Sophia Kokosalaki – 10th Anniversary Collection

Sophia Kokosalaki celebrates 10 years in fashion with the launch of 10 iconic designs from her back catalogue.

Sophia Kokosalaki, one of the most exciting and innovative young designers to emerge in recent years, is celebrating her 10th year in the world of fashion.

To mark this important anniversary, the London based Greek designer has recreated from her archive, 10 iconic limited edition designs as part of her Autumn/Winter 2009 Pre collection.

These 10^th limited edition signature pieces for the Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collection are taken from the Autumn/Winter collections over the past 10 years.  In turn the Spring/Summer Pre Collection 2010 will have pieces from the previous 10 Spring/Summer collections.

The unique and innovative pieces combine authentic handcrafted details with, iconic, timeless designs.

The pieces chosen are still as fresh and contemporary today as when they were first shown and still able to inspire, each item will be identified by a specially designed commemorative tag.

1999 Diary Jacket : hand embroidered jacket with reverse text Contains diary fragments, music lyrics and  beat poetry extracts

2000 Smocked Silk Tulle Dress: hand gathered/smocked tattered silk tulle dress gems covered with tulle on belt

2001 Warrior Dress: red jersey draped dress, with multi colour leather panels and flat perspective wing

2002 Byzantine Biker Jacket: black leather jacket with needle and lattice handwork and cord inserts

2002 Spider Dress: black jersey dress with upper bust worked in tread and leather cord formations inspired by spider web/ Klimt patterns

2003 Landscape Knit Dress: chalk white knit dress with topographic effect outlines

2004 Barbwire leather jacket: black leather jacket with barbwire effect details

2005 Fountain draped dress: hand tucked strapless jersey dress

2006 Aerial Map Cord Dress: black strapless dress with eye view inspired corded appliqué

2007 Chinese lantern dress: Red, sculptural, hand-tucked silk tulle dress

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Sophia Kokosalaki

Sophia Kokosalaki’s career started in the 1999 when she launched her first women’s Fall/Winter collection, after graduating the from the MA at the Central Saint Martin’s school in London. Her first collection immediately received rave reviews and applause from the International fashion press and buyers.

The creative imprint of Kokosalaki’s aesthetic was immediately discernable: sculptural effects and elaborate details, draping, leather worked as cloth. The invention of fabric manipulating techniques gave her clothes the allure of uniqueness. Her inventive approach to construction and tailoring appealed to elegant and sophisticated women wishing to softly accentuate their femininity.

From the beginning, Sophia has been recognized and applauded internationally with various rewards, including the creation of the costumes for the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Her collections always inspire modern women for there cool, urban femininity and sexiness, celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Cristina Ricci, Tilda Swinton, Jennifer Connelly, Julie Christie, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Lou Doillon, Rinko Kikuchi, Dianne Kruger and Anne Hathaway.

In all her creations there is a visible foundation of her Hellenic heritage, re-interpreted with a contemporary approach. Sophia’s collections are characterized by a perfect combination of elegant tailoring and modern thinking: two different dimensions perfectly reflecting the British energy and the artisan’s tradition: Sophia Kokosalaki is an urban designer with a contemporary couture approach.