Top 30: Hussein Chalayan

Puma 'Urban Mobility' by Hussein ChalayanOkay so you might remember I previously covered the high top sneaks by designer Hussein Chalayan for Puma and he's now added to this 'Urban Mobility' collection, again with a real interesting and innovative take on footwear design. It includes a number of different designs, the most eye...

Hussein Chalayan: The FilmGGY Fashion Show design 2011 Hussein Chalayan: The Film Over 140 designers showed resort collections this season The cerebral designer Hussein Chalayan is one of fashion's deep thinkers, and his latest collection, Kaikoku —Japanese for "open society," following up on Spring's Sakoku, "closed...

Hussein Chalayan on Net-A-Porter! Hussein Chalayan is a British fashion designer of Turkish origin. He is without a doubt one of the greatest innovators at work today within the fashion industry, however his work and individual personality aren't always understood (he did refer to Kate Moss's collaboration with TopShop as...

Hussein Chalayan Fall 2011 // Kaikoku Floating Dress The short film as directed by Hussein Chalayan features the final look, the Floating Dress, in collaboration with Swarovski. See the fibre-glass matting dress in motion and emit Swarovski crystals, as though they were pollen. Video kind courtesy of Hussein Chalayan in collaboration with...

Shoe Porn – Avante Garde Heels To Die For These babies are from the Avante Garde designer shows ... prepare to drool! 1. Talk about serious heels. These are by Ruthie Davis and are called "The Spike/ Dark Gaga" shoe bootie embellished with Swarovski crystals and spike studs. It has five inch heel on a 1.5 inch platform. 2....

PUMA: Hussein Chalayan Interview Hypebeast In this video, Chalayan shares some of his inspiration behind his work for the high-fashion, function-influenced collaborative brand as well as his experience working with PUMA and in the design world in general – citing his dalliances with art, retail architecture and other creative...

Man of Mystery Hussein Chalayan Opens Up Is it safe to say that the muse is a moot point for Hussein Chalayan? Have you ever designed with an ideal person in mind? I like the idea that anyone can wear my clothes, be it somebody who is simply interested in culture and enjoys fashion as an art form, or somebody who just wants to...

Hussein Chalayan launches diffusion line, changes nameGood news, fashion fans – Hussein-just-call-me-Chalayan is launching a diffusion line, Grey Label, that will act to deliver a dollop of his signature designs at a more affordable price point. It's an interesting choice of name, considering his experimental, avant garde designs, but it'll...

Comme des Garcons + Hussein Chalayan Airborne ~ new fragranceDesigner Hussein Chalayan will introduce Airborne, a new fragrance made in collaboration with Comme des Garçons, in July. Airborne is named for Chalayan's 2007 Fall/Winter fashion collection (see this video at YouTube). Chalayan had previously launched a limited edition fragrance in 2005 as...

ONdisplay: Hussein Chalayan Fashion Listun moment avec Lee Paris, France Visiting Hussein Chalayan's current exhibit at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is not unlike taking a walk through the designer's process, or his subconscious. With multi-media installations art directed by the designer, each collection exists as its own...

Stella Tennant Covers Vogue Italia Avant-Garde September 2011 IssueVogue Italia Avant-Garde September 2011 issue with Stella Tennant staring and styled weirdly, showing only 13 inches of her waist pays a tribute to Ethel Granger, a woman who has tightened herself into corsets and experimented with piercings and jewelry. Granger is in the Guinness Book of...

Hussein Chalayan x PUMA Urban Mobility 2011 FallPrev Hussein Chalayan x PUMA Urban Mobility 2011 Fall/Winter Collection After several looks into this season's footwear offerings from the designer Hussein Chalayan x PUMA Urban Mobility collection, we bring the following editorial that highlights the essence of the brand. Conceived with...

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Hussein Chalayan: Talking Fashion2011 Renowned fashion brain Hussein Chalayan will be talking career trajectories next Tuesday evening at 7pm (19th July), at London's Victoria & Albert Museum.Speaking to The Sunday Times' Head of Fashion, Claudia Croft, Chalayan will chat about his fashion life so far- from graduating out...

It is Hussein Chalayan's turn!Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris has organised an exhibition on Hussein Chalayan. Showcasing his works from the past 16 years of his career, it's evident that Chalayan's experimentation with technology and innovation is extraordinary. One of the highlights includes his iconic dress-turned-wooden...

