Aesthetics
Greece’s first plus-size model agency
One of Greece's most famous plus-size models, 26-year-old Alexia Kouvela, has founded the country's first agency exclusively for the least represented models on the world's runways. "The trendy stores didn't carry sizes for girls with extra pounds, so I often ended up dressing in men's clothes.
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The value of authenticity
Easter always goes hand in hand with the search for authenticity. For the authentic Epitaph procession, good company for the subsequent authentic feast, the authentic Greek landscape, the authentically spiritual experience of the Resurrection service. Like many things around us, all of this is becoming more and more valuable.
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Yannis Gaitis | Athens | To May 14
Marking 100 years since the birth of the great Greek modernist Yannis Gaitis (1923-1984), the B&M Theocharakis Foundation (thf.gr) presents the retrospective show "The Essence of Anonymity." The career-spanning exhibition starts with his 1944 self-portrait and stretches to the end of his creative journey, with pieces on loan from galleries, foundations and private collections, including sev
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1,200-year-old Eirene Tower in Fatih transformed into art gallery
The 1,200-year-old Eirene Tower in Istanbul has been transformed from a weaving atelier into an art gallery, where marbling, miniature and calligraphy arts are made.
Located in the historical Eminönü neighborhood in the Fatih district and built during the Middle Byzantine Period, Eirene Tower was once used as a weaving atelier.
Survey: Bulgarians Do Not Approve of Corrections to Physical Appearance
60% of Bulgarians do not approve of aesthetic corrections to physical appearance, and 74% are of the opinion that modern girls overdo it with aesthetic intervention. Nearly 900,000 Bulgarians would change something in their appearance, and 62% are of the opinion that young girls should not be allowed aesthetic corrections.
Libya traditional jewellery hangs on by silver thread
In Tripoli's Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewellery -- reviving an art almost lost through decades of dictatorship and war.
Adolescents still wear facemasks to cover ‘flaws on faces’
While Turkey has lifted the outdoor mask mandate fully and the indoor mask mandate partially, implemented only in public transportation and hospitals, some young people "obsessed with beauty" continue to wear masks to cover "flaws on their faces," according to experts.
Nike vs. Adidas – Who sells more sneakers in the World? (infographic)
Some of the models released in the 1970s are still among Nike’s most popular shoes today
Turkey’s first tattoo academy to start training
In an attempt to train qualified tattoo artists, the Tattoo Master Academy has opened with the cooperation of Beykent University.
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Tonia Sotiropoulou adorns New York billboards as part of a global campaign
She exemplifies the perfect facial symmetry