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Dimitri Panagiotopoulos studied at the famous ESMOD fashion school. After he graduated from „ISTITUTO MARANGONI“ in Milano with a „Master of Fashion Design“. In 2007 he opened his first store in the center of Meran, South Tyrol. From now on the 33 year old designer also wants to win over stylish women in Germany with exciting, feminine fashion as well as with accessories.

As a child he already developed a great passion for fashion which he never lost since. The designer with Greek and Italian roots worked around the world for well-known labels such as ‘Jil Sander’, ‘Hugo Boss’ and ‘Vivienne Westwood’. Now his focus of interest is to establish his own label ‘Dimitri’ in the world of fashion.

 

Passion for music, harmony between accurate tailoring and styling as well as slim feminine silhouettes with a certain something define Dimitris designs. Dimitri stands for quality, accuracy and personality.

‘I design for women with taste, charisma and self-confidence who are willing to show it.’

Dimitri is well known for his wonderful women’s clothing. He showed his collection at Vienna Fashion Week 2009 and at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin in January 2010. With great exaltation the collection was well received by journalists, stylists, VIPs and the audience. Since then Dimitri appeared in several publications in German magazines and VIPs love his collection, among others Juliette Lewis and Rachel Bilson.

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Kaviar Gauche creates must-have bags and conceptual, feminine, avant-garde clothes. The Berlin-based label was launched as a guerrilla fashion show in front of the Paris department store Colette in 2003. Since then, KAVIAR GAUCHE has held a successful presence at an international level.

The modern interpretation of evening dresses brings KAVIAR GAUCHE more frequently onto the red carpet. Along¬side top models such as Nadja Auermann, German actress Heike Makatsch is one of KAVIAR GAUCHE’s most regular customers. In addition to that Britain’s newest super model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a new ambassador for the brand.

KAVIAR GAUCHE‘s elegant innovations are also winning the hearts of the music industries biggest superstars: Lady Gaga has been dressed in KAVIAR GAUCHE creations and England‘s rising talent – the enchanting Florence Welch (Florence & The Machine) – is frequently clad in the designs.

The label’s name was inspired by the so-called “gauche caviar“, the French jet-setters who liked to coquette with the revolutionary ideas of the ‘68ers.

KAVIAR GAUCHE focuses on the symbiosis between bags and clothes. Bag elements are transposed onto the clothes and characteristic details of the clothing are conveyed onto the bag designs. Flexible silhouettes and functions frequently arise from their vision. This is a development that occurs from within the brand and its products, from collection to collection. Without subordinating to the latest trends, they always capture the pulse of the moment.

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La puertorriqueña Joan Smalls participo de este desfile

The HUGO brand delivers an innovative look for men and women with a young, upbeat lifestyle. With their stylistically unique and innovative vibe, the collections target a progressive clientele that defines fashion as a matter of attitude.

Initially introduced as a menswear line, HUGO was first launched in 1993 and complemented by a womenswear collection in 1998. The HUGO world is rounded out by shoes and accessories along with eyewear and fragrances that are produced under license. Eyan Allen is the creative force behind HUGO Womenswear; Bart de Backer is responsible for the men’s fashions.

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Julia Heuse and Ben Klunker met as students at the prestigious Berlin design school ESMOD and launched their eponymous fashion label after graduating in 2006.
They channel their respective influences into a mens and womenswear label that continues to strike a balance between commercial and conceptual, classic and avant-garde and mixes glamour with a unique Berlin street style.

The interaction of abstract and conceptual ideas between the designers is symbiotic and fuels designs that both challenge conventionality – such as boxy, oversized cuts or draped fabrics in both their designs for women and men – but, importantly, their creations are also flattering. Many of the materials they use have been tie-dyed, bleached, moon-washed or aged to create different effects.

The label was born in the back room of Ben’s art gallery on Torstrasse in Berlin’s bustling art district Mitte. In the beginning of 2011 Julia, who also has always been in charge of all the Art Direction, photography and graphics took over the Label and recently moved to a bigger space on Gormannstrasse which houses the JULIAANDBEN store as well as the atelier of the burgeoning label. JULIAANDBEN also sell globally.

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