THE STYLISH STOIC DESIGNER COLLECTION PHASE I -THE PROJECT INVOLVED CURATION & DOCUMENTATION OF UNIQUE ARTIFACTS BY WORLD-RENOWN DESIGNERS, CREATED BETWEEN 1940-2009, WHICH CONTAIN GREEK HERITAGE ELEMENTS, COLLECTED AND WORN BY KALLIRHOE AGIORGITI-PIPERIGOU. THIS RARE COLLECTION TODAY IN THE AGIO COLLECTION, INCLUDES GREEK INSPIRED CREATIONS BY HERMES, GUCCI, WEDGEWOOD, VALENTINO, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, YVES SAINT LAURENT, JAMES GALANOS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, PIERRE CARDIN, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, MONET-GRIPOIX, SCHIAPARELLI, LANVIN, MISSONI, DOLCE & GABBANA, MARY MCFADDEN AND OTHERS. ADDITIONAL VINTAGE ITEMS WERE MADE TO THE COLLECTION SINCE THEN.
AFTER KALLIRHOE'S DEATH IN 2009, NEW ARTICLES WERE ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION, INCLUDING MARY KATRANTZOU, ZEUS & DIONE AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY GREEK DESIGNERS.
THE AIM OF THIS UNIQUE COLLECTION IS TO COMMUNICATE HELLENIC VALUES AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS - MAINLY STOICISM, THROUGH THE AESTHETICS & IDEAS REPRESENTED IN THE CLOTHING. CURATOR : MATINA AGIO