Michelle Obama Wears Hussein Chalayan in London, Her Most Avant-Garde Designer Yet
Friday, June 12, 2009 at 11:08AM New York Mag has a new feature, The Michelle Obama Look Book. Their goal is to catalogue the First Lady's looks each day, in a fashion photo with designer reference.
Michelle Obama in Chayalan Hussein; via NY MagKudos to NYMag for sharing this visible photo of Michelle leaving the House of Commons in London, wearing Hussein Chalayan. See NYMag runway designer photo on right.
Hussein Chalayan photos via Style.comChalayan is among the most brilliant of the technically-gifted, futurist, Cultural Creative designers. Of all fashion designers, Hussein Chalayan is known for mechanically-inspiring, high concept design concoctions in his spaceage runway shows. See videos in my writing links. Chalayan's work is amazing.
Hussein Chalayan via Style.comDo we see Michelle in any of these Fall 2009 Hussein Chalayan designs? Photos via Style.com, who houses all his past collections.
Perhaps the 'manhole cover grey', Smart Sensuality coatdress?
Chalayan was featured this spring in a major retrospective exhibit at London's Design Museum (follow link to download Chalayan exhibit Pocast).
Read my Sexy Futures Hussein Chalayan Connections, which also features an interview with the designer, given to Dazed Digital.
For more info on Hussein Chalayan and some solid discussion of Cultural Creatives vs. Modern designers, read:
A of C Cultural Creatives Fashion Designer Hussein Chalayan
I'm very impressed that Michelle wore Hussein Chalayan in London. It's a charming nod and acknowledgement to British design but also one more statement that our First Lady is not only a Fashion Independent, but a very progressive one besides.
Stella McCartney? Do I hear Stella McCartney in Michelle's future?
One more fashion note, thinking about vegan Stella McCartney.
We reported in our new Redtracker: Driver's Seat Quickie blog that Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says that she doesn't wear fur.
Michelle Obama's office issued a statement confirming PETA's existing position that the First Lady does not wear fur either. A


















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