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Christian Winjants wins Woolmark Prize European award

16 Jul '12
3 min read

Christian Wijnants is a 34-year-old designer based in Antwerp, Belgium. After graduating in 2000 from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, he went on to win the Grand Prix at Festival de Hyeres in France.

Following this he started selling his collections in-store at Colette in Paris, Pineal Eye in London, Via Bus Stop in Tokyo and Henri Bendel in New York.

After working as creative assistant for Dries Van Noten in Antwerp and Angelo Tarlazzi in Paris, he launched his own brand in 2003.

His collections have been presented during Paris fashion week for more than 18 seasons and are sold in more than 60 stores across the world.

The Woolmark Company

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