Hussein Chalayan (Hussein Chalayan)

Intellectual and the experimenter, a lover of speculative concepts and the Cultural research, Hussein Chalayan - today one of the most fashionable and influential British designers. 'Masterpiece of modern fashion' named International Herald Tribune collection spring - summer 2000 Hussein Chalayan.

I must say that these newspapers paid little attention to life in the world of high fashion. Therefore, this score is unique. Chalayan, an only child, was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he spent the first 12 years of his life. At eighteen, fashion designer, who is now predicting the entry into 'super league', he studied political science at St. Martin's, then the architecture. Now, at 29, speaking about the suit, he speaks the language of philosophy and culture.

In his collections, he reflects on the problems of ethnic and cultural boundaries of worlds, opposes the European view of things speculative eastern philosophy. "In fact, I am interested in the traditional perception of the body in different cultural contexts, rather, I am trying to change that perception," says artist. However, even technocratic modernity it is not alien. So, talking about the collection Before Minus Now, Chalayan told the astonished audience that it "it comes to scientific and technological progress. And two chic dresses, as if carved out of pressed pale pink tulle, designed to embody the forces affecting the formation of the earth ".

At the show on the white catwalk defiled models in dresses, skirts, armor prick and felt hats in the form of eggshell. Then the boy appeared with remote control. He pressed the button, and a rigid plastic skirt dress rose, like a sash plane's hatch, exposing the "chassis" of tulle. However, fashion has repeatedly declared that a revolution - not his goal, but it is not just caused confusion fashion establishment. To verify this, it suffices to talk about his thesis work. Chalayan has made dresses with metal parts, and then buried them in the garden and kept a long time under the ground to give the iron rust. After exhumation, the clothing was purchased by Joan Berstayn, which has exposed it in the windows of the boutique Browns. This did not stop there. White straitjackets, . dresses with inflatable collars, pillows, . Sleeve length from knee, . Clothes made of paper: "His collections are always completely independent, . and each following are not similar to the previous', . - Approves the buyer of the London department store Liberty Angela Kueyntrell, . who is now 5 years buying clothes Chalayan,
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Along with Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan called one of the most influential and popular British designers. It would seem, than the avant-garde could attract other women. The fact is that it creates simply beautiful clothes for life. His jersey is tailored very difficult and very accurately, so he clings to the body. In his latest collection, along with the conceptual things were just lovely dresses and trousers from dzhinsovki with deliberately broken symmetry pockets and seams. Charming multi-dresses of pale green linen ruffles running along the body and chiffon skirt with a low-key padded architectural landscape.

However, despite the success, Chalayanu still far from financial stability. He had a tiny team, no manager and, in addition to creative, he has to make financial and strategic decisions. He works as a consultant in two places, and does two collections a year for the TSE.