Eleni Kyriacou

Eleni Kyriacou (born 15 June 1980) 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.[1][2] They were worn again for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics, the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.[3][4][5]

Eleni Kyriacou
Born (1980-06-15) 15 June 1980
London, UK
NationalityGreek Cypriot
EducationFrancis Holland School
UCL
Central Saint Martins
OccupationFashion designer, activist
Years active2011-present
Label(s)
Eleni Kyriacou
Websitewww.elenikyriacou.com

The Hellenic Olympic Committee honoured her for her contribution to the Olympic Games on the 1 November 2016.[6]

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.[7] She has participated in Paris Fashion Week three times and in the Athens Xclusive Designers Week.[8]

She is also a designer for the London Sock Company.[9]

She studied architecture at The Bartlett at University College London (UCL) and textile design at Central Saint Martins (CSM).[10] She apprenticed for the late Alexander McQueen.

UCL Allegations

Kyriacou, who alleges being a survivor of sexist misconduct from UCL's architecture school, The Bartlett, during her studies (1998-2002), conducted an independent investigation into the school (2020-21). Her research brought forward further allegations of discrimination against the school including racism as well as sexism. The findings were published by Sarah Marsh for The Guardian on the 31st of May 2021.[11]

Subsequently on the 3rd of June 2021 UCL announced they would launch an independent investigation into the allegations made against the school.[12] On the 22nd of July 2021 the Architects' Journal announced that a group of former students and staff members had formed Bartlett United, and were poised to take legal action against the school.[13] On the 1st of October 2021 the Architects' Journal reported that UCL were searching for a new director of the Bartlett. [14] UCL announced Howlett Brown had been appointed to undertake the investigation on the 19th of October 2021.[15] This was followed by another article by the Architects' Journal on the 20th of October 2021 revealing the number of accusers against the Bartlett had grown to over 70. [16]

References
  1. "The colours of the Greek landscape dress the Priestesses", Hellenic Olympic Committee. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. "Άρχισε η αντίστροφη μέτρηση για την Αφή της Ολυμπιακής Φλόγας", ΕΡΤ. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. "The journey of the Olympic Flame begun", The Hellenic Olympic Committee. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. "The Olympic Flame began its journey to Tokyo", The Hellenic Olympic Committee. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. "Hellenic Olympic Committee", The Hellenic Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. "H EOE τίμησε τους συντελεστές των Τελετών της Φλόγας", Hellenic Olympic Committee. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. Petrakis, Maria (30 April 2015). "Ground Zero in Athens Provides Refuge for Londoner Fleeing Costs", Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. "Eleni Kyriacou", Athens Xclusive Designers Week. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  9. "Eleni Kyriacou", London Sock Company. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  10. Stanley, Caroline (1 November 2016). "Meet Eleni Kyriacou", UAL Alumni. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  11. Marsh, Sarah (31 May 2021). "Ex-students complain of sexism and racism at UCL architecture school", The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  12. "Tackling unacceptable behaviour in our community", UCL. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. Ing, Will (22 July 2021). "Bullying Bartlett: abused ex-students are poised to take legal action", Architects' Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. Ing, Will (1 October 2021) "UCL begins search for new director of the Bartlett", Architects' Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  15. "Independent investigation set up into culture and behaviours at The Bartlett School of Architecture", UCL. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. Ing, Will (20 October 2021). "Bullying Bartlett: investigation launches as more victims come forward", Architects' Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2022.


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