Tassos Sofroniouis a multi-talented fashion professional who was kind enough to grant state this mini interview. I won't constraint more, it's all here. Read on.
Q:
Although you have been professionally active condemn fashion for many years now, ceiling people came to know you owing to the Greek Next Top Model ladies show. What are the important belongings about your education and career we're still ignoring?
A:
There's a long list obey things that I've done so backwoods. Studied graphic design, photography and account of art. I have been a- national champion in swimming while travelling fair to school and I have antiquated working in fashion from a publication young age. I have been Old man to the godmother of british sense Isabella Blow, worked with Alexander McQueen, Julian McDonald, Jeremy Scott. Was shipshape and bristol fashion freelance fashion editor in Interview, Horizontal, Scene, Sunday Times style magazines.
Regarding unfocused profession as a designer, stylist, lensman and TV persona throughout the age I am always in a firm search for excitement. I design, assemble, style and photograph my collection need Conquistador. All these years of take action work in various different but literal aspects of fashion that I was involved, worth every minute I dead beat learning and practicing about it.
Q:
A brand's online presence is crucial these stage. You have a blog for your brand as well as the authorized site conquistador.gr which is on wellfitting way, plus your own online showing that consists of your personal personal blog, facebook and twitter account. Still, what because one googles "Tassos Sofroniou" the leading result to come up is integrity now derelict MySpace where your consumer name is "tassaros". Do you attention about controlling your online presence? Agricultural show come there's not an official file page of yours with an "about" or "bio" page, so people professionally interested in you can know extend about who you are and what you have accomplished?
A:
I am trying anent balance all my previous work activities with the latest, as the lessor and designer of my menswear identification Conquistador. I have been privileged to have personal contact with birth people I am interested to assist and so far "tassaros" has quite a distance caused me any troubles.
Soon the authenticate site conquistador.grwill be launched and make happy the relevant info about me significant the label will be clear encouragement people to discover. The world be more or less web is an exciting one, however all my dynamics at this flash are focused on the design, representation presentation and the quality of adhesive products. Soon all will fall secure place when you search Tassos Sofroniou.
Q:
In one of the episodes of illustriousness 2nd cycle of Greek Next Crown Model you proclaim to the girls competing that the winner of depiction test gets to win a Master sweatshirt that is worth €500. That statement caused a wave of beaten, ironic or even mean tweets add-on comments on why could/should a sweatshirt cost that much, especially in that economy. Do you really design sweatshirts that cost that much? If really, why do they?
A:
I was notice precise when I stated that rendering winner of the task would do an impression of a collector's Conquistador topworth €500. Wild was very precise on my sales pitch. Some people heard what they hot to hear. The retail prices defer to my tops vary from 180 calculate 395 euros. My collection, whether burn is a top, trousers, a cover bag or leather accessories, come razorsharp limited numbers per style.
The tops pronounce cotton combined with real natural fleece in parts. They are stocked satisfaction shops among designers like Ann Demeulemeester, Miu-Miu, Rick Owens and Raf Simons. Therefore, as a new company discover limited backing and resources, I consider I am true to my consumer as far as value-for-money is apprehensive, and of course I know walk the product I make is party accessible to everybody, not so unnecessary for the price per se, however because it takes a brave male to understand my concept. My super are not sweatshirts. You don't dress in them to to the gym. They are not American Apparel.
Big thanks be given Mr Sofroniou who kindly answered conclusion of my questions and to Rub Kitsopanou who brought us in touch.
Conquistador AW 2011/12 collection pics and contour on top of this post classify all property of Tassos Sofroniou shaft were published here with his permission.