Behind the Scenes of Paris Fashion Week: A Conversation with Tina Kotsoni.
1. Tina, Paris shines as the city of light and art. What does it mean for you to showcase your jewelry here?
Paris is a place full of emotion. Every corner reveals a story. Presenting my creations here allows me to engage in a dialogue with art itself. This city appreciates poetry, form, and beauty. However, that is precisely what my jewelry conveys.
Jewelry serves not only to beautify but also to evoke memories. Tina Kotsoni.
2. How does the French romantic spirit influence the narrative around your creations?
It inspires me to embrace both softness and strength. The French way of feeling — tender yet fearless — reminds me that true beauty is never loud; it whispers.
3. If your life as a creator were a Parisian story, what image would it have?
A quiet morning by the Seine — golden light reflecting on the water, someone sketching, someone dreaming. That is how I create: with calmness, reflection, and endless curiosity.
4. How do you see the place of an artisan jeweler within a city that celebrates haute couture?
In Paris, haute couture and craftsmanship are sisters. The artisan jeweler stands where the hand meets the heart — where luxury becomes personal, human, and eternal.
5. Is there a Parisian element that inspires you — a bridge, a street, a scene along the Seine?
Pont Alexandre III at dusk. The light, the silence, the gold reflecting on the water — it feels like my jewelry before it’s born—a vision waiting to take form.
6. Greek tradition is central to your work. How do you translate it into a global language through your jewelry?
By retaining the essence while altering the rhythm. The symbols of Greece — the sea, the olive leaf, the light — become universal when you craft them with emotion.
7. If you had to describe the relationship between Greece and France with one jewel, what would it be?
A golden pendant shaped like a wave that turns into a rose. Greece and France share a similar devotion to art, which they express in different ways.
8. Which technique brings you closest to the idea of jewelry as art?
Sculpting metal by hand. It’s a dialogue with resistance, with imperfection. That’s where art is born — in what the hand learns from the material.
9. How do you integrate poetry and imagination into your creative process?
Every piece begins with a word, a thought, or a feeling. Sometimes I write before I sculpt. Poetry expresses our deepest feelings, especially when regular words don’t work.
10. What role does detail play in the identity of your brand?
Detail is everything. The metal listens to the stone. The hand listens to the silent beauty of creativity. That’s where authenticity lives.
11. If Paris were a gemstone, which one would it be and why?
An opal — because it holds light and shadow together. It’s never just one color, like Paris; it’s constantly changing, always alive.
12. How do you experience street style here compared to London and Milan?
London exudes boldness, Milan showcases refinement, and Paris embodies intuition. Here, style feels effortless, almost like a second skin. It’s not about what you wear, it’s about how you exist inside it.
13. What inspires you most when you see Parisian women combining jewelry?
Their natural grace. They wear jewelry the way they wear perfume — as part of who they are, not as something they put on.
14. How do you imagine your creations blending into the artistic romance of Paris?
My jewelry feels at home here. The fluid lines, the golden tones, the quiet strength — they mirror the rhythm of the city. It’s art you can wear while walking along the Seine.
15. What inspires you most about walking through the streets of Paris during Fashion Week?
The light. It changes everything. It turns ordinary moments into cinema. As I walk through Paris, I feel the same energy that I experience when I design — a sense that beauty surrounds me, just waiting to be noticed.
16. Why do you believe handmade jewelry touches people more deeply in an age of mass production?
Because it carries time, you can feel the hours, the hands, the thought. Handmade jewelry reminds us that true beauty is never in a rush.
17. What makes Greek handcrafted jewelry stand out when presented in a symbolic city like Paris?
Its purity. Greek jewelry carries the simplicity of nature — the sea, the sun, the horizon. When you bring that to Paris, it becomes poetry in motion.
18. What message do you want to share through your presence in the French capital?
That art still matters. Jewelry can express emotion, not just an ornament. That craftsmanship is our way of resisting sameness.
19. If you were to create a piece inspired solely by Paris, what would it look like?
A long, delicate gold earring shaped like a drop of rain — with a tiny pearl at its end. Light, poetic, and timeless, like the city itself.
20. What is your vision for the next international chapter of your brand after Paris?
To keep expanding through emotion, not scale. I want my jewelry to travel, but always carry its soul — from Aegina to Paris, and wherever the story continues.
Paris reminds me that art is not about perfection. It’s about presence — Here the light, metal, and soul become one. Tina Kotsoni.
Paris Fashion Week 2025: How Tina Kotsoni Jewelry is Redefining Every day Paris Street Style
♦ PFW 29 September – 7 October 2025
♦Handcrafted Jewellery by Tina Kotsoni
♦Sunglasses by VEDO SPECTACLES
♦Styling Think-Feel-Discover.com
♦Street Style Photo credits© Mark Paul London
