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29.10.12

Bottega Veneta Corset Dress, 5,024.79€

If only we had an occasion for which to wear this dress and the $$ in our account to actually buy it!
This incredible floor-length gown by Bottega Veneta is made of fully lined black velvet and trimmed with luxurious satin and leather. What a combination of textures! This is not your average LBD, that’s for sure. We can’t tell if that bodice has some sort of boning or if that’s just how the fabric is constructed, but at any rate, it looks like it would be endlessly flattering.

Bottega Veneta corset dress, 5,024.79€ available at My Theresa.

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DUKAS Chatzidoukas

Dukas was born in Thessaloniki on 11th September 1975. He graduated from the American College, acquiring a Master’s degree in History of Art.

2003 was a very important year for the designer’s career as he created his first Shoes & Accessories collection, which contained Prêt-à-Porter products with vivid Haute Couture elements. They were instantly characterized as luxury items and became extremely successful, as they were adored not only in Greece but also in Europe and America. In the same year Dukas accepted an invitation from the “Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana” to participate in “Alta Moda”, a week of Italian haute couture and, more specific, in Fashion Calendar 2003, where 12 new talents from all over the world presented their collections.
The designer presented 15 pairs of Haute Couture shoes, which were characterized as sexy,

subversive and a total luxury from the international press and the international fashion crowd as well. Vogue Italia magazine after the show named the Greek designer as a “subversive fetishist”. The collection was also presented in many Greek editions of international fashion magazine such as Vogue Hellas, Elle, In Style, L’ Officiel, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, Votre Beaute etc.

From the very beginning until now all Dukas Collection products continue to bear the signature Exclusively Made in Hellas. The collection is hosted at selected outlets and big departments all over Greece; Dukas is the only Greek Prêt-à-Porter label which is being sold along with other big international designers’ brands.

Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of Estee Lauder Companies and International Ambassador Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and the designer Dukas , Greek Ambassador Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign met at the headquartes of Estee Lauder International in New York.

After an invitation by Evelyn H. Lauder, Dukas had the opportunity to be given the grand tour of the headquarters of Estee Lauder International in the Big Apple by Evelyn H. Lauder herself, as well as visit the premises of the "Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center", a non-profit center for the prevention, diagnose, treatment and rehabilitation of breast cancer patients, operating within the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.