Chalayan S/S 2014 Paris

[Bernadette]

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[Bernadette]

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[Bernadette]

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[Bernadette]

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[Bernadette]

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[sore]

Love this!
Pervious collections were a bit more cohesive, but I absolutely love the towel dresses, the umbrellas and the more structured pieces towards the end.

 

[Bernadette]

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[crimsonlakes]

I want to wear the two piece white outfit with the umbrella. Just lovely!

 

[Not Plain Jane]

This is beautiful! Some of the dresses are just ... wow, breathtaking. You must open the thumbnails to really appreciate.

And that hat-umbrella? Touche! How cheeky and perfect at once.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

i need to see these on the red carpet, these dresses are just OMG amazing

 

[elle_gb]

This is very beautiful collection, every single pieces are wearable and tres chic.

 

[Scott]

some things are very pretty but for the most part it's pretty safe and uneventful for chalayan. really kind of a letdown after what we all saw last season. and i don't think there are any surprises like we saw for autumn. i do like that basketweaving texture but that's about the only thing that really stands out for me.

 

[TheoG]

that hat-umbrella is so neat, I liked the whole ease, sleek of this collection.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

I know what you mean Scott, but I love the ease of this collection; this is clothing I'd love to slip on in the summer-time. There's so little fuss but there is beauty - look at those 3 rainbow striped looks in post 4, or the lovely black skirt suit in post 3, or the surprising texture in the final five dresses. To me these are wearable, timeless, and yet standout pieces. And he still has a few quirky, transformative elements, like the hat-umbrella and the towel-bathing-suit.

 

[jeanclaude]

It is far more wearable than former collections; but it also lacks the conceptuality from former collections.

 

[tatouejeremie]

^ lacks conceptuality? did you guys miss the transformation of the jackets and shirts into a dress by letting them slide off their shoulders?

 

[jeanclaude]

^ lacks conceptuality? did you guys miss the transformation of the jackets and shirts into a dress by letting them slide off their shoulders?

Sorry, but that kind of transformations from one garment into another one doesn´t tell me anything. Just remember when in the end of the 90s he delivered a collection in which FURNITURE transformed into garments.

 

[Bernadette]

As the value and visibility of pre-collections increase, more designers are using them as blueprints for the runway. This season Hussein Chalayan’s spring collection was yet another example.

He built on his very resort-y resort lineup, in which beachwear clichés became fashion concepts via dresses in seaside prints and some that looked like towels wrapped over bikinis. Amped-up versions of the same motifs opened the spring show: transformable wraps in navy-and-white cabana-striped terry, for example. The seaside ideas, including clear sun hats carried like parasols, were clever but not silly and ultimately set a tone of breezy calm.

An assemblage of easy sportswear put an emphasis on flowing culottes and oversize tops, some with a neat braillelike texturing, while eveningwear included slim gowns with bustlines sculpted in graceful tucks and folds, bringing to mind sand dunes and sea foam.

Source: wwd.com

 

[Razzer]

I find Chalayan's recent work very chic, I like it.

 

[lamies022]

This is lovely. It's wearable but feels special. He is so underrated.