Sophia Kokosalaki

Sophia Kokosalaki (; 3 November 1972 – 13 October 2019) was a Greek fashion designer based in London.

Biography Born in Athens, of Cretan origin, Kokosalaki studied Greek and English literature at the University of Athens, before moving to London, where she graduated from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.

Career Kokosalaki started her eponymous label in London in 1999. Over six thousand people were dressed by Kokosalaki for the opening ceremony, most notably the singer Björk who performed "Oceania" in an enormous ocean-inspired dress composed of many pleats and folds.

Briefly, between 2006 and 2007, Kokosalaki was the first creative director of the relaunched Vionnet fashion house.

Her style often featured classic Grecian draping combined with hand-crafted elements. While Kokosalaki was particularly known for draped, softly flowing dresses, her designs could also be architectural and heavily textured, and she worked in leather and tougher fabrics as well. died on 13 October 2019 after a brief illness with cancer.