• Home

FashionVue: Miami

Feeds:
Posts
Comments
« Alice Temperley
Stella McCartney »

Hussein Chalayan

October 23, 2008 by sandy305

Hussein Chalayan is a Turkish-born, British-based designer known around the world for his high concept shows and highbrow collections that teeter between intellectual and ostentatious.

Chalayan is the designer who pushes clothing design to the edge where they become part sculpture, furniture or, at times, architecture. While the majority of fashion designers are obsessed with glamour, Chalayan’s work is always conceptual and often times political. Each of his creations focuses on cultural or political themes, reflecting Chalayan’s own experience as someone whose identity is created by experiencing and living in different cultures. Even at first glance it is obvious that he draws inspiration from a wide range of different disciplines such as architecture, philosophy and anthropology.

He has twice been named British Designer of the Year for his use of unusual materials and untraditional techniques. While still in school at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, he put on an eye-popping presentation of garments that had been buried in the ground to see how they would decompose that people are still talking about over ten years later.

Over the years he has continued to blur the line between art and fashion with pieces like a coffee table that turns out to be a wooden skirt, armchair covers which transform into dresses and chairs that double as suitcases, just to name a few. We are all sitting on the edge of our seats to see what he will do next.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Posted in Directory |

  • Recent Posts

    • What Girls Wear at the Best Miami Pool Parties
    • Phillip Bloch
    • Zac Posen Launch in Miami Beach
    • Tom Ford
    • House of Waris
    • Donald Pliner
    • Zaldy
    • Denis Simachev
    • Petro Zillia
    • Costello Tagliapietra
    • Yohji Yamamoto
    • Paul Smith
    • Comme des Garçons
    • Wayne Cooper
    • Coco Chanel
  • Archives

    • January 2017
    • October 2008

Blog at WordPress.com.

WPThemes.


Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
%d bloggers like this: