lets stay hidden....

The 'hidden showroom' is a very original creative space in Psyrri,runned by two very talented fashion designers Anna Petrides from Akira Mushi and Alexia Kirmitsi of Hysteria Asteria. The name they gave, made me think about all of us 'new' kids that need to communicate our work with the public.
Well,I think at the end of the day I prefer 'hidden' places ,that you need to discover,insteald of situations that are 'loud' and asking desperately for attention.
HALLELUJAH is a hidden place too but the joy on people's faces when they find it,makes me feel happy with my choice to create my oasis here. i m sure 'hidden showroom ' will be one of your favorite places very soon.the photos I took speak for it ,neighbouhood star,Anna's baby,Mushi,with a fluo tie around his neck....soooo cute...one of the good things of being hidden...you can keep your pets with you.
You will love IM.ME swimwear...beautiful colors,hot styles.
Special treat,rose drink from Cyprous....looovve!!!

HIDDEN SHOWROOM:6 Papanikoli str Psyrri
check it out!!

cute monsters...

Saturday afternoon had arranged to visit ARRGH ....at Benaki with good friend designer Ophelia.
After many days of heavy mood, heat that melts your mind ,difficulty of concentration...I did what I really needed...
watch people's beautiful work.....and I mean work(ass off)
Some of the pieces were graduation work of fashion designers from all around the world
and some theme pieces of various artists like 'our' George Tourlas (great sketches)or well recognised fashion designers like Yamamoto.
My eyes were happy to see sooo much love and craftmanship....
At the end there was a surprise;'unclepants' a conceptual special effect singer based in London,had a live performance at the 2nd room of the show.
That was really loud,strange and otherworldly.Still echoes in my head and Ophelia can't understand how he managed to move his dickshaped nose to the rythm.....
After,we had a drink at the Museaum's lounge and went to see Acropolis and my brother and his girfriend Sofia at their cute little recycle shop at Thiseio...
Saturday was fun...

homo universalis

I was very upset these past few weeks due to all this fuss with the Square ....I said too much,I was very passionate about it ,mostly because my daughter's feelings,were so strong about it, that carried me away from my everyday life....and I was like a broken clock.
And all this lead me to thoughts about the universal human being.
Its not about travelling or being cosmopolitan.Its about being able to catch the rythm of the universe that is beating inside of everyone.


Two days ago I visited the very loving house of my friend Francee....she is such a unique person,so futuristic & old fashion at the same time.She does the most simple elegant fresh hair,and she weaves like Penelope,yes there are people in this city that are weaving....
So we started a bag project together.Bags made from old woven fabrics.
Her view is fantastic.Dont u think?

when you smile....

.....the world becomes beautifull.
when you smile,people smile back to you.
when my friend Milena stopes by,we cant stop laughing and everything becomes new again. Here she wears my new 'bubble' dress and the beautifull 'babouska' she made on one of my 'egg' dresses...(she has a baby purse too...)

Keep smiling...its a gift

let's show them what we're made of...

Last night at Syntagma it was the first time I felt that something CAN change in this country.People were standing there in the rain showing their opposition to this cruel politics that makes our lives miserable ,destroys our future,forces young people to despair,takes basic rights out of everyone.This has to stop.We cant take it enymore....
We all try to create...we build our world,a safe place to live in,but somewhere in the proccess we stoped caring for each other.Lets change that before is too late,there is nothing easier to go down than a broken society....
Talking is cheap...I m going to Syntagma and I d love to see you all there...

octopus's garden

Two months ago, I came cross with Myah Bailey's work 'chroma' at the web.I was delighted to see how she worked with this beautifull creature's amazing form and color, so I had contact with her,to ask if she would be interested in allowing me to print her images on my summmer t-shirts.
She is an artist based in Portland,Oregon and she was very enthusiastic with the idea.
Our collaboration worked greater than a local one,cause she really loves what she does and so do I.
Last week I got the t-shirts from silkscreen printing.I think they look great and along with Myah's prints that I framed ,HALLELUJAH has now it's proper summer scent....Myah,I'll post you your t-shirts asap.thanks!!!!!



I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade
He'd let us in, knows where we've been
In his octopus' garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus' garden with me
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade.

We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus' garden near a cave

We would sing and dance around
because we know we can't be found
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they're happy and they're safe
(Happy and they're safe)

We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I'd like to be under the sea
in an octopus's garden you and me

this is a Beatles song from Abbey Road
Argyro send me the lyrics
thanks love!I love it!!!

at the barber's

One of my favorite streets down town is Apollonos.
Its a whole universe with nice restaurants,touristic stuff and a lot of little shops for people of the holy church to buy their glam stuff just like Jesus showed them (we all remember him wearing swarovski )but thats another story.

As I was passing through the other day,I stopped at the window of an old barber shop...the light was glowing at the window.
Everything was sparkling clean,revealing a high spirits owner.
It was closed, so I was able to sneak with my eyes and almost caress everything.Barber shops were always attractive to me from the time I was a little girl and followed with my nose, every male member of the family,after they have visited the barber , because I loved the great masculine parfume combination of talc and cologne coming from their clean shaved necks.
Also it was sth like an avaton for girls, a strictly male area and that made it more seductive...
As Andy Warhol said,everybody must have a fantasy,so one for me definately is to shave my neck clean at an old barber shop and smell of talc and vintage cologne.
And then ride my horse back to the range.....
Have a GREAT DAY!!!!