Egyptomania: Egypt rules the runway in Paris

marie claire

Was Sophia Kokosalaki on the same boat which took John Galliano down the Nile earlier this year? We only ask as the designers not only shared the same venue for their Paris Fashion Week shows this week, but also similar inspirations.

Yes, Egypt could have a lot to answer for when it comes to next year's summer wardrobes.

However, while Galliano's Dior collection had a touch of the Eighties about it, Kokosalaki sought inspiration in a slightly earlier decade.

'I looked at ancient Egyptian costume, and there's something Sixties in there you see a lot of movies on Greek television,' she told Style.com. 'But, you know, it's always done in a young and ironic way.'