouture.blogspot.com: "Pollock expresses somehow this confusion and chaos we are experiencing both socially and personally in our times. I am interested in the chaotic concept that has neither beginning nor end".

And somehow, we are all there.

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