Athens Fashion Week kicks off for the 22nd time!

Creativity, spectacular shows and fashionable people are key words for the 22nd edition of Athens Fashion Week better known as Athens Exclusive Designers Week.

For the opening night three greek designers presented their spring-summer 2018 collection to the press, buyers and fashion lovers.

Orsalia Parthenis opened Athens Fashion Week with her collection Exaggerated Individualism for men and women. It was an exotic, military story of attitude and style, inspired by the Patagonia of the 19th century. Her recognisable organic forms are her signature for this collection.

Second fashion show was by Panos Apergis in collaboration with Point Loom.

Panos Apergis always uses ethnic influences in his collection. In this spring-summer 2018 it was also about original combinations of materials and prints. The creativity of this greek designer seems unlimited!

The closing show of the first day of Athens Exclusive Designers Week was by Kathy Heyndels and Giannetos. The feminine dresses by fashion house Kathy Heyndels are presented once again with the handmade suits by Giannetos.
They invited two singers to make a party on the runway.
Kostas Martakis dresses in a suit by Giannetos presented his song Αν Κάπου Κάποτε (An kapou  kapote) and Josephine Wendel did a cover of Shape of you by Ed Sheehan.

Today Athens Exclusive Designers Week is all about new talent and the New Designers Awards will be announced!

Photos courtesy of AXDW by Panoulis

Queen Maxima and the princesses by Erwin Olaf

Erwin Olaf presented some amazing portraits of the Royal family of The Netherlands. For the first time Queen Maxima is captured in such a close up. Not only the Queen also her daughters, Amalia, Alexia and Ariana.

The queen and princesses are looking straight in the lens, with in their pupils a refection of the well-know portrait photographer Erwin Olaf.

Total relaxed, with a fresh breeze and a smize. All for the fiftieth birthday of their father and husband King Willem-Alexander. And I think he is very proud of his four girls!

The photos are courtesy of the Royal House and the RVD.

Queen Maxima

Crown Princess Catharina Amalia

Princess Alexia

Princess Ariana

Comme des Garçons Spring 2018 - Artistic, voluminous and colourful

Rei Kawakubo’s Spring 2018 collection for Comme des Garçons was an expression of art.  Using art from the early 16th century until today.

Colourful, surreal and cartoonish with voluminous crinolined ball gowns. The prints of still life by the Dutch Old Masters caught my attention. As you can see in the first photo.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo's portrait of Rudolf II, a free interpretation of Vertumnus, Stefan Marx' black and white illustrations and Manga princesses were part of Kawakubo's collection.

As the collection was called "Multidimensional graffiti" it was a mix of colours and fascinating constructions.
The total white tweed look was very impressive and also for me very wearable!

The total collection exists only out of 15 looks but each one of it, is a joy for the eye. Visit Vogue.com to watch the entire collection.

Source: Vogue.com/Photos Yiannis Vlamos