Christian Wijnants is a Antwerp based fashion designer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2000 he is the laureate of the leading competition for young designers "Festival de Hyères", where he wins the Grand Prix. After working for Dries Van Noten in Antwerp and Angelo Tarlazzi in Paris, he launched his own brand in 2003.
He draws inspiration from surrealism, dada and african folk art and is especially praised for his innovations in knitwear and for his feminine and poetic style.
Presenting his collection twice a year during Paris fashion week, he has been granted many prestigious awards as the Swiss Textiles Award (2005) and the Andam Prize (2006).
Having earned both the Swiss Textiles Award (2000) and the Andam Prize (2006), Christian Wijnants is based in Antwerp, where he has been a professor of design at the Royal Academy since 2005.
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Christian Wijnants is a Antwerp based fashion designer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2000 he is the laureate of the leading competition for young designers "Festival de Hyères", where he wins the Grand Prix. After working for Dries Van Noten in Antwerp and Angelo Tarlazzi in Paris, he launched his own brand in 2003.
