Retro moment - mannequins

Retro mannequins at Stadiou str., Athens.
Proof there was an era when you and boyfriend shared hairspray and it was natural.

Holy Mustache Birthday Bazaar

Holy Mustache and Stella Veentaz are planning a 'One Year Birthday Celebration' in Thessaloniki, from Thursday 19/1 till Sunday 22/1. They promise a four-day bazaar of rare and affordable treasures 'for your pleasure and collection'. It will all take place at Ladoze / Toss Gallery, 1 Vilara str. May I note that vintage clothes are about the label and country of manufacturing and not just the looks. How many 'made in Greece / France / U.S.A.' have you seen lately?

For more info as well as the event schedule see here.

Georgina Skalidi recycles fashion

For the week between tomorrow, March 18th and Saturday, March 26th, accessories designer Georgina Skalidi is hosting a second-hand bazaar at her new space in Kolonaki. 'Let's Recycle Fashion!' is the brief shout out that came along with the announcement. Whether 'eco' translates to ecological or economical to you, this event applies to both.

486 ''OUTFITS'' by Holy Mustache and Daphne Samaras

Fierce clip, apparently featuring 486 outfits in 1 minute and 28 seconds, on 360 view. Kung fu moment at 00:42.

Credits
CLOTHES_holy mustache vintage culture
STYLING_holy mustache
DIRECTED_daphne samaras
CAMERA_daphne samaras & efthimios kosemund sanidis
MUSIC_costas argiriou
LIGHTS_galaxy spanos
EDITED_marton vecsei
SPECIAL EFFECTS_marko laszlo
MODELS_holy mustache & kassandra powell & luna stoner

Adore Holy Mustache vintage culture, here.

En Vit Ekorre - music, fashion & ecology

En Vit Ekorre is apparently a stage designer as well as a costume & accessories designer. She's the one responsible for most performance outfits of Film featuring Etten gigs (including last night's at Gagarin, see below). As there aren't many local live shows of such costume attention, thought it's worth dropping a line about it.
En Vit Ekorre features 'Athens - Stockholm' with a brief about note saying the brand stands for recycling vintage fabrics, clothes, as well as all kinds of materials spotted at flea markets in Athens, Stockholm and Berlin. It's all about mixing fashion and ecology, and looks like the outcome goes down well on stage.

I thought her item presentations are quite special too, so here's a peep before you click on to check her out.

Holy 2010

Most of you know Holy Mustache by now, whether because you've attended his vintage recycling bazaars, seen him on mags or you've previously read this. He's just released a retrospective clip of what kept him busy in 2010, but first, here's one I've missed - 'Transformation':
Directed by: Theo Prodromidis
Music by: Silly Boy - Time is all mine, The Milfettes - Boygirl

What follows is not exactly your usual fashion clip. It's Holy's 2010, a year in moments, parties and posters, in 'Fast Forward':
Directed by: Efthimis Kusemund
Music by: Felizol (Featuring The Boy) - Helen on the dock of the bay

It was Lagerfeld at her feet

That's no random shoe at Ino Mei's feet in this poster.
It's Lagerfeld Gallery, s/s 01 (if we all remember well today).

And it's a love story: student Ino was back then flicking through French glossy Jalouse when the catwalk image stood out. She had to have them, she turned on the back page store directory. She actually called the Lagerfeld boutique in Paris. They actually had one last pair in her size. Something like a year's pocket money in drachma was instantly bank transferred and came back as the object of her 2001 summer desire. She still remembers the smell of unworn leather upon opening the box. Those shoes still look impressive, still at her feet, good as new.

Living happily ever after with the one (pair) you fell in love with is indeed a happy end - in fashionland and beyond.

10 euro vintage rolling market

The child in me is having Blanos, Glyfada flash-backs at the sight of this poster. I'm so going. Let's hope it's like riding a bicycle (you never forget how to?!).

Facebook event page.
Photographer : Panteliz Photography © Arteliz.eu
*Image snatched from FB event page, mainly to promote tourism in the city of Athens - as well as the event.

Aegean textiles

Once upon a time this land used to make everything.

Holy Summer in the city

Holy Summer is happening in this city, the Summer version of Holy Mustache's vintage bazaar. You can have a look at what's in stock at TORA - K44, Konstantinoupoleos 44, Gazi (Athens), till this Thursday the 17th.
*Holy & co went for a water gun photo-shoot in the oh-so-hot city centre. Caught my eye in this week's Lifo, get your full splash here.

'Endyesthai'

'Endyesthai' - greek for 'to dress' - is an exhibition by the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation currently hosted at Benaki Museum, Athens (Pireos str. branch). I told you it was coming up back in October, but now you can actually visit it as its doors will stay open until May 23rd.

A presentation of this nature and variety takes place for the first time in Greece, with exhibits ranging to clothes from the 18th century till the 21st. Not only do they reflect the evolution of what we wear throught the centuries but also stresses out the need for the establishment of a Dress Cultural Museum. And yes, how we choose to dress reflects our culture in many ways.

