Eleni Kyriacou
Eleni Kyriacou is a Greek Cypriot fashion and costume designer. She is most notable for redesigning the costumes for the Lighting of The Olympic Flame Ceremony, first worn for The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. They were worn again for The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.
The Hellenic Olympic Committee honoured her for her contribution to the Olympic Games on the 1 November 2016.
Two costumes from the ceremony are now permanently housed in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Eleni Kyriacou was profiled by Bloomberg Business as a brand that moved from London to Athens amidst the Greek financial crisis. She has participated in Paris Fashion Week three times and in the Athens Xclusive Designers Week.
She is also a designer for the London Sock Company.
She studied architecture at The Bartlett at University College London and textile design at Central Saint Martins. She apprenticed for the late Alexander McQueen.
