Hussein Chalayan takes it a few notches down for spring/summer ‘10. It’s hard to believe that this is the designer that sent down a ‘bubble ensemble’ which was later on worn by the avant garde performer/artist, Lady GaGa (I have no idea how she managed to sit in that contraption).

Without a doubt, Hussein Chalayan is an artist. Chalayan’s fashion vocabulary is often out of reach for many; his clothes remove all that is frivolous about fashion and takes it to a (sometimes) cerebral realm of fantasy (GaGa land, perhaps), bending the human form into new visions. This season Hussein openly admitted that as a designer the saying “less is more” can be a technical feat to execute. With that being said, spring/summer ‘10 still demonstrated that little bit of Chalayan quirk: Madonna-esque bras (GaGa forecast: 70% chance of coned bras), sunglasses embedded into sun hats (GaGa forecast: 100% chance of blinding sunshine), as well as fabric twisted and molded to look like hands caressing the body (GaGa forecast: 101% chance of bona fide lovin’).

Although this collection is tremendously trimmed down from previous collections, the quirkiness doesn’t stop there. This collection casts a more sophisticated and sleek vision through the bending of key menswear pieces. (Reminds me a little bit of Coco Chanel first making her mark on fashion by proposing mens sportswear for luxury women’s goods) Back on topic! Chalayan’s proposal plays around with taking men’s shirting pieces (vests, shirts, cummerbunds) and forming them into 90’s inspired sleep visions perfect for a chill day on Saint-Tropez.

Bravo!

Photos courtesy of Marcio Madeira