Fashion career profile
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan, ( hoo-SAYN chə-LY-ən; Turkish: Hüseyin Çağlayan [hyseˈjin tʃaːɫaˈjan]; born 12 August 1970) is a British-Cypriot fashion designer. He has won the British Designer of the Year twice (in 1999 and 2000), and he was awarded the MBE in 2006. Chalayan is currently teaching at HTW Berlin.
- Role
- Founder & Designer, Chalayan
- Nationality
- British-Cypriot
- Age
- 56
- Career appointments
- 1
- Fashion houses
- 1
- Acne Studios and Hussein Chalayan Reimagine Archival Designs in New CollaborationHypebeast Fashion · 2026-10-14
- The Designer of Olivia Rodrigo’s Viral ‘Melting’ Dress Explains How It WorkedWWD · 2026-09-28
- Zome launches Hussein Chalayan-designed spatial wearable interface for Apple Vision ProFashionNetwork · 2026-05-12
- 1993–Present — Founder & Creative Director — Hussein ChalayanCurrent appointment