Home Bases: Paris, New York, Montreal and London
The Debut: Canadian stylist Rad Hourani made his Paris runway debut with this Spring '08 collection.
The Acclaim: The collection garnered Hourani an acknowledgment by Style.com as one of the most promising up-and-comers for Spring '08.
Has Been Compared To: Helmut Lang and Ann Demeulemeester.
Defining Style: Modern classics for nonconformist individuals. The clothes exude a sense of discreet chic and the essence of timeless style.
The Process: Hourani imagines clothes the same way he creates images - by drawing on his "no-background background." Not limited or influenced by school, teachers, television, formatting or boundaries of any kind, Hourani allows his sense of curiosity and innocence to run unchecked.
Quotables: "I like the idea of a world that we could live and shape by ourselves only by observing. Each our own. My clothes have erupted from this world of mine. They are asexual, aseasonal. They come from no place, no time, no tradition - yet they could be home anywhere, any time."
The Look: Dark, austere, straight, slick and layered.
Colour Palette: Blacks, pure whites and intense reds.
By Robin Payne
