* uN NOUvEAU iDEAL by fILEP mOTWARY

Dear iDEALS, I am in Cyprus with my partner Maria Mastori to show my collection since Friday. It is the first Cyprus Fashion week, organized by Harper's Bazaar and the Cyprus Fashion Designers Assosiation. The whole event is perfectly organized and the people here are real proffessionals without any signs of hysteria while working. I would like to thank Marianna Fessa and Marilena Ierodiakonou as well as Harper's Bazaar and the Cyprus Designers Federation for this great opportunity.

Ramona Filip

MI-RO, the Greek designer duo were also invited to show their work in Nicosia.Kika Ioannidou

My favorite show so far was by another duo Natar and Yastrobnik. Unfortunately I was sitting third row, so it was impossible for me to take photos. I met them right after their presentation and we had a little chat. This is how they look like. I adore Yastrobnik for wearing my glasses.Thank God the boys are fast enough, I just received some images finally.


Tasos is my handsome driver. He waits for me patienly every morning outside the hotel in his BMW. He is polite enought to ask me whether I had a good night's sleep. He is considered whether I am hungry or thirsty...and I love it!

Afroditi Hera

FilepMotwary/MariaMastori

The lady with the dark sunglasses is my mother. She has become a fashion addict lately and she is always with me, wherever I am. She is amazing, the only one!

Dear iDEALS, Greek but based in Tokyo designer Michail Gkinis has just launched his new menswear brand, entitled "◆aptform". We met in Athens two years ago, when he came to present his work at the late LiFESTYLEDEaTH. Here are the images attached in his email.
Also read the article on menswear, as posted by the JAPAN TIMES

More on NAHUM VILLASANA here
Photos: Julio Torres

Dear iDEALS, my friend photographer Rene Habermacher has just sent me the portrait of our mutual friend Ali Mahdavi, while having a smoke in Paris. The original image was in color but I feel that the b/w version suits him better, for Ali at least. I wish I was in Paris right now...

..Sends his love from London

Dear iDEALS, today I met by chance 17-year-old artist Kimonas Vlachakis. I saw a little book of his, full of sketches. I asked whether I could have a look inside. He was so very shy.
Appart from being an artist he is also a member of a band. For the moment he is getting ready to study abroad. Good luck. This video was uploaded thanks to Apostolos Mitropoulos.

Dear iDEALS my friends and favorite DJ duette AMATEUR BOYS are having a party again this week at ARENA with Joakim and gorgeous Lizard.Unfortunately I will be in Cyprus as a guest of honor , to take part with Maria Mastori at the first Cyprus Fashion Week. If any of you Greek iDEALS go, I would really appreciate some snapshots. Thank you!Also find the time to read a very warm article about my work with Maria Mastori and a general opinion on the 7th Hellenic Fashion Week, written by Elis Kiss for the Greek edition of Herald Tribune. Click here

Dear iDEALS, as I promised to you in an earlier post, here are some images of FRIDA KARADIMA's collection for F/W 08/09.
Many thanks to Al Giga

Dear iDEALS, after our show with Maria Mastori the previews week, we ended up dancing at K44 listening to the music mixed by her son Costas Argiriou. On my way out, it was already 3 in the morning, when photographer Yorgos Mavropoulos aproached to give me a cd with images from our summer show, as it was presented in October of 2007. I love them.

Photos:Yiorgos Mavropoulos

Dear iDEALS, my friend Giorgina F. had her birthday so the mood turned automatically to festive. Here are some shots I did between champagne glasses, my hands mixing music and artist Katerina Kana screaming from a microphone.Stathis,LiFO

K.KANA

Danae.Pink Flaminkos
PetrosPetrohilos
Here are two samples of artwork by Kana. I cannot reveal more for now.All photos and artwork by Filep Motwary