Sophia Kokosalaki, famous for her elegant, Ancient Greece-inspired designs died on Sunday at the age of 47, not long after being diagnosed with cancer.

Her unique clothes had graced on the red carpet numerous times by stylish celebrities the likes of Chloë Sevigny, Alexa Chung, Kate Hudson, Kirsten Dunst and Jennifer Connelly to name a few.

The Greek prodigy made waves in the fashion world in the late nineties when she introduced her label at London fashion week in 1999. In 2001 she collaborated with Topshop launching one of the most successful collections.

Back in in 2002, she was chosen to design the stunning costumes and uniforms at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 and from 2006 to 2007 she served as creative director at French heritage fashion house Vionnet. In 2012, she also introduced Kore, a cheaper line for Vionnet, which was sold through Asos.

Her namesake brand was bought by Only the Brave – the conglomerate ran by Diesel’s Renzo Rosso – in 2007, only for her to buy it back two years later.

Kokosalaki moved on to design the high-end Diesel Black Gold successfully from 2009 to 2012.

In 2012, she also launched her first bridal line which became an instant favourite.

“I thought there wasn’t much on offer for the contemporary bride. By this I mean a modern woman that doesn’t want to feel overwhelmed by her dress and has a very chic approach to how she would like to be dressed for the day,” she told Guardian at the time.

Even though she never stopped experimenting she was mainly focused on her vision to “design functional apparel that also allows you to look interesting”.

Never a part of the parties she lead a quiet life with her husband and daughter.

Fashion critic Sarah Mower posted a picture of the designer bowing at the end of a catwalk with the caption:

“Mourning the loss of dear Sophia Kokosalaki, a great talent, sister pioneer of the London fashion new wave of the 2000s, Greek fashion heroine, alumna of Professor Louise Wilson’s CSM MA crucible 1999, and such an amazing mother to her daughter Stelli. Heartbroken for her family and all her friends who loved and admired her.”

Fashion editor Melanie Rickey also took to social media to express her sympathy, writing on her Instagram account @fashioneditoratlarge that Kokosalaki was “a brilliant and hugely talented designer who reinvented drape and Greek craft into exquisite high fashion.”