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maRia aRistidou was born in Limassol, Cyprus.
From the early years of her studies in Economics she discovered and developed, with a great persistence as a self-learner, her passion for fashion design. maRia aRistidou Couture designs are contemporary, chic, stylish and elegant. Each piece is carefully constructed and tailored giving it the superior quality, couture hand finish. The designer derives her details in pleating, hand draping and personally crafting Swarovski embroideries. She always on the look out for finding new techniques and collaborating with artists that can provide that unique look on the fabrics used.
Since she moved back to Cyprus in 2000, maRia aRistidou Couture evolved a full fletched desinging freelance work for both men and women under the lines of maRis® and maRia aRistidou deSigns®. The designer has had successful showings not only in her home country of Cyprus for philanthropic causes such as UNICEF and Target Breast Cancer,but also in New York for Hospitalised Veterans charity event, and in Paris for participating in Paris Pret A Porter A/W 07-08 as well as in the Haute Couture Fashion Week A/W 08-09.
Her work includes the following:
From the early years of her studies in Economics she discovered and developed, with a great persistence as a self-learner, her passion for fashion design. maRia aRistidou Couture designs are contemporary, chic, stylish and elegant. Each piece is carefully constructed and tailored giving it the superior quality, couture hand finish. The designer derives her details in pleating, hand draping and personally crafting Swarovski embroideries. She always on the look out for finding new techniques and collaborating with artists that can provide that unique look on the fabrics used.
Since she moved back to Cyprus in 2000, maRia aRistidou Couture evolved a full fletched desinging freelance work for both men and women under the lines of maRis® and maRia aRistidou deSigns®. The designer has had successful showings not only in her home country of Cyprus for philanthropic causes such as UNICEF and Target Breast Cancer,but also in New York for Hospitalised Veterans charity event, and in Paris for participating in Paris Pret A Porter A/W 07-08 as well as in the Haute Couture Fashion Week A/W 08-09.
Her work includes the following:
-2010 Ghost & Bread film featuring Maria Aristidou Couture by Samuel Toole:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4iee3llFhQ
-2008 July 2nd: Salons Des Mirroirs, Paris. Participation in the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week A/W 08-09
maRia aRistidou PHFW A/W 08/09 video: http://livinghomevideos.magnify.net/video/Maria-Aristidou-Fashion-Show-Pa
-2008 Participation at the Fashion Target Breast Cancer Cyprus event
-2008 “Pleat me Please” show for UNICEF
-2007 Manhattan Motor Cars & Desmond Tutu Center Fashion Show for the Hospitalized Veterans, NY
-2008 July 2nd: Salons Des Mirroirs, Paris. Participation in the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week A/W 08-09
maRia aRistidou PHFW A/W 08/09 video: http://livinghomevideos.magnify.net/video/Maria-Aristidou-Fashion-Show-Pa
-2008 Participation at the Fashion Target Breast Cancer Cyprus event
-2008 “Pleat me Please” show for UNICEF
-2007 Manhattan Motor Cars & Desmond Tutu Center Fashion Show for the Hospitalized Veterans, NY
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=26744512
-2007 “just me” Fashion show for UNICEF
-Summer Tshirt Collection 2007 for men and women “industrial me”
-”Social Butterflies” Summer T-Shirt Collections 2007
-Paris Expo-Porter De Versailles, Autumn/Winter Collection 07-08
-Galaxy fashion show 2007-08
-Summer in the City collection 2006 presented in Nikko, Nicosia.
-Winter 2005, maRia aRistidou’s Winter collection presented in “BiTSi”, Nicosia
-July 2004, she participated in the “Circle, Energy, Unity” Young Artist’s Exhibition at the Cultural Center of New S.P.E. Aglantzias in Nicosia.
-June 6th, 2004 in cooperation with the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends and the great support from her sponsors maRia aRistidou had her 1st Official Summer Collection “WoMen Protect Men”. The fashion show was dedicated to the Association’s campaign for male cancer.
-March 2004, maRia aRistidou participated in the 4th Dance Platform-Dance Encounters organized by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture Services as a stylist and a costume designer for the Dance Production “Aphrodite-Goddess of Beauty and Love”.
-May 2003, 2nd maRis® T-shirt collection in-house presentation. The collection was based only on Japanese OBI decorated with embroidered beading.
-Novermber 2003, 3rd maRis® T-shirt collection “The Social Butterfly Event”.
-2002-present, maRia aRistidou’s freelance styling work is showcased at “Pafitis Fabric Haute Couture” Nicosia store, where she presents innovative and feminine ideas by styling new fashions on the window mannequins, using the latest fabrics from Milan and Paris.
-Summer 2001, 1st maRis® T-shirt collection based on unique art designs and embroideries.
-May 2001, 1st Spring-Summer Collection® launched exclusively at “BiTSi”, Nicosia, Cyprus
-July 2000, 1st maRia aRistidou fashion show, Limassol, Cyprus
-1997, participation at the CyMode’97 competition for young Cypriot fashion designers organized by the Cyprus Chambers of Commerce. maRia aRistidou was the only self-learner among the 16 contestants and her catwalk presentation of 3 outfits won 2nd place.
-2007 “just me” Fashion show for UNICEF
-Summer Tshirt Collection 2007 for men and women “industrial me”
-”Social Butterflies” Summer T-Shirt Collections 2007
-Paris Expo-Porter De Versailles, Autumn/Winter Collection 07-08
-Galaxy fashion show 2007-08
-Summer in the City collection 2006 presented in Nikko, Nicosia.
-Winter 2005, maRia aRistidou’s Winter collection presented in “BiTSi”, Nicosia
-July 2004, she participated in the “Circle, Energy, Unity” Young Artist’s Exhibition at the Cultural Center of New S.P.E. Aglantzias in Nicosia.
-June 6th, 2004 in cooperation with the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends and the great support from her sponsors maRia aRistidou had her 1st Official Summer Collection “WoMen Protect Men”. The fashion show was dedicated to the Association’s campaign for male cancer.
-March 2004, maRia aRistidou participated in the 4th Dance Platform-Dance Encounters organized by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture Services as a stylist and a costume designer for the Dance Production “Aphrodite-Goddess of Beauty and Love”.
-May 2003, 2nd maRis® T-shirt collection in-house presentation. The collection was based only on Japanese OBI decorated with embroidered beading.
-Novermber 2003, 3rd maRis® T-shirt collection “The Social Butterfly Event”.
-2002-present, maRia aRistidou’s freelance styling work is showcased at “Pafitis Fabric Haute Couture” Nicosia store, where she presents innovative and feminine ideas by styling new fashions on the window mannequins, using the latest fabrics from Milan and Paris.
-Summer 2001, 1st maRis® T-shirt collection based on unique art designs and embroideries.
-May 2001, 1st Spring-Summer Collection® launched exclusively at “BiTSi”, Nicosia, Cyprus
-July 2000, 1st maRia aRistidou fashion show, Limassol, Cyprus
-1997, participation at the CyMode’97 competition for young Cypriot fashion designers organized by the Cyprus Chambers of Commerce. maRia aRistidou was the only self-learner among the 16 contestants and her catwalk presentation of 3 outfits won 2nd place.