Chalayan

Fashion Designer

Chalayan is a fashion label founded by designer Hussein Chalayan in 1994. The brand uses an innovative mix of design, science and art to create iconic pieces such as the skirt that turns into a table. He is known as fashion's big thinker.

The designer was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and graduated in 1993 from Central Saint Martins. His degree collection, which consisted of silk dresses that he had buried in his garden and dug up again, was bought by British iconic boutique Browns in its entirety. In 1994, Chalayan started his own label and was named British Designer of the Year in 1999 and in 2000. In June 2006, he was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Initially called Hussein Chalayan, the brand became known as simply Chalayan in 2010. In 2012, Chalayan launched a diffusion line called Chalayan Grey Label at London Fashion Week. In 2015, Vionnet appointed Hussein Chalayan as a design consultant for ready-to-wear. In September of the same year, Chalayan opened his first flagship store in London. 

Chalayan is a fashion label founded by designer Hussein Chalayan in 1994. The brand uses an innovative mix of design, science and art to create iconic pieces such as the skirt that turns into a table. He is known as fashion's big thinker.

The designer was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and graduated in 1993 from Central Saint Martins. His degree collection, which consisted of silk dresses that he had buried in his garden and dug up again, was bought by British iconic boutique Browns in its entirety. In 1994, Chalayan started his own label and was named British Designer of the Year in 1999 and in 2000. In June 2006, he was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Initially called Hussein Chalayan, the brand became known as simply Chalayan in 2010. In 2012, Chalayan launched a diffusion line called Chalayan Grey Label at London Fashion Week. In 2015, Vionnet appointed Hussein Chalayan as a design consultant for ready-to-wear. In September of the same year, Chalayan opened his first flagship store in London. 

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