Tag: Sustainable Fashion
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Redefining Style: How Irene Panayi Is Turning Fashion Waste Into Art
What happens when art, engineering, and environmental awareness meet? For Irene Panayi it led to Arcadia, a sustainable fashion brand born from a love for nature and a belief that creativity can change the way we consume clothes. Can you take us back to the beginning: how did you become a circular fashion designer? My…
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Michalis Pantelidis on Fashion, Sustainability, and Storytelling
I first met Michalis when by chance I won one of his scarves in a giveaway. I was moved by his love of storytelling through design and a deep appreciation for heritage. In this conversation, Michalis opens up about the winding path that led him from the villages of Cyprus to launching a sustainable brand…
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Folkmona: Reviving Cypriot Heritage Through Sustainable Fashion
When Andreani Panayides founded Folkmona, it was more than a fashion brand — it was amission to revive Cyprus’s rich textile heritage with a sustainable, modern twist. Fromorganic, locally woven fabrics to traditional craftsmanship, learn how Folkmona connectsculture and conscious fashion in our interview. How did everything start? What’s the story behind Folkmona? Folkmona started…
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5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy
There’s a quiet shift happening in the way I buy clothes. It is not a trend, not a movement with hashtags, but my choice to slow down before I swipe, click, or carry to the checkout. It’s not about perfection. It’s about paying attention. We’re surrounded by a shopping culture built for speed and convenience.…
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Slow, Local, Intentional: Georgia Moditi’s Approach to Fashion
In this conversation, we meet a Cyprus-based sustainable fashion designer Georgia Moditi whose journey was never about trends—it was about care, connection, and craft.
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Embracing Sustainable Fashion in Cyprus
I am still at the beginning of my journey towards sustainable fashion. In Cyprus (where I live) recently I discovered two local designers who are showing that style and sustainability can go hand in hand. I am talking about Georgia Moditi and Michalis Pantelides. Georgia Moditi: Apparel for the Ease of Consciousness If you’ve ever…
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From Fast Fashion to (Mostly) Sustainable: A Work in Progress
I won’t call myself a shopaholic, I almost always buy clothes I need. I don’t have a walk-in closet, I am not a woman with hundred shoes and matching bags, shopping therapy is not my thing in other words. However, most of the clothing items I own are from fast fashion stores. It is not…
