our story

‘ergon Mykonos, the brainchild of Marietta Karpathiou, was established more than 5 years ago, by herself after visualizing to create clothes for modern women, who loved fashion and valued style above all.  It is a female owned brand, created to express empowered and dynamic contemporary women.

Seasonless and sustainable materials, manufactured by locals around Greece reviving the use of the mechanical loom.

The brand has become famous among the Greek fashion scene after opening its flagship store in Mykonos island and is now featured in carefully selected boutique stores around the globe.

Ergon Mykonos is much more than a fashion brand. It is a statement of love for tradition, art, creativity and high quality. 

 

‘ergon: definition
Έργο το [érγo]

  1. human creation, mainly labor, a result of body or spiritual work
  2. the result of a certain creation
  3. an artistic creation
  4. (Classical philosophy) A task or function of a creature.

Creative Director and Founder, Marietta Karpathiou 

Marietta was born in Rhodes island in 1979. With intense artistic influences throughout her childhood and with distinctions in her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, her experience in architecture and product design was embodied in the brand, symbol of her vision for clothing and items which carry the timeless inventiveness of Greece, the Greek spirit and its innovation. 

In her collections she successfully unites several points in time, trends, the geography and Greek aesthetic heritage that evolves daily.

our story

‘ergon Mykonos was founded in Greece 6 years ago by Marietta Karpathiou.

‘ergon Mykonos is a fashion universe with Greek chic and avant-garde aesthetic. It is a female owned brand with almost 90% of the team being women. Laying at the intersection of heritage and contemporary, the brand designs investment pieces with a conscious approach, using sustainable materials, manufactured by locals around Greece reviving the use of the mechanical loom.

Our collections fulfill the needs of empowered and dynamic contemporary women. In a world driven by fast-changing trends, ‘ergon Mykonos is determined to produce unique styles adaptable to fit into a woman’s daily life. The brand has become famous among the Greek fashion scene after opening its flagship store in Mykonos island and is now featured in carefully selected boutique stores around the globe.

‘ergon: definition
Έργο το [érγo]

  1. human creation, mainly labor, a result of body or spiritual work
  2. the result of a certain creation
  3. an artistic creation
  4. (Classical philosophy) A task or function of a creature.

Creative Director and Founder, Marietta Karpathiou 

Marietta was born in Rhodes island in 1979. With intense artistic influences throughout her childhood and with distinctions in her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, she invented ‘ergon Mykonos. Using her experience in architecture and product design she created a luxury fashion brand, that successfully combines art, history, fashion and Greek heritage. She believes in the revival of traditional techniques in the textile industry based on modern time needs. ’ergon Mykonos’ collections are a symbol of her vision for timeless fashion, Greek spirit and innovation.