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Model Mariia Khlyvniuk poses in ‘Easy Mood’, a state of mind triggered by her fashion moments at Greece’s Lake Vouliagmeni. It’s a scientific fact that living near water — whether the ocean, a lake or river— reduces stress and enhances wellbeing.

People living near water have a lower risk of premature death, a lower risk of obesity and a reduced wellbeing gap between the affluent and people with more limited incomes.

Fashion director Natasha Lionaki chooses seaside looks from Karl Lagerfeld, Salvatore Ferragamo,Tory Burch and more. Photographer George Katsanakis [IG] captures Khlyvniuk’s serene mindfulness for Harper’s Bazaar Greece March 2021.

Lake Vouliagmeni lies in the heart of the Athenian Riviera, about 25km south of Athens. Its hot spring water, long touted for its mineral content and healing properties — and this entire fashion story — trigger most wonderful memories about my days sailing in a small boat in the Ionian Sea.