Christian Wijnants is a Antwerp based fashion designer.
Born in 1977 in Brussels, Christian moved to Antwerp in 1996 to study fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating in 2000 he is the laureate of the leading competition for young designers "Festival de Hyères", where he wins the Grand Prix and start selling his collection to stores like Colette in Paris, Pineal Eye in London, Via Bus Stop in Japan and Henri Bendel in New York. After working for Dries Van Noten in Antwerp and Angelo Tarlazzi in Paris, he launched his own brand in 2003.
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).
Christian Wijnants has been carried by many prestigious stores worldwide as Jones Arnhem / Arnhem Le Bon Marché / Paris, Colette / Paris, Maria Luisa / Paris, Mameg / Los Angeles, Jeffrey New York, Henri Bendel / New York, Seven / New York, Penelope / Italy, IT Hong Kong, Shine Hong Kong, United Arrows Japan, Club 21, Beams / Japan, American Rag Cie / Japan, Midwest / Japan, Belinda / Sydney, Podium / Moscow, Space Mue / Seoul, Walter / Antwerp, Stijl / Brussels, Park / Vienna…
Since 2005 Christian is teacher at the Royal Academy in Antwerp.