The 32nd Athens Fashion Week opens its gates from the impressive venue of The Ellinikon Experience Park!

  • 07/06/2023
  • Athens Fashion Week
  • 8 min read

The 32nd Athens Fashion Week opens its gates from the impressive venue of The Ellinikon Experience Park!

The 32nd Athens Fashion Week is ready to welcome you from the 8th to the 12th of June at the unique “The Ellinikon Experience Park, in Elliniko. The longest running event of the greek fashion industry, Athens Fashion Week has returned renewed, with a summery mood and promises you 5 days full of creativity, glamour and lots of surprises.

The main venue of Fashion Week will be for the first time “The Ellinikon Experience Park” located within The Ellinikon, the largest urban regeneration project in Europe, carried out by Lamda Development. “The Ellinikon Experience Park”, a 75-acre experiential park with more than 900 trees and 80,000 plants of Mediterranean varieties, marks the beginning of a new way of life, full of experiences, images and emotions, next to nature. It is the first part of the large Ellinikon Park that will be handed over to the public in the coming years. The site is dominated by three aviation hangars, which have been declared New Monuments by the Ministry of Culture. The park has been designed and built according to the principles of sustainable development, marking a new, more environmentally friendly approach. For this reason, it is the ideal backdrop for both the impressive fashion shows of great Greek designers and the parallel events that will take place, supporting sustainable fashion and the harmonious coexistence of people and nature.

The 32nd Athens Fashion Week will kick off on Thursday 8/6 with an impressive installation where for the first time 14 renowned Greek designers of the Hellenic Association of Fashion Designers will present their unique creations. More specifically, the designers: Angelos Bratis- Chara Lebessi -Dassios- Denise Eleftheriou -Dimitris Petrou- Ioanna Kourbela- Kathy Heyndels- Konstantinos Tsigaros -Liana Camba -Maison Faliakos – Parthenis- Sotiris Georgiou- Vassilis Zoulias- Yiorgos Eleftheriades will offer to the attendees an impressive performance/installation with the impressive natural setting of Elliniko Park acting as a background. 

Next, Konstantinos Tsigaros comes with his K7 Konstantinos Tsigaros collection entitled “Sustainability“, a collection that focuses on minimalism and the philosophy of “slow fashion”. The baton will be passed to Dassios, who will present the collection “Walking in the Glow“, Fall/Winter ’23-’24. The first day of Fashion Week will end with Kathy Heyndels and Marios Togos’ “Cocktail” Spring/Summer 2024 collection, a collection full of colours, soft textures, lines and shapes.

The second day of the 32nd Athens Fashion Week will start with the creations of Vassilis Zoulias and the pret-a-porter collection of Maison Zoulias called “Garden Euphoria“, A/W ’23-’24 while the imaginative jewellery of Pericles Kondylatos will embellish his creations in a unique way once again. Next will be Daphne Valente with her collection “Flora Graeca” inspired by the botany book of the same name, emphasizing the necessity of respecting nature before it is too late. The second day of Fashion Week will close with the A/W ’23-24 collection by the brand Parthenis

The third day of Fashion Week, is dedicated to young fashion designers and the New Designers Awards. Six young fashion designers will present their creations, competing for three prizes: Best Catwalk, Best Trendsetter and Best New Designer. Earlier on the same day, the Gerakas Art School will present collections by students who will walk down the runway giving a conceptual performance.

The fourth day of Athens Fashion Week, starts with the fashion show of Irene Angelopoulos and the Summer ’23 Haute Couture collection entitled “Ethereal Allure“. The summer mood will be ubiquitous with luxurious fashion brand MariellaBGreen and the Summer 2023 collection of swimwear made of sustainable materials. The sustainable fashion show by Ethical Ode with the title “Togetherhood” will follow. The evening will close with the fashion brand Celebrity Skin and the unique collection “Morbid Fascination” and many celebrities on the catwalk! 

On the last day of Athens Fashion Week, Sunday 12/6, Paris Valtadoros will present “Illusion”, Fall/Winter ’24 and Resort Collection 2024. The 32nd Fashion Week at Elliniko will close with the creations of Vlassi Holeva and the Gypsy Couture Summer 2023 collection and a closing party.

During the event, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the current collections of the Greek fashion accessory creators, who participate in the Xclusive ElementsBrag FashionE.T. CollectionShow Room Moonbelli

The 32nd Athens Fashion Week supports “Sustainable Fashion”. Sustainability in fashion is not just a trend of the season but a philosophy and a way of life.

