S/S and A/W 2008

s/s 2008

READINGS

For this, Chalayan collaborated with Swarovski. He used lasers attached to the clothing and headgear to make the crystals shine and sparkle. The idea behind the collection is sun-worshiping, and how the public following celebrity status has become almost like a modern version of worshiping the sun. The person emitting the light is getting admiration back from the lasers, this is how Chalayan sees the following of celebrities. The presentation of this collection was a photo shoot which became a film which he worked on with Nick Knight. I like the collection but I'm not inspired by it as much as some of the other themes.

a/w 2008

GRAINS AND STEEL

This collection of garments is supposed to be a sort of abstract story about the evolution of humanity. I think Chayalan does this wonderfully, and you can clearly see his inspiration with the dress with the rock necklace in particular.