When it comes to runway shows, Hussein Chalayan’s autumn/winter 2000 collection remains a pivotal moment in melding both worlds. The Turkish fashion designer transformed four chair covers and a wooden coffee table into various dresses and a skirt. The show was inspired by refugees of war who were forced to flee their homes. The furniture and household items that seamlessly turned into dresses represented their worldly possessions that they had to carry on their backs. The collection also had a personal significance to Chalayan, given the designer’s Turkish Cypriot heritage and the conflict that occurred in that area during the late ’70s. As such an unorthodox and theatrical presentation was rarely seen at the time, the audience broke into rapturous applause following the stellar presentation.
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