Creative genius and Cyprus’s favorite Fashion designer to the eponymous on and off the island Constantinos Vassiliades unveils his S/S 2014 collection that perfectly encapsulates the energy of life that Constantinos oh so well transfers on to his designs;, it looks as though the clothes bring to light a scene that reminisces the famous ‘Cafe del Mar’ back in the 1950’s flooded with Hollywood’s best movie stars, artists and more. A number of looks that leave you feeling polished but not too over done.
The designer also adds “I wanted a collection that was light and airy and full of movement, using delicately light fabrics for example silk, luxury satins for a more comfortable yet very light feel and look”. Constanitnos states the word “comfortable” we shouldn’t let this scare us as the designer proves to us that “comfortable” obverts to a freedom to play just like the Cafe Del Mar back then; a place where people fled to feel free and in need of fun and pleasure, and this type of ideology is what makes the clothes exciting, making you feel good and making you feel confident.
A riot of a delicious palette of colours running from coral salmon pinks to bright mint greens, crisp whites, oyster, eggshell blue, canary yellow, exotic reds and tan in between; this primary light-hearted colourful selection gives us a thrilling taste of summer.
Adding a touch of femininity, with fluid wide-legged silk remarkably draped Georgette jumpsuits, softly draped ruffle sleeve tunic dresses. Silhouettes are loose and light, combining beautifully billowing pieces such as the bold in palette of an exotic red silk faille draped dress, glorious wafty kaftan maxis whilst other maxis leaned towards a tonal contour seaming for a more rounded look, to the strapless empire canary yellow maxi dress a definite stylish fun in the sun, not to forget the matching head wraps that are the perfect summer accessory. Some of the dresses were full of covetable prints with paint splashes of colour on white that would make artist Jackson Pollock very pleased.
Long plunging necklines on more soft silks, gathered waists highlighting Constantinos’ s draping skills including a brocade of the fluid hourglass silhouettes to the collection on strapless sweetheart neckline fishtail gowns with dramatic ruffles inserted either across the waist line or from the nip of the centered top area tailored to both right and left on both sides of the gown, all of them looked utterly superb on model Ksenia Zaytseva whom models the entire SS 2014 line.
A fun and optimistic summer collection using Constantinos’ s classic talents with a very big twist, all of which are bound to see serious action living the high life this summer.
SarahJane Kyprianou
Fashion Columnist
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Photography by Andreas Constantinou Photography, Photography assistant: Andreas Chrysostomou, Makeup by Crystal Michael – Make up artist and Model: Ksenia Zaytseva.
You can also visit Constantinos‘ s page on
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Constantinos-l-fashion-designer/305369949584981
and see more of his fabulous designs previously featured on our Moi Ostrov Website:
https://www.moiostrov.com/constantinos-vasiliades-black-w1314/
https://www.moiostrov.com/constantinos-by-constantinos-fallwinter-2013-2014-collection-campaign/
https://www.moiostrov.com/constantinos-ss-13/
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