Apart from promoting the extroversion of Greek fashion, the main pillar of Athens Fashion Week is always the essential support of an important cause, utilizing all the platforms and communication channels of the event. This season, Athens Fashion Week aims to raise environmental awareness and promote sustainable fashion.

In the context of social contribution and sustainability activities, this season, Athens Fashion Week will support the important work of the global non-profit, environmental and humanitarian organization we4all and part of the ticket proceeds will be used for reforestation and tree planting in affected areas of Greece, while during the event there will be an installation of trees and flowers curated by we4all.  

Sponsors of the 32nd Athens Fashion Week are: 

The Ellinikon, home to The Ellinikon Experience Park, the largest urban regeneration project in Europe and a fast-growing destination that will change the urban map of Athens.

New Designers Awards by Moutai. The official representative of Guizhou Moutai in Greece aims to transmit the “aesthetic philosophy” of the premium liqueur culture to Greek consumers, to support Greek fashion and the entrepreneurial spirit of young Greek designers. During the award ceremony, the sponsor will hold a tasting event “Sharing Moutai, Sharing Beauty” which will be accompanied by dishes from renowned chefs.

The official hospitality sponsor of the event is Academias Hotel, Autograph Collection, the luxurious five-star hotel in the centre of Athens, a model of modern architecture and interior design.

Also, the Athens Chamber Of Small And Medium Sized Industries (ACSMI), which consistently supports young entrepreneurs in the clothing industry and young designers/creators, will offer for the second consecutive year, a prize to the first winner.

In addition, DEPA and FYSIKON support young entrepreneurship, creativity and the strengthening of extroversion by highlighting examples of excellence. The aim is to strengthen young people and the creative industries. 

The largest soft drinks and juices company in Greece LOUX, which stands out for its unparalleled quality and unique Greek flavours, will be with us with a huge variety of products to give attendees the opportunity to try any product they wish. 

The Spanos company will launch in Greece its 100% electric XEV YOYO car ivites everyone to experience first-hand the new talk of the town,

The official partner of the event is the Freddy MakeUp Stage school and Freddy Kalobratsos. 

The official supporter is So Fine! Communications Management.

Programme 32nd Athens Fashion Week

Thursday 8/6

18:30 INSTALLATION 

BY HELLENIC FASHION DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION 

ANGELOS BRADIS- CHARA LEBESSI-DASSIOS- DENISE ELEFTHERIOU-DIMITRIS PETROU- IOANNA KOURBELA- KATHY HEYNDELS- KONSTANTINOS TSIGAROS-LIANA CAMBA-MAISON FALIAKOS- PARTHENIS- SOTIRIS GEORGIOU- VASILLIS ZOULIAS- YIORGOS ELEFTHERIADES

19:30 K7 KONSTANTINOS TSIGAROS

20:30 DASSIOS

21:30 KATHY HEYNDELS&MARIOS TOGOS

Friday 9/6

18:00 VASSILIS ZOULIAS

20:00 DAPHNE VALENTE

21:00 PARTHENIS

Saturday 10/06

18:00 ARTISTIC SCHOOL OG GERAKAS

NEW DESIGNERS 

19:00 SOUGAREE-ATINATI- SL BY LEONIDAS GIANNOPOULOS

20:00 IRENE JERASOVICH- BLUE BY PAVLOS KYRKOS- SKIN IT 

21:00 NEW DESIGNERS AWARDS 

Sunday 11/6 

18:00 IRENE ANGELOPOULOS

19:00 MARIELABGREEN

20:00 ETHICAL ODE 

21:00 CELEBRITY SKIN

Monday 12/6 

20:00 VALTADOROS 

21:30 VLASSI HOLEVA 

Under the auspices and the kind support of: Greek National Tourism Organization, Enterprise Greece, Athens Chamber Of Small And Medium Sized Industries (ACSMI).

Under the auspices: Region of Attica, City of Athens, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Athens Traders Association, Marketing Greece, Panhellenic Association of Craftsmen and Knitwear Industries, Association of Retail Businesses

The 32nd Athens Fashion Week is supported by: Develop Athens. 

Communication Sponsors:  

COSMOTE TV, LOVE RADIO, BEAUTE MAGAZINE, DOWNTOWN, ΟΚ!,  DELUXE MAGAZINE, FASHION DAILY, T-LIFE, HUFFINGTON POST, CLICK AT LIFE, MISSBLOOM.GR, WOMANTOC.GR.

The biggest fashion event is back!