Paris Spring 2011 Hussein ChalayanFor spring 2011, Hussein Chalayan opted for a short film instead of the standard runway presentation. His inspiration, and the name of the film, came from sakoku the isolationist policy that was effect in Japan from the 1600's to the 1800's. If anyone can make beautiful clothes from such a...

Hussein Chalayan By Hussein Chalayan Book The Hussein Chalayan book is coming soon! The new Hussein Chalayan by Hussein Chalayan hardcover book is set to appear this very September with the Rizzoli editions. The British Turkish designer who is notoriously known for exploring and playing with fabric and various other materials has...

The Avant Garde Wedding VeilSo, while at my friends wedding last month, I came up with this Avant Garde Veil idea. Maybe its the Sci-fi geek in me over thinking creative future concepts, I don't know. But I had a "vision" nonetheless, what if a bride had a veil that was like a thin tulle bird cage as she walked down the...

From avant-garde to co-creation Conchita Pérez: avant-garde Conchita Pérez, based in London, has worked for Alexander McQueen, Boudicca and Hardy Amies. She has since set up on her own label, based in a boutique off Broadway Market in East London. Her third collection, Invisible Warriors, continues her hallmark of...

Hussein Chalayan Fall/Winter Ready-to-Wear Collection 2011 Chalayan is a famously cerebral designer in much less commercial a manner than Miuccia Prada. However, this collection for fall/winter 2011 caught me quite off guard and I'm so glad it did. This showing is somewhat of a return to the basics for Chalayan. So often his over-the-top avant-garde...

KAIKOKU Fall Winter 2011 BY HUSSEIN CHALAYANThe Floating Dress Swarovski presents KAIKOKU Fall Winter 2011 with a short film featuring the final look of his Hussein Chalayan collection, The Floating Dress will be on display from July 7th at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the first major exhibition of HUSSEIN CHALAYAN'S fashion and...

My Brief Thoughts on Last Week's Avant-Garde Challenge and A Look at the Winning Design – Their understanding of "avant-garde." For those uncertain of the concept, I would initially translate it as "out there" fashion. Meaning it's not meant to be practical and not necessarily meant to be wearable. It usually commands visual attention and evokes a heightened visual response....

Ellevictoire: THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIESThe Avant/Garde Diaries. At first glance it seems to be another digital platform, another online magazine, but on another it is a clean and pristine archive of creative thought and character. Launched by Mercedes-Benz, the site focuses on the avant-garde, obviously, but instead of fixed...

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Hussein Chalayan- the trouble with business2011 The problem is that Hussein Chalayan is an anthropologist at heart. And generally speaking, anthropologists don't excel in business (the hunger for social analysis can kinda get in the way on that score!) Fashion for this Turkish-Cypriot designer has been but one medium through which he...

Welcome to the jungle at Hussein Chalayan, Roland Mouret, Vionnet, Roger Vivier, and LanvinNext up: Hussein Chalayan, who appeared as a well-dressed server (bowtie and all) and proceeded to hand out bubbly to the models as they made the runway rounds. Chalayan is a true artiste and like any avant garde performance–this one included a live Belgian choir, two people wrapped head to...

Crystal Renn for Avant Garde MagazineCrystal Renn the best known high fashion 'plus size model' for the Dutch magazine Avant Garde's November 2010 issue . The editorial was shot by Phillip Riches with gorgeous photos of the new york skyline from major heights. There has been talk lately on whether or not she is still large enough...

Airborne with Hussein Chalayan Hervia Bazaar' Hussein Chalayan's book entitled Hussein Chalayan will be available to buy soon from Hervia Bazaar Hussein Chalayan: Fashion Narratives is at Les Arts Decoratifs, Paris, from July 7 to November 21, www.lesartsdecroatifs.fr; Hussein Chalayan by Hussein Chalayan, is published by Rizzoli;...

Comme des Garçons and Hussein Chalayan, Together at LastChristian Dior once said the perfume a woman wears speaks volumes about her personality, but when its creators are among the founding fathers of modern avant-garde fashion, the findings of this sniff test will prove harder to pin down. Airborne, the olfactory lovechild between Hussein Chalayan...

Battle Of The Olympias For The Most Avant Garde HandbagsCharlotte Olympia VS Olympia Le Tan It is a tale of the two Olympias on the over the top handbag scene this spring, as both Charlotte Olympia and Olympia Le-Tan compete for the title of the most avant garde handbag designer making a statement with their wild creations. While Charlotte is...