Hussein Chalayan - available at 1 store *

Twice named British Designer of the Year, Hussein Chalayan is an innovative fashion designer. The Turkish Cypriot was born in Nicosia in 1970. Moving to England in 1982, he studied at Central St. Martins School of Art, one of London's leading art institutes.

At 25 Chalayan won a design contest and was given funding to present his own creations at London Fashion Week 1995. This went over very favorably, gaining numerous glowing reviews and jump-started his career.

Hussein Chalayan's designs are minimal and elegant, often drawing upon experiments and abstract designs such as astrological charts. He remains very busy in the fashion industry, spending most of his time in between London and Istanbul.

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