Filep motwary biography of william
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ABOUT
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Filep Motwary (born 1977, Cyprus) is a prominent fashion critic, curator, photographer, and author, widely recognized for his expertise in European fashion and emerging designers. Since 2018, he has served as Editor-at-Large for Vogue Greece, with his interviews and stories frequently syndicated by other publications under the Conde Nast umbrella.
For nearly 14 years, Motwary was the Editor-at-Large of Dapper Dan Magazine, a collaboration that began just before 2010 and continued until May 2023. Throughout his career, he has become a trusted mentor to young creatives, often invited to participate as a jury member in prestigious competitions.
Motwary has curated a number of significant exhibitions, including SYNERGY: Art into Fashion, which was showcased at the A.G. Leventis Gallery in Nicosia from April to August 2022. He also curated “Haute-à-Porter” at the Modemuseum Hasselt in 2016, an exhibition that explores the relationship between
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The man is as fluent in his words as he prodigious with his photography; Filep Motwary is a tsunami within the fashion world. Although the name may not be on the tip of everyone’s tongue he is a man on the move and ubiquitous on the fashion scene. The saying goes “a jack of all trades, master of none” but what happens when he is the master of all trades? He is at once photographer, curator, critic, writer, historian, diarist, judge and always dealing with fashion in its broadest sense. He might be a wunderkind of fashion who envelops and absorbs all that he encounters. It is safe to assume that Motwary has never met a task he couldn’t handle or master and in this business that’s the perfecta!
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This interview precedes the U.S. release of his first book based on his first curated museum exhibit, both of the same name, Haute-à-Porter. In this young man’s life he has accomplished and been cred