About me

French-Algerian Parisian-born designer Maïssane Zinaï established her label Aristhane in September 2022 shortly after graduating the Fashion BA course at Central Saint Martins. The first motivation of her work is a visceral need to tell stories and make shelters for the individuals who hope for something more than what everyday life provides. With her Avant-Guard Performance Wear label ARISTHANE, Maïssane’s designs push the boundaries of athletic wear dressing strong and powerful women in their everyday life and on their respective battlefields. Elevating traditional activewear with edgy aesthetic and engineered cuts, the eco-conscious label champions women, climbers, alpinists, sailors, martial art fighters, who thrives on rock, snow, water, in the backcountry, indoor … anywhere their fierce spirit and the wind takes them. More than a fashion label, ARISTHANE’s practice intends to manifest, season after season, a full new contemporary mythology aiming to build Universal culture(s) through the specific inspirations, native environments and beliefs of the many creatives and collaborators involve in the design process. Maïssane’s accolades include British Fashion Council Award in 2019 & 2021, Balenciaga Transmission International Competition winner in 2020, Alexander McQueen’s Sarabande Foundation Graduation Prize in 2022 and Net-A-Porter Vanguard Prize in 2022. She is a MullenLowe Prize nominee and a Fashion Trust Arabia 2023 Finalist. She can count as her mentors the british Designer Craig Green, British Vogue’s Fashion Director Julia Saar-Jamois and Eva Chen director of Fashion partnership at Instagram and Meta.

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Projects

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  Dazed SportARISTHANE LABEL - ARISTHANE is a new Avant-Guard Outdoor and Performance Wear label pushing the boundaries of athletic wear dressing strong and powerful women in their everyday life and on their respective battlefields. Elevating traditional activewear with edgy aesthetic and engineered cuts, the eco-conscious label champions women, climbers, alpinists, sailors, martial art fighters, who thrives on rock, snow, water, in the backcountry, indoor … anywhere their fierce spirit and the wind takes th

Work history

Set Designer/Prop DesignerDepop
Mar 2019London, United KingdomFreelance
SS Campaign 2019
Set Designer/Art DirectorHunger Magazine
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019London, United KingdomFreelance

Skills

• Art Direction
• Set Design
• Fashion Design
• Creative Direction
• Fashion Consultant
• Illustration
• Graphic Design
• Video Editing
• Fashion Communication
• Fashion Editorial

Education

BA Fashion DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
Aug 2018 - Jul 2022London, United Kingdom
BA Fashion Design Womenswear Class of 22 - First Class Honor
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignAtelier de Sevres
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018Paris, France

Awards

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Fashion Trust ArabiaFashion Trust Arabia
Runner-Up Debut Talent Category
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Net-A-Porter Vanguard PrizeNet A Porter

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