KATARIINA
THE MAISON
FINNISH-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER
KATARIINA PRINZ IS A FINNISH-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER GRADUATED FROM THE RENOWNED FASHION SCHOOL ESMOD PARIS, École Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode IN 2019/20. THEREAFTER SHE HAS BEEN TRAINED IN THE HAUTE COUTURE ATELIER OF CHANEL IN PARIS, FRANCE.
Starting out in Finland in 2009 with her very first internship in the fashion industry at the age of 14, Katariina Prinz has since went on to intern and work at various companies in the clothing and luxury industry in Europe and Asia.
​
In 2013 Katariina made her first internship at the French haute couture embroidery house MAISON LESAGE, following the same year a summer employment at GIORGIO ARMANI. The next year she returned to Maison Lesage for a second internship, leading her way in 2015 to OMEGA in Switzerland and from there to finally study Fashion Design & Creation in Paris in 2017.
​
​
In 2019/20 Katariina graduated from ESMOD Paris as a FASHION DESIGNER majoring in Haute Couture and was awarded the honor of Valedictorian '' Prix Majeur ''. She also won the Lesage Embroidery Competition, and after long anticipation, for the first time, she entered the house of CHANEL.
​
All along while working and gathering experience in the fashion and luxury industry, Katariina gradually continues creations with her namesake label and prospects for the future.
​