AZZEDINE ALAÏA HUSSEIN CHALAYAN   COMME DES GARÇONS   HELMUT LANG   JEAN PAUL GAULTIER   MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA   ALEXANDER McQUEEN   ISSEY MIYAKE   JUNYA WATANABE, COMME DES GARÇONS   VIVIENNE WESTWOOD   YOHJI YAMAMOTO

THE DESIGNERS HUSSEIN CHALAYAN POPPY DRESS BY HUSSEIN CHALAYAN SPRING SUMMER 2001 © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM HUSSEIN CHALAYAN INSTALLATION FOR RADICAL FASHION AT THE V&A PHOTOGRAPHY BY JERRY HARDMAN-JONES © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM EXHIBITION DESIGN: EVENT COMMUNICATIONS LTD MOVIE CLIP | T1 | 56.6 | Hussein Chalayan was born in Cyprus in 1970. His graduate collection received critical acclaim and he subsequently won the British Designer of the Year award in 1999 and 2000. Chalayan's vision is characterised by its exquisite craftsmanship, from dresses with 'memory' wires which elevate the skirts, to beautifully tailored jackets. His shows resemble living art installations, and include elements such as the mesmerising computer-generated film shown in the exhibition. THE EXHIBITION | THE DESIGNERS | PROGRAMME OF EVNTS | PUBLICATIONS | FASHION STUDY RESOURCES | PLANNING YOUR VISIT | BOOK YOU TICKETS ONLINE | OTHER LINKS | EXTRAS | QUIZ DISCLAIMER ©2001 V&A Museum, All rights reserved.