[imatioθiki] pavlina papailiopoulou

chique miss ippolito herself on imatioθiki

like a boat out of water

this is my last picture from spetses. i feel like the only pictures i am posting are either from a trip i took long time ago or from my imatioθiki sessions. but i will be shooting many many happy faces and places the following week. my dear relatives from los angeles are flying over tomorrow and we intend to keep ourselves busy with all the typical touristy stuff: yes yes, greek salad and feta cheese and wine and ouzo and sirtaki and beaches and sun and frape and all these stereotypes that we pretend are too banal, even though we love them.

baking apprentice: church cake

yummy yummy church cake, so yummy i have been baking this all my life. on baking apprentice. 

[imatioθiki] : elina kordali

the brains behind the fabulous madame shou shou, designer elina kordali for [imatioθiki]

τα ψεύτικα τα λόγια

i have nothing to say except:

check out this wonderful post on sofia's blog by her sister, natasa.

check out the most beautiful picture (the second one in his post) i have seen in such a long time by astro nayths.

and if you are greek, read this amazing poem by elitis, shared by natasa on her guest post. 

yes, this song is not what i usually post here, but i heard it on the radio and it reminded me of a summer, not long ago. but that's that, and now is a whole different story. 

our rainy days, or i want to jump ship

i feel disappointed. 

i was browsing through social media the other day and i came up with a picture of some guys on a beach, with their oily bodies and their cocktails in hand. showing off their super bling bling jewelry (yes, the guys as well) and their 'i couldn't care less about what's going on in my country' look. 

when did we all become so detached from reality? how come all we seem to care about is how we are going to party and just keep on living like we do. i am not saying let's become grouchy and gloomy. but a little decency and respect on what everybody else is going through wouldn't hurt anyone. 

when did we stop loving being creative, making changes and truly connect with people, and chose posing as models and hollywood stars on our facebook profile pictures?

yes i am old. and i see things differently now. maybe i will become one of those grown ups i used to hate when i were little. the ones who would just lecture and talk and lecture and talk.

but it grieves me to see the energy we could be spending for better good, to get consumed by doing absolutely nothing.

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in other words, i want to jump ship. but i am going to fight instead.

following [imatioθiki]: vol.01 by jon mass

as i promised, here is the video by jon mass on the [imatioθiki] session with lovely eleni. 
i am super happy with the result and i think jon did a great job revealing how creative people can get when they are just playing around with clothes and cameras. again, jon, thank you very much. 
sorry i cannot upload it here, the file is too big and i am having trouble linking youtube with my blog.
have a great weekend everyone. 

[imatioθiki]: eleni kostopoulos

most beautiful post rock fashion blogger (yes, she is all that!) eleni of cloudline chic flows for [imatioθiki]

no more love songs for you

 these pictures don't make much sense together. they are all from spetses, if that counts.

i know the last two are a bit strange. but i am seriously thinking of starting a series of greek 'rooms to let' photos. 

there's something awfully pretty about them. 

underneath the weeping willow

   
here are some pictures that almost made it to imatioθiki.
i know you hurt just by seeing louka's broken bone. but i just love it. because it demonstrates strength, to go through anything, to push through anything.... and it demonstrates beauty, because nothing perfect can ever be considered beautiful. yes, i have a thing for scars and broken bones.
this song is dedicated to my sweet sweet friend eleni and her fiancee, who puts a huuuuge smile on her face. and to jon mass, who was with us at the photo shoot today, filming me shooting and her posing.
have a wonderful weekend. with lots of sun and sea, hopefully.

[imatioθiki]: loukas mexis

seriously cool loukas mexis posing for imatioθiki

quiet is wise, sometimes

i like this picture. no one else seems to like it, but i do.

it makes me happy. and i need happy right now. i woke up singing this song in my head. if i sang it out loud, i would get myself into trouble. keeping quiet sometimes is wise. tomorrow is the launching of imatioθiki men. yes. i shot a guy. had a blast, i am telling you. instead of clothes and brands and designers, i got to talk about broken bones and mafia stories and love stories and star wars. tune in tomorrow to see the rest. 

i also got a hair cut today by super talented george. made me happy as well. i told you before, i will say it again. i need happy right now. happy works for me. maybe i should take a picture of my self and post it. instead of posting this sun water heater thing. 

yes quiet is wise sometimes. so i will zip it. 

οι μέρες του φωτός

my weekend was spent at spetses. with lots of sun, lots of laziness and good company.

but i am back home right now, trying to choose which song should go with this post. 

this song makes me happy.

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this week i will be shooting the first male imatioθiki. so excited about it. but also very excited about my good blogger friend, eleni's photo shoot for imatioθiki, which will be this saturday. for the first time, there will be someone filming me and eleni working on her looks and poses, mr. jon mass. can't wait to share his video with you.