Maria Aristidou

MARIA ARISTIDOU
The finest things!

The designer has been the sole creator behind the self-titled label “Maria Aristidou” & “maRis”.
Her Greek - Cypriot background not only inspire her to create every season, but also helps her to explore and marry Cyprus heritage and the world!

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.

Her label is inspired for the love of finer things in life - not necessarily material goods - as well as the thoroughness for detail.
She strongly believes in creating designs that are wearable by today's lifestyle women with touches of elegance and luxury that at the same time are comfortable and trendy.

Her love for art and craftsmanship with various collaborations along the way, always brings glamour as well as simplicity in the designs and the fabrics developed.
In 2015 Maria Aristidou introduced her first A/W 2015 Limited Knit Scarf Collection, a beginning of a new concept in her designs.
The magic of knitwear inspired her to first explore and then create, using luxurious threads and elaborate techniques, various knit patterns.

The craftsmanship of detailed hand embroideries adds to the uniqueness of Maria Aristidou's fabric collections for the couture evening and accessories.

The process of fabric production for each collection starts from the very beginning. Yarns such as wool, viscose, lurex, cotton, silk and velvet (depending on the season the designer works on) are ordered from Paris and Italy. Then, a series of patterns, first designed on paper, are passed on to the computer knit programmer to be then processed by the programs set for the knitting machines. What follows is a series of testings to establish which yarn will be used on which machine and for which pattern, how thick or thin the fabric will be, colour sampling combinations, hand-embroidery design testing, quality and durability checks etc. The only fabric that is actually bought, and not produced by the designer, is the lining needed for each garment.

Once the desired patterns are developed, and the fabric samples are finalised and tested, the fabric production takes place. That is, cutting and sewing (with finishings done with knit trimming on each piece of the garment) along with hand embroidery.

All production takes place in Cyprus.

After two seasons in luxury Ready To Wear, in July 2016, she deputed her first Couture Collection during the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week and continues to do so till today!