Hussein Chalayan. A fashion architect. A magician who makes fashion more intrigueing then it ever had been. A true philosopher who aims to convey deeper messages through his clothes and his shows.
I was totally awe struck when I saw his shows last year.(on the internet, in case anyone's wondering. Would have been better if it was live at the show) I held my breath as the model strutted a pose and stayed that very pose to allow thw magic of the clothes to perform in their own time.
Slowly, the zip was pulled down by an invisble hand, and the collars widen as though with a life of their own. I paused and replayed that screen over and over. Did my eyes trick me? wow.
In that moment, I became a little girl, all eager to tell everyone what I have seen.
Of course, my curiosity didn't just end there. (I have this thing where I enjoy researching and reading up about designer's past and work)
The other day, I was at the library, and I came by this book- Hussein Chalayan, by Nai publishers-Groninger Museum. Wow!
It has a record of all his past work. From his first collection, The Tangent flows done in 1993 to his A/W 2005 collection Genometrix.
From his S/S07 collection One hundred and eleven
(Photos courtesy of his website http://www.husseinchalayan.com/)
Oh, you can check out his webbie too.
Or you can check out my some of my favourites from his collections:
