Sophia Kokosalaki
London event to explore the timeless allure of the Minoans
The enduring influence of the Minoan civilization on fashion, food, music and art is the subject of a high-level event at the Museum of London on Tuesday, November 5, which has been dedicated to Sophia Kokosalaki, the 47-year-old fashion designer of Cretan heritage who died earlier this month.
Inspired London-based Greek fashion designer dies
She had the playful gaze of the introvert who looks at the world with absolute extroversion. Dignified and truly talented, with an incredible sense of humor and sharp creative wits, Greek fashion and jewelry designer Sophia Kokosalaki died on Sunday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 47 years old.
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London-based designer Sophia Kokosalaki dies, aged 47
London-based designer Sophia Kokosalaki has died at the age of 47, local media report.
Born in Athens in 1972, Sophia Kokosalaki studied Greek and English literature at the University of Athens before moving to London, where she graduated with an MA in womenswear from the venerable Central Saint Martins fashion college.
Greek designer Kokosalaki exhibits clothes inspired by Minoan civilization
Clothes designed by award-winning fashion and jewelry designer Sophia Kokosalaki were on display on Saturday at a two-day cultural event at the Archaeological Museum of Iraklio on the island of Crete exploring the influence of the ancient Minoan civilization on global contemporary design. The event, titled "Contemporary Minoans," included workshops with ancient craft techniques.