Estee Lauder vs Pink Ribbon vs Dukas - new bracelet out

Dukas Hatzidoukas has collaborated yet for another season with cosmetics giant Estee Lauder in creating the 'Pink Ribbon Bracelet'. Katia Dandoulaki, Dimitra Galani, Zeta Makripoulia, Maria Nafpliotou and Ivi Adamou are all joining forces by openly supporting the good cause behind it.

This time around it comes in pink and silver, with a cute velvet touch. At the symbolic price of 10 euros, it will be available at all Estee Lauder selling points from September 27th and throughout October. Profits will go towards supporting the Panhellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer - Alma Zois.

Today in Athens

Hello and happy Monday nine-to-fivers and everybody else. There's a couple of important, beyond fashion things starting today, in Athens (one's ending tomorrow mind you) so here they go:
1. Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Hellas will be at Syntagma Metro Station, ready to inform you about the prevention of breast cancer and provide free checks. Regular checks could save lives so if in Athens do stop by and see how it's done. Also, press conference at 13:00 - same location. Stay informed / support FTBC here.
2. Medecines Sans Frontiers or Doctors Without Borders are marking 20 years of humanitarian action with a photography exhibition at Taf, The Art Foundation (Normanou 5, Monastiraki). Eight photographers will be exhibiting captions from the organization's work in countries including Irak, Ethiopia and Yemen, there will be video projections, archive material and as well as music: Gagjo Dilo Gypsy Swing Live (13/9, 21.30) and Just Brass Quintet (19/9, 21.30). Stay informed / support MSF here.

7th Tell a Story

24-26 September 2010
International Designers' Tradeshow

From 12.00 till 21.00 @ Stavlos (Hrakleidon 10, Thiseio, Athens).

Tell a Story shop from 12.00 - 23.00.

Tell a Story Party @ Stavlos/ Friday 24th of September from 21.00 onwards.

More info at Tell a Story Blog.

1st Fashion Business Forum

Monday, October 25th - Athens, Greece.
Expect no catwalk there. This forum is about fashion being more than a beautiful dress, in times of recession, globalization and rather complex consumer behaviour evolving around a new vocabulary. "Recessionism", "frugalistas", "chiconomics" are all new terms that determine what we ask of the fashion industry today. Speakers that know this best:

Colin McDowell
Sunday Times, Senior Fashion Writer

William Plane
Investment Banker, Savigny Partners

Tim Jackson
London College of Fashion Professor

Pascal Bollon
Gfk Retail & Technology, Global Director

Leon Bailey Green
Drapers magazine, Online consultant

More info here.

*Targeting marketers and industry insiders - sorry I should have clarified this earlier.

style.com can move it

New York fashion week is on till the 16th and like each season, the next best thing to a front row seat is seating in front of your laptop, watching front row shots at style.com only hours after the actual show has taken place.

But you already know this. This season though, the fashion giant took things a mind blowing step ahead: you can watch each and every outfit Alexander Wang send down the catwalk, in motion!

I can't see this feature on any other show and I can't even begin to imagine the video editing speed one (or ten)would have to reach to do them all in due time, however this feature is so alive, I can only say RESPECT.

This is not how you recycle clothes

At my neighbourhood's recycle bin.

Does this look like garbage to you dear neighbours?
At least you chose a symbolic bin to place them next to, the recycling one. I wonder, do you now expect them to come back as a sparkling new coat?

And on this happy note, Swap-Not-Shop goes to Crete.
Check it out you guys with Cretan IPs.
(And you, dear neighbours. This is how you recycle clothes. Blue bins are for glass-tins-paper, ok?)

Meet Market coming up

more info here.

Originally fake

With the Chanel logo's edible version still on the screen from the previous post, here's an interesting follow-up:A top featuring Chanel's CCs, shouting FAKE. Fake Chanel it may be, but it's an original...something. So would it be safe to get the message 'if you can't have the original wear an obvious fake'? Then again, why on earth can't you have an original Chanel if you can afford this**? Interesting confusion going on, just wanted to share.

*currently at the window of Eleins, Piraeus.
**judging from the usual price range of the store, this original-Chanel-fake must cost something close to... an original-Chanel-original.

Alecca is two

I didn't have a birthday cake. If I did though, it would look like this, created ideally by the hands of someone like Jenny. (hope it's thick chocolate fudge inside)

This blog has been around for two whole years now.
This blog is now two.

Update 11/09/10:
Thought on the cake: I wouldn't walk around in Chanel total looks but in this case, I wouldn't mind eating them.

Also: [space reserved for the little blog 'birthday' speech I am supposed to be making. It will come up when the words in my brain go in the right order]

Words always in the right order: this blog would only be half as special to me had it not been for all of you special people reading it.

Evangelos Kavathas - A/W 10

With the dates of the next fashion weeks announced, thought I might sizzle the mood. Shots and clip are from Evangelos Kavathas A/W 10 show last March, and since Autumn/Winter 10 is now, so now is this collection.
Holding the precious guest list at the door, Margarita-looking-hot-Gourgourini. (read what it was like for her here)
Seating hero Spiros Zanias and (the stylish back of) Fashion Paths.
Shots from Kavathas' first personal show themed 'Fragile' by professional fashion photographer Patricia Munster.
Front row-ers Life Full of Fashion (her report on the show), designer Dimitris Petrou, journalist & blogger Dimitris Papadopoulos and The Soho Symposium (her report on the show).

And last but not least, a show is never over before these moments take place:

A well structured first show, with burgudy red and navy blue making strong guest appearances to remind us that 'Fragile' is not weak and class is not always black.

More A/W 10 shows here and here.
S/S 11 catwalk fever, coming soon.