Helena Matheopoulos
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Helena Matheopoulos is a Greek-born, London-based journalist, author, biographer, public speaker and opera specialist. She has worked for a number of high-profile publications including Tatler, The Sunday Times, and Greek Vogue, as well as writing a number of books mainly on opera, but including a biography of Juan Carlos I of Spain. She has also worked in an advisory capacity for the Athens Megaron and the Philharmonia Orchestra and is often asked to speak publicly on opera and related subjects.
Helena Matheopoulos was born in Athens. She went to PIERCE College in Athens, and gained her Bachelor's and master's degrees in Medieval History from University College London. She has mostly lived in London.[1]
Journalism
Mathepoulos became Fashion Editor at Tatler and after three years, moved to The Daily Express for two years.[1] Whilst at the Express, she was the fashion journalist selected by the Fashion Museum, Bath to choose the defining looks of 1976 for their Dress of the Year collection. Declaring the mid-1970s as the "age of Jap," she chose two women's ensembles by Kenzō Takada for his influential label Jungle Jap, and a man's outfit by Fiorucci.[2] She then moved on to The Evening News where she had a regular column for Arts-themed celebrity interviews.[1] Matheopoulos also wrote for The Sunday Times, Gramophone and Opera Now, and between 1992-3, had a Saturday column in The Times magazine. She then became International Editor-at-Large for Greek Vogue.[1]
