Amina Muaddi is a Jordanian-Romanian

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Early life

Muaddi was born in

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to a Jordanian father and a

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mother. Shortly after, her family relocated to

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. Her parents split when she was six and she returned to Romania with her mother, where she spent most of her childhood. Muaddi recalls that by the time she was nine, she was determined to work in the fashion industry. After completing her studies at the European Institute of Design in

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, she worked as an assistant stylist for

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, Vogue Italy,

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and then for

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in New York.

Career

Muaddi gained an interest in designing footwear and moved to

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to learn about the trade, working with artisans and suppliers in Italy's historical shoe-making district. Upon returning to Milan in 2013, Muaddi co-founded the luxury label Oscar Tiye, which was featured that year during

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. She then moved to

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and worked with

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as a designer on his footwear line. In 2017, Muaddi left Oscar Tiye and launched her

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ous brand in August 2018. Her accessories have been worn by the likes of

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and

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, and

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. At the end of 2019, Muaddi was commissioned by Rihanna to design footwear for her brand Fenty and the first drop was launched in July 2020. In December 2020, Muaddi collaborated with rapper

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and his creative agency AWGE on a footwear capsule collection. She was a member of the jury of the 2020 ''Vogue'' Arabia Fashion Prize. In February 2023, Muaddi was awarded The Neiman Marcus Award for Innovation in the Field of Fashion. In December 2024, Muaddi promoted her winter collection, featuring K-Pop star Rosé wearing her Lupita crystal slipper in green during a photo shoot for her single "Number One Girl."

Personal life

Amina Muaddi is in a relationship with Fary, a French stand-up comedian. He made his relationship official on his Instagram account in April 2022.

Awards

* ''

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'' Achievement Awards: Award for Launch of the Year (2018) * ''Footwear News'' Achievement Awards: Designer of the Year (2019)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muaddi, Amina Romanian fashion designers Romanian women fashion designers Living people People from Amman Shoe designers Romanian people of Jordanian descent Year of birth missing (living people)