Petros Aronis is a visual artist specializing in photography and film, working between Athens and London. Petros is deeply influenced by theories of intersectionality and his work strives for equality and social unity. Petros offers a new perspective in fashion photography where concepts are the predominant aspect of his work. The clothes do not define his photographs but rather help him tell a story. Narrative driven works are influenced by his passion for film and filmmaking. His editorials have been published in magazines such as British Vogue, Dreck, Picton and online platforms like Kaltblut, Propaganda, and Pansy among others, while his video installations have been exhibited in cities like Glasgow and Prague.
Christie is an Art Director, Digital Creator, Videographer and Artist based in Athens. Her background includes studies at U.W.E Bristol, collaborations with fashion magazines and the luxury sector. Her work includes covers and videos for Elle Greece and collaborations with brands such as Tsakiris Mallas, JCou, Exe and more. She draws inspiration from illustrations, design, fashion, punk aesthetic and minimalism.
Raf’s photographs, inspired by his dreams, memories and personality, are visions of surreal, sensual and dramatic dreamscapes. Spending 18 years of his life in Karpenissi (a small town in Central Greece), photographer and art director Raf Souliotis, learned how to use his art in order to create his own universe -a safe place to breathe and exist in. It is through his art that he likes creating new horizons, often redefining our daily lives with a new perspective by exploring the extends of limits and stretching them. At just 18 years old Raf’s work was featured on i-D magazine and then featured on K magazine as an upcoming young photographer. A very promising individual.
Elizabeth Karatsoki began her journey in the fashion world when she moved to Athens for Maritime and Finance studies at University of Piraeus. As she always had an artistic flair, she decided to attend classes in Fashion Design thus, had the opportunity to gain insight into different design processes, from ideas to sketching to construction and perfecting the final clothing piece at hand. The whole process triggered her to explore the fashion industry in greater depth and attain further knowledge while simultaneously creating photo-shoot concepts and taking part in them. A favorite activity of hers.
Content creation and collaborations emerged with brands such as Bombay Sapphire, Nike, Napapijri, Stine Goya, Swedish Stockings and so on. She works on her own editorial projects, having a substantial portfolio already which has been featured in online magazines such as Nasty Magazine, Please Magazine, L’Officiel Lithuania, WRPD, SICKY, Contributor among others. She undertook lots of commercial jobs and especially enjoyed being part of Vogue Greece's fashion team, Beauté Magazine’s Fashion Team and also SKAI TV channel fashion team, which were a great source of inspiration and equipped her with invaluable expertise.
As a stylist, she adores working with clothes and connecting with people sharing her unique artistic fashion sense.
Constantine Stergiou is a Creative director and Artist, renowned for his pioneering creative vision, and for his powerful ability to communicate commercial messaging with an artistic point of view.
He was born in Athens, where he studied Medical Laboratory Science at the University of West Attica, but his love for the Fashion & Music industry won him over. Started his career as a model in 2015. He traveled and worked in Athens, Paris, Milan and London. In addition to his many years as a Model, due to his confidence and experience, he worked as a Model Agent, specialized in the field of TV Commercials / Advertisements and Music Video Clips.
From 2017 until present he has worked on the biggest nightclubs of Athens as a Performer Dancer and Go-Go Dancer. From there he learned to contact and interact with the public. He is one of the most famous Performers of Athens. Those who have watched him on stage are impressed by his special movements and unstoppable energy. All this, taught him to manage a model - actor on set. To guide and advise them as Movement Director.
He participated as a member of the Youth Jury at the 2nd AFFF Athens Fashion Film Festival 2020 «When Ethics Meet Aesthetics»
From 2019 until present he expertises as a Creative and Art Director. Working across multiple aspects of the fashion industry has provided Constantine with a unique and comprehensive understanding of visual communication and creative content. Working within a framework of the language of design, his practice incorporates editorial design, typography, art, music, fashion and products. He favors visuals and movement through dialogue, as a direct means of communication and self expression. Services include Creative Direction and brand consultancy, branding and identity, Art Direction for fashion editorial and advertising, packaging, book and web design. Propose a contemporary vision, a custom strategic approach and dedicated creative answers to each of his clients. Understanding their needs and embracing their goals. Always in search of the new & unique, he collaborates with some of the best talents of his generation.
Vinyl_Face studied Audio & Visual Arts at the University of Corfu which has allowed him to learn a lot about performance, fine Arts, photography, sculpture art, cinematography, acquainting him with a lot of tricks up his sleeve! A very educated, fashion savvy and opinioned individual with a great imagination and substantial creative capabilities such as creative direction, styling, photography aspiring to expand the language of each of those art forms experiment and blend them together to create a unique visual vocabulary.
He creates an environment, a story, a world through his work utilizing the outfits as a protagonist or guest stars in them, resulting in creating content that triggers your imagination towards everything and nothing at the same time. His aesthetics are stimulated and inspired from references such as biba’s 70’s glam world (the fairyland of gypsy girls with huge eyes and metallic shades on their chicks), he is fond of the ‘Belle époque’ in the early 20th century, especially the big hats, the white gloves, the feathers and the veils, the Art Nouveau architecture inspired by natural forms, such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. The fashion icons that influence his aesthetics are Kate Bush, Diana Vreland, Grace Codington , Vivian Westwood, Madonna, Annie Lenox, Lady Gaga, Mick Jagger, Billie Porte and of course David Bowie among others. As far as fashion designers, he loves Marc Jacobs, Galliano, Mugler, Lakis Gavalas and Alessandro Michele of Gucci. He cooperated with Ancient Greek sandals as a commercial photographer, as a creative director/ photographer and stylist for Muses Corfu luxury boutique, and as a stylist for Stund Studio, Daphne Valente, Stelios Koudounaris, Oof Wear among others while his work has been featured in Kein magazine among others.
His favorite hobby is styling and transforming his friends into iconic figures, divas, star quality personas exactly how he imagines them, experimenting also with a lot of techniques in digital photography, color combinations , layers etc. Vinylios is a genuine, unique and substantially talented individual!
Aphrodite Koupepidou is a Fashion Art Director born in Cyprus, with a passion for crafting & conveying stories to result in impactful images. She is inspired by personal experiences and everything art related. Her style is contemporary, fun and edgy.
After completing her BA studies in Fashion Marketing at Southampton University and her MA in Fashion Brand Management at Polimoda Institute, she worked alongside fashion designers and artists in Cyprus, assisting them with branding, graphics, social media and art direction projects. She then completed a series of courses on Fashion Art Direction & Production at Central Saint Martins. And since then she has been working as an Art Director for fashion editorials, brand campaigns and commercial projects. She handles Art Direction, Concept creation, Location Scout, Research, Team hire and Production for editorials and campaigns. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Schon, Contributor, Pap, Roll Up, Cake, Archive and she worked with clients such as Efieri, Tommazo, Cepoque among others.