Hussein Chalayan, A/W 2003-4 ‘Place / Non-place’, Reversible Hooded Jacket

For his second men’s collection, Chalayan based his inspiration around aviation, travel, and airports. With details throughout the collection leaning towards the utility needed for wearers in travelling situations, pockets were designed specifically for certain items. Hussein said in a 2005 interview; “It is about the idea of achieving a maximum degree of mobility by taking your environment with you. The vessel nurtures the passenger, feeds, clothes and transports it. Today we travel so much, are on the move all the time, creating temporary residences for ourselves. We are constantly displaced”.

‘Place/Non-place’ was an interactive event coinciding with Chalayan’s Autumn/Winter 2003 menswear collection of the same name. Inspired by French anthropologist Marc Augé’s description of airports as “non-places”. This idea came from Chalayan’s interest in turning a non-place into a place, attaching labels inside the garments inviting buyers of the pieces to meet at at Heathrow Airport, London, 4 May 2004. Two of the design team were there to meet and offer items which would fitted the specially designed pockets on the garments. Only one person turned up.

This garment on the outer layer is constructed in a soft brushed cotton with lower speciality pockets, a hood and a zip closure. Further details include raglan sleeves, high neck and a slightly shorter cut to expose the reverse side. The reverse side is made out out a heather grey sweatshirt material with lower pockets.

Size 48.

Chest: 55.5cm
Shoulder: 52cm (Estimate due to raglan construction)
Length: 69cm
Sleeve: 65 (Estimate due to raglan construction)

Condition 9/10.