S/S and A/W 1998

s/s 1998

BETWEEN

In this collection some of the models wore egg-shaped headgear which covered their faces depriving them of individuality and also protection. Some models had their heads framed with square mirrors so the audience could see the models and themselves. Ultimately the collection is about cultural codes and their respective standards. This can be seen at the end of the show when the models stand in a line wearing different length chadors.

a/w 1998

PANORAMIC

Panoramic represents how religion and technology provide a one-sided view of reality and that language is eventually too limited to be able to explain it. It's a sort of guessing game of origins of clothes that demonstrates that every reality ultimately consists of the same elements. Effectively this collection is all about language and the limitations of language. I think Chalayan presents the problem with language perfectly through his creations above.