Christos Costarellos
"My creative process forms a bridge that connects elements from the past, making them relevant to the present as they project ideas for the future." Christos Costarellos
The fashion house of Christos Costarellos was launched in the Greek market in 1998. His first atelier in the center of Athens, worked with an exclusive clientele who deeply appreciated the designer's charisma in fine tailoring, finishing details and special couture techniques. Soon enough, the Christos Costarellos collections were interpreted as feminine elegance, created with dedicated craftsmanship and infused with an air of ethereal dreams. By the year 2000 his production line was enriched with 2 new ateliers, which provided the flow for the collections' development and the unique creations sur mesure. An infinite creative force, constant research and the unique blend of innovative cuts with traditional moulage techniques, has been the signature of Christos Costarellos' Nouvelle Couture. In 2005 he joined the collective attempt of the Hellenic Fashion Designer's Association, in the launch of the Athens Fashion Week. His fashion shows gained great reviews and Christos Costarellos dignified presence, reinforced the Greek fashion scene with the quality of its' production and its' special creative techniques. Today the House of Christos Costarellos includes a Head Office, an extensive line of Ateliers for the house's Fashion and Bridal collections and a local and international Showroom in Athens and Paris. A worldwide distribution network expands in more than 20 selling points around the globe : Greece and France in Europe and Kuwait, Lebanon, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain in the Middle East.
Christos Costarellos is a Greek designer with an innate talent for delicate feminine creations. He was born in Dusseldorf, Germany and was introduced to the fashion world at an early age, as his parents were both working in the fashion industry. He studied fashion design at Dimitrelis School of Fashion in Greece and then theater costume design at the London College of Fashion, England. In 1998 he launches his personal line and within the next 12 years the House of Christos Costarellos is created and established in the Greek and international market. Forever dedicated to the craftsmanship of moulage and couture techniques, he blends his love for color with unique bias cuts in his distinct creations of Nouvelle Couture. Inspired by the spirit of the ancient Greek philosophy, he infuses a breath of fresh air into his creations, thus creating movement and flow. Two fundamental elements that express the designer's eternal quest for knowledge, evolution and inspiration.
The designs of Costarellos are breathtaking! The lightness and feminine grace of all his designs is intriguing. I could see a beautiful, reserved royal woman wearing this, but not the crazed Maenads... however it is truly this type of lightness that I was looking for. Like the airiness of bird-bones...
My selection from Christos Costarellos' Autumn-Winter 2010-2011 Collection
My selection from Christos Costarellos' Bridal 2010 Collection
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