Panos Papadopoulos launches his autobiography in Stockholm
There’s no FOMO like the one you get when a book you’ve worked on for 10 months is launched—and your schedule (and, as it turned out, the ’flu), prevents you from attending the party on the other side of the world. But fortunately one of my best friends, Stefan Engeseth, attended in my place […]
Sweden’s king of swimwear, Panos Papadopoulos, reveals all in his new autobiography
Toward the end of next week, Panos Papadopoulos’s autobiography, Panos: My Life, My Odyssey, comes out in London, with an event in Stockholm following. This is an intimate memoir about Panos’s rise, from childhood poverty in Greece to the ‘king of swimwear’ in Scandinavia. Not only do I have an advance copy, I collaborated […]
Panos’s new adventure: hearty, heartfelt food and exclusive beers at the Panos Panos Tavern
Panos Papadopoulos, the founder of Panos Emporio and dubbed ‘the king of swimwear’ by the Swedish press, has announced his newest venture: the Panos Panos Tavern in Göteborg. Spurred by his own thoughts of good food and wanting to create a venue where people can socialize as they emerge from the pandemic, Panos took […]
Fashion with feeling: Panos Emporio’s Panos Papadopoulos keeps it real
Panos Papadopoulos There’s a newfound energy at Panos Emporio as we begin 2019, and those following founder Panos Papadopoulos’s Instagram account will have noticed a series of photos taken in the desert in Dubai with a young Colombian woman named Daniela, a fan of the label modelling both Panos Emporio’s swimwear and its perfume range. […]
Panos Emporio creates hotel toiletries’ range with organic alœ vera
Panos Emporio has teamed up with Hoist Group, a supplier to hotels and public services HQed in Sweden, on an exclusive collection of toiletries for guests. Panos Emporio had extended its traditional swimwear brand into fragrances earlier this decade, netting itself awards in the process. The new collection includes shampoo, conditioner, shower cream and […]
Ellen Bergstrom models Panos Emporio’s spring–summer 2012 collection
David Thunander Top Panos Emporio’s Chic dress, modelled by Ellen Bergstrom. Above Strap top and Sensational skirt, from the spring–summer 2012 line. Panos Emporio has its marketing groove back, by identifying yet another up-and-coming star, this time to help promote its spring–summer 2012 fashion line. Ellen Bergstrom, in the title role in the TV […]
Panos Emporio débuts new tagline; Kiwi jewellers honoured; and Lucire’s latest features
Panos Emporio, as it expands its clothing line from its core swimwear, will début a new tagline that ties together everything it has done in the last quarter-century: ‘Dare to be human’. The new tagline was conceived to encompass the brand’s ideas of elegant design, its desire to push the envelope—which it has successfully […]
Panos Emporio previews autumn–winter 2011–12 clothing collection
After 25 years of holding the top spot as the leading swimwear fashion brand in Scandinavia, Panos Emporio has decided to continue its success through to a clothing line for men and women. Continuing the launch of Panos Papadopoulos’s first clothing collection for spring 2011, the designer will launch the autumn–winter 2011–12 collection Rough Luxury, […]
Footage from Panos Emporio’s 25th anniversary party
Here’s footage from last Thursday’s Panos Emporio 25th anniversary party in Skeppsholmen, Stockholm. Finest.se interviews some of the guests to get their thoughts on Panos Emporio, its designer, Panos Papadopoulos, and the most notable models the label used in the last quarter-century (with Elena Paparizou and Rickard Engfors getting nods). Footage of the […]
Panos Emporio celebrates 25th anniversary in Stockholm tonight
Top From Panos Emporio’s latest beachwear collection. Above Models rehearse for tonight’s 25th anniversary catwalk show. Tonight, Panos Emporio, Sweden’s leading beachwear label, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a grand party in Stockholm. Panos Papadopoulos, whose odyssey has been told before in the pages of Lucire, will celebrate a quarter-century since his company’s founding […]
