Retail Therapy in Athens: In Defence of Old-Fashioned Human Expertise
Tom Hall makes a dispassionate appeal for the romance of a more humane retail experience. Shop your way to happiness with the experts of Athens. ...
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Christakis: Timeless Gentleman’s Clothing
[intro] Excellent personal service and high quality timeless tailoring combin...
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Where to buy Local Fashion with a Conscience this ...
Marina Sakellariou of The Meet Market curates a selection of local, et...
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Enter Queen Calliope’s bright and bold world of fashion eloquence
In our New Athenians series, Calliope Karvounis shares her sartorial passions, her itinerant photography career, and her keen curatorial eye in collecting fabrics, traditions and stories from wherever she’s been – a world she has recreated in her fabulous store, Queen Calliope on Merlin Street. Calliope’s personal style radiates through h...
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Cindy Sherman’s Early Works at the Cycladic Museum
WHAT'S ON: Explore more than one hundred film stills at The Museum of Cycladic Art from legendary American artist's Cindy Sherman's early works. The artist is most renowned for her distinct, chameleon-like ability to assume different characters in her works. Whether it's subverting gender roles or playing up Hollywood glamour, her art is as visuall...
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Poor Things: The Costumes
Tom Hall reports on the brilliant exhibition at the Benaki Museum showcasing the costumes designed by the talented Holly Waddington for Yorgos Lanthimos' award-winning cinematic experiment Poor Things. Waddington gives life to a never-before-seen world by blending different historical time periods and styles, taking us through the evoluti...
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A Magic Cabinet launches its pop-up shop at Kal.athi
Eugenia Chandris' A Magic Cabinet launches its first pop-up shop for a spring escape in the city center at KAL.ATHI until June 1. Eugenia Chandris, writer and well-known figure in Greek hospitality, decided a few years ago to share her love for Greece through a special storytelling and shopping experience, gathering a cura...
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Rebel Fashion Icon Martin Margiela brings his Renegade Art to Athens
Bernier-Eliades Gallery opens the first exhibition of cult fashion designer turned artist Marin Margiela in Athens. A legendary Belgian designer, he left his eponymous label in 2008 and has been making art ever since. Margiela's art explores themes of deconstruction, fragmentation, and the reconstruction of found objects, much like his fa...
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Hermès explores the sensual nature of Kythera
Hermès presents a delightful new fragrance inspired by Kythira. Un Jardin à Cythère promises a sensual, wild and refreshing escape to Greece. Grasses, olive wood and fresh pistachios are the leading notes in the new fragrance from Hermès, Un Jardin à Cythère. Created by perfumer Christine Nagel, it was inspired by th...
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Ralph Fiennes-Juliette Binoche Reunite with The Return, a take on Homer’s ‘The Odyssey
Fans of The English Patient will soon get their wish to see Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reunite on screen for the first time in 25 years. The pair will star in star in a Bleecker Street production on Homer’s ancient classic “The Odyssey”, The Return directed by Uberto Pasolini. The film is planned for release in 2024. R...
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Eurovision-inspired fun at the Greek Ballroom!
Few events have showcased LGBTQ+ talent and taken queer music into the living rooms of Europeans as Eurovision has. With a bit of a cult following within the community, its only natural that the longest-running international song contest be celebrated locally with a fun event open to all. Get ready to strut your stuff at The Eurovision B...
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Polina Miliou’s Exuberant Bubblegum Wonderland
What: Polina Miliou’s upbeat makeover of flea market finds into papier-mâché sculptures, is an invitation to step into the LA-based artist's fantasy playbook. Breathing childlike wonder and unadulterated, colour-soaked joy into furniture, Polina Miliou channels her inner girl as she creates her design-forward collection for Carwan Gallery. Polina ...
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