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Hussein Chalayan

Designer, Chalayan

The experimental designer continually pushes the boundaries of wearable fashion with groundbreaking materials and technologies.

Hussein Chalayan
Fashion Week

Paris, A Quiet Hub of Individualists

Despite the overpowering presence of French megabrands, Paris provides a platform for niche designers with progressive inspirations and creative output.  

Fashion Week

Paris, A Quiet Hub of Individualists

Despite the overpowering presence of French megabrands, Paris provides a platform for niche designers with progressive inspirations and creative output.  


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Chris Moore, Runway Photographer

Chris Moore, runway photographer and founder of Catwalking.com, says that running a photography business "requires a strong team of people and a clear idea of what picture editors need."

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Chris Moore, Runway Photographer

Chris Moore, runway photographer and founder of Catwalking.com, says that running a photography business "requires a strong team of people and a clear idea of what picture editors need."


News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

BoF's edit of the season's best fashion films proves the industry is waking up to the potential of online video, but progress is slow.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

BoF's edit of the season's best fashion films proves the industry is waking up to the potential of online video, but progress is slow.


Fashion Week

A Sensual Chalayan Kills Time in Cuba

Underneath the theatrics and techno-wonders is a virtuoso of draping and cutting.

Fashion Week

A Sensual Chalayan Kills Time in Cuba

Underneath the theatrics and techno-wonders is a virtuoso of draping and cutting.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Condé Nast Names CEO, Asics and Jaeger CEOs Exit

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Condé Nast Names CEO, Asics and Jaeger CEOs Exit

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?


Luxury

BoF Exclusive | Hussein Chalayan Commits to Vionnet

BoF can exclusively reveal that Vionnet has appointed Hussein Chalayan as a member of the creative team for ready-to-wear, in time for its Paris store opening.

Luxury

BoF Exclusive | Hussein Chalayan Commits to Vionnet

BoF can exclusively reveal that Vionnet has appointed Hussein Chalayan as a member of the creative team for ready-to-wear, in time for its Paris store opening.


News & Analysis

Daniel W. Fletcher, Addressing Urban Change

This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based designer Daniel W. Fletcher, who launched his urban menswear line straight after graduation with the support of Saga Furs and Inditex.

News & Analysis

Daniel W. Fletcher, Addressing Urban Change

This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based designer Daniel W. Fletcher, who launched his urban menswear line straight after graduation with the support of Saga Furs and Inditex.


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Chalayan, Ssense, Lily and Lionel

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Chalayan, Ssense, Lily and Lionel

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Fashion Week

London Collections: Men Bridges Old and New

At London Collections: Men, Colin McDowell finds consummate, precise and personal menswear, both from stalwart British fashion houses and faces relatively new to the city’s fashion scene.

Fashion Week

London Collections: Men Bridges Old and New

At London Collections: Men, Colin McDowell finds consummate, precise and personal menswear, both from stalwart British fashion houses and faces relatively new to the city’s fashion scene.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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