Hussein Chalayan F/W 13.14 Paris

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

this brings me back to why i started following his collections. those dresses

 

[Scott]

okay mind changed.

 

[TianSoFine]

Unpopular opinion, but I've never been able to bring myself to really like his work. Everyone seems really impressed and I want to be impressed too, but I look at this collection and feel nothing.

 

[Daydreamer70]

Most of the collection may not be as amazing as much of his past work, but those three transforming dresses may be his greatest achievement to date. It seems like all those years he fixated on this idea of transformation ( with robotics, and furniture, and rows of models in progressive versions of the same outfit) have finally refined themselves into what look to be actual wearable garments, that transform completely with a single gesture, that's huge!

It's incredible how fluid the transformations are too, it looks like CGI, I can hardly believe my eyes.

I do wonder if the dresses fold back up as easily as they unfurl, but the man is a treasure!

 

[Scott]

it really does look cool how he was able to do that....it looks like liquid pouring into some form of a heavier liquid. it does seem the collection has something to do with physics and forms of matter?

 

[vetements]

Awestruck! Haven't been following Chalayan since four, five years ago since he got into financial trouble and with the contrived Puma collab and what nots, but this is really good, from the prints to the construction to the fluidity of the clothing, it really looks so constructed, yet flowy. These are clothes for the quiet, artistic, thinking women!
I especially like how the models transform the clothes with force, very cool.

 

[mistress_f]

So amazing. I'm so so happy to see those transforming dresses. It takes me back to when i first discovered his work. mind blowing, really. the fluidity in which they move.. it doesnt even look real. the prints work amazingly aswell. one of my favourite collections of the season without a doubt.

 

[vandekamp]

Brilliant. I'm in awe of this collection, and it's absolutely one of my favourites this F/W season.

 

[Caffeine]

The dresses are amazing, and on top of it, the three surprisingly brilliant dresses!

 

[fiqary]

Omg, how does he do it? Like both the before and after looks good.

Wow. I want them. lol.

 

[japhne]

I'm really impressed! I love how all of the pants moved and the fact that he used prints without it looking tacky. Great collection.

 

[mikelowrey]

This is a stunning collection. I don't remember when the last time was I sat through an entire runway show with a ridicilous smile on my face.

what happened to the man who was transforming fashion shows into experimental events challenging the codes

I feel he has been stuck on the same clothes for 3 years.

I think you need to look closer.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

I looked at this collection yesterday and I was a bit disappointed. Now I've seen it in motion.. as much as I find a lot of the clothes ugly, those three transforming dresses almost made me cry - after the first one you're just waiting in suspense for that model's hand to shoot up and rip at that neckline.
The second dress where the collar pops up as if it was one of those life rafts and the fabric cascades down. Absolutely speechless. Chalayan continues to amaze me.

 

[elle_gb]

I can't judge the collection by the picture, this is surreal and fantastic.

 

[YoninahAliza]

those three transforming dresses almost made me cry - after the first one you're just waiting in suspense for that model's hand to shoot up and rip at that neckline.
The second dress where the collar pops up as if it was one of those life rafts and the fabric cascades down. Absolutely speechless. Chalayan continues to amaze me.

I'm so glad I'm not alone, this is one of the few times I've been so moved by a collection that I started tearing up. The only other designer who's done that was the late, great McQueen. But those three transforming looks are just spell bounding. For me, what I loved was the fragility of the three looks and how Chalayan took something which could be seen as a weakness and turned it into a strength. The rippling, liquid effect can only really be appreciated in video or gif form, pictures don't do them justice! That said, I found a "before & after" of one of the looks; doesn't the sort of ripped paper effect look beautiful?

wildthicket.tumblr.com

 

[xPedro]

This was insane! This man is a true designer, a true "fashion maker", he knows how to revolutionize and to make something fresh, something with a true meaning. I'm speechless.

 

[Benzo]

This is forward-looking, this is fashion, more than just being "wearable".

 

[prettypouf]

I can't remember the last time a fashion show wow'd me. I saw the runway photos and relatively enjoyed the collection and then decided I would check out the video. At 2:37 when the dress transforms, I was simply floored. This is so imaginitive and so breathtakingly... cool... that I am in love.

 

[Perickles]

I miss the innovation of his collections, the last collections were okay but more of the same. He isn't like before.

 

[Moofins]

I agree. When I saw the pictures of this collection I was on the fence. Once I saw the collection in motion, there was no more room for doubt. His use of natural textures and nature-inspired prints...I mean, I have no other words for this collection other than "fashion as art."

I'm so glad I'm not alone, this is one of the few times I've been so moved by a collection that I started tearing up. The only other designer who's done that was the late, great McQueen. But those three transforming looks are just spell bounding. For me, what I loved was the fragility of the three looks and how Chalayan took something which could be seen as a weakness and turned it into a strength. The rippling, liquid effect can only really be appreciated in video or gif form, pictures don't do them justice! That said, I found a "before & after" of one of the looks; doesn't the sort of ripped paper effect look beautiful?

wildthicket.tumblr.com