Excellent touch, the guided tours performed by reknown designers, ready to take you though all exhibited forms of wearable and... not wearable exhibits which were created by the need to cover our nudity. For the scedule you can check this post by Shopping Therapy.
All images are courtesy of pli.gr

No true fashion lover in this city (country) should miss out.

*You don't need to request invites or a press pass to get in. However nobody promises you celebrity encounters or that your photo will be snapped by a magazine. Let's see how many fashion sweethearts will queue outside this one, here's your chance.

Mad about Holy

(continued from here)
This is Holy. Holy Mustache. A Vintage Collector, Stylist & Producer, a... Vintage Brand and +HOLY MA$H+ Dresscode Parties Host (sic from FooBoo). He's been throwing a Vintage Bazaar at Intrepid Fox since last Sunday and it was partly luck, partly curiosity that brought me to its doorstep. Here's a quickie (?) on how it was:The Gem
The space was packed with vintage-retro sweet stuff.
What's the gem of your collection?
"This '40s authentic swim-suit" (above) he said without second thoughts and indeed this was a gem. However it wasn't the gem for me, being a couple of sizes too big.
The Moment
Holy is a very good host I have to say, he happily took me for a tour. The moment* he really had me though was right here, in front of this pool-table-turned-to-purse-display:
Where does all this come from?
"Most of it is brand new, just old. I am really into Greek vintage stuff (moment*). I look for old stock in good condition, from old Greek companies that may no longer be around. Take these purses for example".
The Suit-Case
And in case you are the kind of person that likes hidden treasures, he hid some in this suit-case, knock yourselves out. Hid them, and priced them for 10 euros each. It wasn't just the suitcase contents in this price range though.
The Wedding Dress
If(/when?) I get married I want my wedding dress to be delivered in this look (and french accent).
"What do you think of this wedding dress?" Holy says. I am thinking "it rocks" but I say "I am not getting married soon". "You don't need to get married to wear a great dress" says he. Now there's a thought.
Memory Box
At the back of the room. Filled with and surrounded by magazines and objects that lay in our childhood memories. 'Manina', 'Katerina', a walkman, new-old sexy garters and some ('70s?) porn magazines - records of life before photoshop. (last ones are not in my childhood memories, but if I was a boy...?)
Radio Retro
And fully working too. Looking at the picture now I'm thinking it'd also make one smashing music handbag.Friend
This is an insider's one. Placed here to send "thinking of you"s to a friend who works (hard) for Olympic Airlines which once was Airways. Ok, I quite like it too.
The Poster
So. Today is the last day, scheduled to reach the finish line in Rock'n'Roll by Jesus De La Mascara. Go look for those 'made in Greece' tags but make sure you check out the new arrivals from Sidney too, meet Holy and make him style you, flick through stories of the past whilst cipping your beer. Poster reads 'Holy Gone Mad' and so will you about what's in store (bar).
(i'll show you what I bought soon, it's special and deserves a post of its own)

Headlines of what went on today

12:00 - Arriving early at Technopolis, Gazi in my new shoes.
13:00 - The press conference for Fashion Week Athens reveals its hidden cards.
15:00 - Visit designer Barbarigos' atelier between Syntagma and Psurri, check out what's new.
16:00 - Whilst there, meet jewellery designer Angelica Komis who's just returned from showing in Munich.
19:00 - Back to Gazi, straight to Intrepid Fox for Holy Mustache's Vintage bazaar. (read about it here)
20:00 - Waiting for a friend who never arrives, start testing my new knitting needles.
22:00 - Knackered. Arrive at home. Want to tell you all about what went on but it's just too much and I'm just too tired. Posting headlines and promise to elaborate soon.

*next up, exclusive images from Celebrity Skin's preparation for their AXDW show. Less than a week to go...

Berlin Vintage

This is the dress I chose to wear at Katerina Alexandraki's boutique opening the other night (and was very well spotted by little spy Thalia in the previous post). It was no random choice. Katerina loves Berlin and this dress was bought at a Berlin vintage store during my trip to visit her there last summer. There was a sign at the door indicating a -20% off happy hour and what a happy girl I was, strolling up and down rails full of gems!

I ended up buying this '70s dress among other things, but no matter how much I treasured the colour and fit, I could see a downside to it: pointy, asymmetrical ends. I could cut them out I suppose, but didn't want to tamper with an original vintage piece. So I got creative with bows. Sharing 'cause I think this is quite a simple and effective diy trick to bring back to life clothes with similar finishes lying in ur closet, awaiting for a revival.

Tie ends together on each side. Pointy ends: gone! The shape changes immediately, looks quite interesting and is ready to go.

I took it one step further and slid my feet through the newly created holes. Was only experimenting, but the harem pants effect this gave to my dress turned out better than expected so I kept it. Mission accomplished.

*shoes: Bally vintage, bought in some London charity shop ages ago.

Hope you found this inspiring.
I am off to Paris again today but laptop and full gear is coming with me so I'll be in touch. Have a lovely weekend.

*Quick Reminder:
This designer vanity case giveaway is still at large;)