VASSO CONSOLA

Vasso Consola was born in Crete.

Her great love has always been the ancient Greek chiton and admired all those who had reinvented. (Mariano Fortuny Madame Vionnet Jean Desses James Galanos Chanel, Dior) Vasso is rightfully as genuine Greek, one of those who wanted to play with the chiton. She studied at the fashion school Veloudakis and Fashion institute of technology where special attention was given to education in draping. She wanted to escape the limitations of industrial patterns because as she says (I see clothes as wearable works of art, three-dimensional as I like to design).

Great admirer of architecture has inspired by the modern to create her atelier collection. Her collections are notable for their ceaseless experimentation and re-evaluation of the classical and the avant-garde. With inspirations drawn from architecture to theatre, the results are designs which place great emphasis on geometry, and the female form.

Vasso does not follow fashion trends, some times coincide and believes that trends are used from the industry in order to subjugate the fashion for its own benefit. Her method of working is intuitive; her aim is to infuse the wearer of her designs with the same enthusiasm and emotion as she feels creating them.

Her philosophy is opposite to the separation of people into groups according to their mimetically characteristics and argues that some times trade is contrary to the moral development of human .The style is characterized by these features and the ability to create elaborate textures . “I have become fascinated by knitwear, because of the way it gives me, as a designer, tremendous control over the nature of each piece. Each garment is made from the thread, one which I can customise by combining with other fibres, or materials like metallic and leather strands. Different stitching techniques allow me to create different textures and sculpted effects on a single garment.

Vasso Consola opened her first studio in 1999 in Kolonaki In 2002 she moved to Psiri. She has worked for well-known Greek designers and has designed costumes for theatrical performances .This year has presented for the first time, her ID collection.