Fluo dress by Miltos

Like it or not, this dual colour fluo taffeta gown presented in Miltos' catwalk show is larger than life. Surely it needed its own post.

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Miltos at AXDW

Miltos is one of those shows that leave you quite puzzled.

Sure, the man can sew.

And he would make a mean costume designer for period drama in theatre and moving pictures. In fact, I bet he already does.

In his AXDW show last Saturday, October 23rd Miltos presented floor length velvet gowns, puffy taffeta skirts, top hats and 19th century elegant equestrian pants. Very chic, no doubt. But wearable in real life?

But then, I come home and start editing pics.
And it goes something like this:

Well, that grey tailcoat wouldn't look half bad with the proper contemporary styling. In fact, it looks awfully a lot like my Comme des Garçons for H&M black tailcoat. And that pencil skirt wouldn't be out of place worn at work, not to mention that the matching jacket is heavenly tailored. And don't get me started on the black silk blouse with the luxurious bow...

Can't help it.

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Ioannis Guia SS2011 at AXDW

[photos shot and edited by me]

Ioannis Guia presented his Spring-Summer 2011 collection on Saturday, October 23rd at Athens Xclusive Designers Week.

Dainty and delicate as always, Guia's creations this time were full of exotic ethnic references, mostly from Africa according to the designer himself, although I detected a bit of Japan as well in that obi belts and kimono style sleeves.

However - as Elena very successfully observed - Guia managed to avoid all the usual clichés associated with tribal chic by using the most unexpected colours like lime green, lemon yellow, lilac and muted magenta in western fabrics like lace and taffeta interwoven with metallic threads.

I also loved the hair and make-up. With their puffy up-dos and the dramatic finger-painted line down the middle of their faces, the models looked like early century colonists sucked into the tribal customs of their exotic new home.

A small video of the finale.

Moving picture is not as beautiful as photography in my opinion, but essential to see how the clothes actually move.

And a bonus for the end, the invitation that arrived a few days before the show and did more than enough to tease and put us in the right mood:

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AXDW schedule

It starts in a few days, so here's the schedule:

Saturday, October 23rd 2010
17:30 Notis Panayiotou
18:30 Theia
19:30 Ioannis Guia
20:30 Miltos
21:30 Guy Laroche
22:00 Opening Party by Peroni (special invitation)

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Sunday, October 24th 2010
New Designers Day!
17:30 Nikomia | Lucky 13 | Pinelopi Lagadinou
18:30 Dimitris Kouras | Christina Skarpeli | Ourania_Kay
19:30 Asel & Eleonora
20:30 Evelina Litina | Dimitris Paraskevopoulos | jeAnS (preview)
21:30 New Designers Awards by Ford

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Monday, October 25th 2010
17:30 Alexios Romanos
18:30 Celebrity Skin
19:30 Afroditi Hera
20:30 Ratt by Rita Attalla
21:30 Vassilis Zoulias

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Tuesday, October 26th 2010
18:30 Indashio
19:30 Christine & Joe
20:30 Stelios Koudounaris
21:30 LaQuan Smith
22:00 Xclusive Closing Event

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All Days
Jessica Speckheard for Women in Need
photography exhibition
and
Xclusive Boutique
carrying creations by the AXDW designers

more info at ax-designers-week.com

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