Conceptual fashion

Few are as innovative at pushing the boundaries of clothing as Hussein Chayalan and Maison Martin Margiela.

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Hussein Chayalan

Pictures from Inaya

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Maison Martin Margiela

An oldie

A piece from the S/S 09 collection

His most recent couture collection (how did he achieve that rippling effect with the black leather jacket?!). And those are models, not mannequins. Creepy eh?

Pictures from The Fashion Spot and Style.com

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I guess I've just got a thing for clothes that can be inflated, lighted up, converted from furniture (not kidding- Chayalan did this once) etc. Plus clothes made from unconventional materials.