Hussein Chalayan F/W 07.08 Paris

[city girl]

oo some very nice pieces

 

[susie_bubble]

Incroyable..... really... though there are similarities to his last collection, I think the overriding theme of technology and current awareness is the cause of those similarities..... I actually think this a smidge more of a wearable collection than the last which means yes....I could go broke this season....

 

[Zazie]

I just saw the video...did I see a single ugly thing???? NO! This is what fashion should be about, no bags, no shoes, no necklaces, no "styling", no makeup... This is also a form of cruelty, to create such clothes that stir up such desire, you want to blow everything on them. I'm deathly afraid that he will sell out some of those pieces before I could break the piggy bank....I despise myself for being so out of control!

 

[ApertureRomance]

I really like some of the pieces the detailing etc what everyone has already said previously but is anyone else reminded of cyber clubwear ?

 

[forgetaboutit]

really great stuff!!

 

[Lucia-]

I don't like the stripes?! No idea why, I usually love stripes, of any kind, doesn't seem to fit in here.

Me neither, I usually love stripes too.
I really like the green-ish brocade dress, the one right after the luminous hats in post #25 and I wish there was some detail shots of the red/orange dresses in post #26

 

[peacelover142002]

Review from style.com:

PARIS, February 28, 2007 –Whatever other trends are swirling in the fashion atmosphere this season, the most pertinent is the big one: It's the environment, stupid. It was unavoidable at Hussein Chalayan, where the show opened with a whirling storm roaring upward out of a central void in the podium. Then, on walked a girl in a dress that—through the magic of LED technology—lit up and played its own movie, a colorful pixilated grid inspired by a cityscape, as seen from space via Google Earth.

It is fashion's responsibility (if it's to remain at all relevant) to register events in the world at large, but—as Chalayan has learned—it doesn't make sense to allow intellectual acuity to militate against making wearable clothes. Or, for that matter, to let a dramatic show concept steal the thunder of an exceptionally designed collection. This season, the designer had all the angles fully covered: There were coats, there were dresses, and there was the undercurrent of a mind thinking about the seasons, and their effect on how we might dress.

One of Chalayan's starting points was the protective structure of Japanese samurai armor, manifested in the red-and-black stripes and the articulated panels in the opening sequence of coats. Those soon gave way to blue-and-white striped T-shirt dresses with body braces and tabards fastened over them, and then a whole line of thought about headgear. Peaked caps were built into hoods, and then came the helmet devices, integrally wired to perform in response to the weather. One unfolded itself to enclose the head, and a Plexiglas fishbowl and flying saucer lit up inside to shine mood-enhancing light on their wearers during the dark days of winter.

There was something about this that was tender and inventive rather than stridently eco-activist. Along the way, Chalayan also showed things like rose jacquard dresses that, out of context of the show, are simply modern and pretty. In practical terms, the result is that Chalayan is on his way to selling more clothes, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't also thank him for staging the most thoughtful fashion exploration of the season.

– Sarah Mower

 

[lordevan]

how do u pronounce "Chalayan"?

 

[peacelover142002]

hey pop over to http://www.swarovskisparkles.tv/ the full show is there!

This is only part of the show. Where's the rest?

 

[Choisir]

Ugh...still with the stupid gimmicks.

You can tell he's a talented designer if he'd just stop trying so hard to get noticed.

 

[deeth]

This is only part of the show. Where's the rest?

I watched it earlier and it was the full show.

 

[peacelover142002]

^I don't see any of the last 10 outfits.

 

[deeth]

Hmm strange.. perhaps it somehow cuts off before finishing.

It's also on youtube in two parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giRPy-BGUqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axq-XKNtxjE

 

[terrainvague]

This is only part of the show. Where's the rest?

i managed to download the video. it runs 19mins 15secs. let me know if anyone wants the video.

 

[tctra]

OH MY GOD!! Amazing! Why is this guy so underated, while designers like Guesguire get so much attention. He is the only designer to truly push the boundaries of fashion, to move it forward in untreaded waters, not just recycling past styles.

 

[Lena]

i'm sorry but i hate all of this, i find it real bad taste and uber hyped as usual..

 

[BettyCooper]

I was assuming 'Chalayan' is pronounced like "challa" bread, no?

 

[Lena]

light effect

credited to Getty images

 

[Caffeine]

i'm sorry but i hate all of this, i find it real bad taste and uber hyped as usual..

I wouldn't say it's bad taste but I just think that his statement is louder than action. And yes, over-hyped.

 

[Caffeine]

OH MY GOD!! Amazing! Why is this guy so underated, while designers like Guesguire get so much attention. He is the only designer to truly push the boundaries of fashion, to move it forward in untreaded waters, not just recycling past styles.

At least Ghesquiere cuts the best jackets and he designs clothes that is relevant to our everyday life. I'm not sure about Chalayan's recent two collections.