We were featured. Journalist Sofia Apostoli sat down with Antara founder Gabriel Apostoli for a beautifully told feature on the story, meaning, and mythology behind the brand. Here's a taste — the full piece is linked below.
The word Antara comes from the Greek for mayhem, commotion and chaos — and the belief that, through disorder, something refined and intentional can be born. That idea runs through everything we make: garments built to tell a story, not simply to be worn.
In the feature, Gabriel traces Antara's beginnings — a brand born from a chaotic season of life and a world in flux, anchored by a lifelong love of Greek mythology. Of Greek and Cypriot descent, he grew up sketching a new myth each week at Greek school, and those early drawings became the foundation for Antara's designs — beginning with the brand's first artwork of Zeus and Hera, whose union represents balance and harmony.
Asked what Antara means to him, his answer was simple: "it is a lifestyle." On why mythology sits at the heart of the brand: "it tells a story that comes with a lesson."
From the enduring relevance of Greek myth — reignited today by Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey — to the symbolism woven into every piece, Sofia's article captures exactly why Antara exists: to use fashion as a vehicle for stories and values that never go out of style.
Read the full feature by Sofia Apostoli → "Woven from Myth: The Story Behind Antara"