Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Comparison and Contrast between two 20th century fashion designers: Issey Miyake and Hussein Chalayan.He came to New York in 1969 and worked under Ge

Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Comparison and Contrast between two 20th century fashion designers: Issey Miyake and Hussein Chalayan.

He came to New York in 1969 and worked under Geoffrey Beene for two years and then set up Miyake Design Studio (MDS), his very own creative studio. Here he experimented with the fabrics to produce some of the best masterpieces in fashion industry. Fig 1: Minaret by Issey Mityake Miyake is a leading fashion designer working with new materials and technology that have their origins in Japan (Troy, 2003). He worked closely with Junichi Arai, the co-founder of Nuno, a Japanese textile design company that integrates modern technological advances with traditional textile craft-making methods (Miyake et al, 1999). His designs are inspired by the traditional Japanese styles but the thing which makes him stand out from the crowd is his blend of fabrics. Figure 2: A Hussein Chalayan Attire Hussein Chalayan was born in the year 1978 in Nicosia in Turkey. He is a very imaginative designer. He studied at Warwickshire School of Arts for a diploma in fashion and clothing and later went to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London to study about the designs and excel in them (Chalayan &amp. Evans, 2005). In 2006 he was honored as the Member of the Order of the British Empire. His works reflects designs from both the rural as well as urban culture. His works are also inspired by history and the relation of man with earth, while Issey Miyake works very hard experimenting with the fabric and artificial textiles in his laboratory. Issey Miyake follows traditional styles and is inspired by the traditions whereas Hussein Chalayan has more advanced ideas. His designs are more inspired by technology and are very futuristic. Seitz &amp. Scapp (2010, p .37) state ‘In Hussein Chalayan, who hires MIT tech heads to augment his fashion, hemlines change, zippers uncurl, and models sometimes transform from fully clothed to naked by the time they reach the end of the runway.’ Figure 3: Hussein Chalayan Laser Dress Miyake’s approach for making outfits is by using only a single piece of cloth for creating a garment. His idea of design is to maintain a perfect balance between the traditional style as well as something innovative and inspired by the new technology (Miyake et al, 1999). In contrast to this, Hussein Chalayan is world famous for his innovative ideas as well as progressive outlook to new machinery. Miyake’s way of working is in some way challenging the new method that connect the latest technology with knitting machines to produce clothes using a single thread while Hussein Chalayan is known for his detailed pattern cutting for which he depends upon the latest computer technology. Hussein Chalayan is basically inspired by technology and he infuses it with his designs. His designs are inspired by high technology. An example is the ‘Airplane Dress’, which he designed with the same material which is used in the construction of an airplane and this dress could be changed into many shapes and sizes with a help of a remote control (Chalayan &amp. Evans, 2005). Another such unique and extraordinary dress designed by him was in his winter collection, where he made a dress which could be folded back to take the shape of a table. Contrary to Hussein Chalayan’s advanced designs, Issey Miyake’s designs are inspired from the past (Steele, 1998). His designs like kimono and sashika coats are simple and one can relate them with earth and nature. His designs reflect simplicity and harmony.