Eastpak Artist Studio 2012

Zoe Vassilaki
Vegas
Stelios Koudounaris (see here for making of)
Konstantinos Rigos
Izima
Georgina Skalidi
Eva Nikolaidou
Dimosthenis Serketzis
Andrianos Aggelopoulos
Al Giga

To browse all creations for this year's Eastpak Artist Studio and read artists interviews visit http://artiststudio.eastpak.com/creations .

These one-of-a-kind bags go on sale in 53 days. All proceeds will go towards the non-profit organisation Designers Against Aids.

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It was quite a thrill being a contributor for Eastpak Artist Studio 2011. My bag must have been particularly loved in Italy as it was featured at Marie Claire and 'La Repubblica' among others. In the end, I think the winning bid came from someone in France though! Best of luck to all of this year's wonderful contributions.

What she wore

dear friend wearing - vintage dress from Berlin
myself wearing - black and grey jersey jumpsuit from Athens

Looking kinda 70s. Or maybe it's that wall.

Last night's close-ups

My close-ups maybe strange but these bags got soul.
Eastpak Artist Studio, team Greece 2011:
*attached to bag above: kids, this is a 'tape cassette'. Long before the mp3, this is what used to carry our music.
To have your own close encounters before the auction, visit the exhibition at Balux Cafe House Project - Glyfada till February 28th.

**Also see this post by Ordinary Style Pulse.

Eastpak Artist Studio - the bag

I have already told you I am participating at this year's Eastpak Artist Studio project for charity. As it all happened so fast, I haven't been able to show you the bag. Taking you through it now:
I was chosen for blogging about fashion so I thought it should be a blogger themed bag. What bloggers are notorious for among other things, is snapping photos. I made a velcro detachable camera pocket and placed it at calculated hight on the left arm of the backpack so one can shoot photos as you go.
The pocket secures with a bow to fit most pocket-camera sizes and has two strass elements attached to it, a small for turn on and a bigger for snap. (made a camera dummy out of a random magazine cut-out)
Then, most bloggers like knitting. I do too and since I both perform and talk about it every chance I get, it had to be part of my bag. Opened two button-holes at the top of the bag and stuck my bamboo needles in them. What you can't see is that on the inside, there are two tubes perfectly fitting them and stopping them at the right height.
Bottom left side of the bag there is another button-hole. This one is for the yarn as you don't want it twirling on dirty floors as you knit. Once you've started knitting of course, your project can be kept safely at the front pocket between sessions. Up to here, I'd made the perfect backpack for me. I even thought about not handing it in - but then I thought of the charity:) So on we go. With all the press fashion blogging has been receiving lately I thought there had to be a tongue-in-cheek cheesy element to it. Well I blastered 'blogger' with yarn all over the front top and crowned it with a strass. Doesn't get cheesier than that hun.

Also, we do get to keep lots of notes so I pinned all kinds of phrases (some hand-written by me) and even clothes and shoe images to create a blogger's 'edit drafts' feel.

'Knits between shows' is well, what this bag is meant for! (saying this, it's an exhibition piece, I don' expect to see it anywhere in public)
Among all other stuff I chose to pin, is an original 'Made in Greece' tag, something that will soon be a collectors item considering not much will be produced in Greece for long the way it goes.
So there you go, now you know all there is to know about my bag. That, and the fact that I made it with lots of love hoping to bring some of it to the people in need. Spent time with it as long as I could thus it's fully charged with Alecca-positive energy.
Last but not least, special thanks to Ino Mei for the amazing shoot of this bag at her studio and all the mental support.

*More on the fate of this bag, the exhibition party and all other participants, coming soon.

Eastpak Artist Studio vs Alecca Rox

The project: "77 of the continent’s most creative personalities have been selected to produce original creations from a number of limited edition 'blank' EASTPAK bags. The artists have been selected from different backgrounds and include painters, sculptors and poets as well as musicians, graffiti artists and television personalities.

EASTPAK is proud to support this select group of artists and the communities that feed their inspiration. All proceeds of sales of these one-of-a-kind creations will be donated to a local charity organisation in each participating country".

It's creative. It's for a good cause. I am in.
Check out the project here. Can you spot my bag? Well it's here - stats are 2009 but do you care. Will get back to you on this one, so happy to be part of it.

Eastpak -40% code ends Sunday*

*Today was meant to be the last day the code for -40% would be valid but I was just informed that it will be on till late on Sunday the 14th. Lycshop.gr is so generous. So here is a reminder again:

code: ALECCAROX40 (use at checkout)

Christmas is closer than you think and with all sorts of occassions approaching, it's a great chance to cross some names off your list early or treat yourself at the best price possible.

Here are some of my favourite picks still in stock:
Raf Simons for Eastpak, limited edition shoulder bag.
Chic and sweet traveller from the luggage series.
(Actually I own one and I can tell you, they fit the universe!)
'Insert' laptop bag in JFK grey. Laptop sits safely inside cushioned pocket, plenty of space for more and certainly not your usual boring black carrier.

Of course there are loads of other bags you can browse, at prices that start at 9.90. Use the code wisely;)

Gaspard Yurkievich for Eastpak

The special collaboration between Eastpak and French designer Gaspard Yurkievich is finally out.

Yurkievich, who's previously worked closely with Jean-Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler, feels Eastpak is an iconic brand for the generation of today's 30-something. He's created a stylish line dedicated to them and all those with Eastpak's casual spirit.

Check out the result below.
If you like what you see, you're gonna love the end of this post.
Celebrating the launch of this line, www.lycshop.gr – EASTPAK’S official webstore in Greece - offers Rox Readers an oh.my.god. 40% off all items in it's eshop for a week, starting today!

Visit Lycshop, browse, add to cart and use the code:
ALECCAROX40
at checkout to get your discount.

Offer ends on Friday, November 12 at midnight.
Enjoy.

Blue way back

Right back where this trip began, back home. Till the next one.

Aboard

Magic, the moment the city starts looking all the smaller.