Take a Chance on Greece

"Of all peoples, the Greeks have dreamt the dream of life best." - Goethe

For her third season of Chance, founder and creative director Julia Leach not only dreamed of Greece but traveled there to capture the spirit of the collection on location.  She worked with local photographer Yiorgos Kaplasnidis and a local model  in these stunning images shot on the island of Paros. Greece was the perfect backdrop to not only her signature stripes but new caftans and tunics debuting this May.  The Chance ethos is described as "classics that travel the world" and if you can't get away, you can feel like you have thanks to Julia. 

Chance Greece inspiration board. 

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Photos by Yiorgos Kaplasnidis courtesy of Chance (click to enlarge)

Big Fat Chic Greek Wedding

Greece is having some issues but it isn't stopping people from traveling to the gorgeous country.  It keeps coming up in conversation and catching my eye online. Just today, I ran across a feature on Vogue Special Events Associate Phoebe Papadopoulos's very chic Greek wedding on their website.  The photos are enough to move Greece to the top of my travel list.  And these are just a few of them.  Definitely check out the whole article and all the photos online here.  Opa!

Photos by Costantine Delis

Villa Kerylos

I ran across photos of Villa Kerylos a while back but just recently took the time to research this interesting place.  Villa Kerylos is located on the French Riviera but is a recreation of an ancient Greek villa.  It was created by scholar Theodore Reinach who had a passion for Greece and his architect Emmanuel Pontremoli. It's not a complete imitation of the past but more of an homage that was finally completed in 1908.  It's open to the public now for tours and even wedding receptions.  I don't think I'd mind getting married at a place with that magnificent view.  How about you?