Burnous cape

Anissa Aida looks to the Maghreb’s sartorial heritage for inspiration. Here she updates the burnous hooded cape – traditionally worn by Berber and Maghrebi men – with vertical and horizontal stripes, a front zip enclosure and cleaner lines. Meet the designer >

100% cotton
Designed in New York, made in Tunisia
One Size, Unisex
Care: Dry clean
Easy returns

Raised in Paris and Tunisia, emerging designer Anissa Meddeb creates clothing and accessories inspired by the intersection of North African culture and Eastern aesthetics. The Parsons School of Design graduate interned for Marc Jacobs Accessories and avant-garde fashion collective ThreeAsFour before launching her debut collection in 2016. Designed in New York and produced in Tunisia, Meddeb’s looks invoke classic Arab silhouettes with an architectural edge. Dubbed “one to watch” by Fashion Scout London, her most recent collection was presented at fashion weeks in Paris, London and Berlin. In 2018, Anissa was selected for the Design Entrepreneur Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and won the Open My Med Prize of Maison Mode Méditerranée in Marseille, France.