Is that your dress ringing? It could be, if you're wearing an M-Dress -- a silk garment that doubles as a mobile phone. Produced by UK firm CuteCircuit, the M-Dress works with a standard SIM card. When the dress rings, you raise your hand to your head to answer the call.
The perfect place to exercise your credit card, London has a number of world-class department stores. It's worth enduring the crowds to visit Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge), a name synonymous with luxury. The prices can be hair raising but the ornate food halls are a great place to pick up a Harrods-branded souvenir.
In Istanbul, ancient and modern collide on the banks of the Bosphorus. But it's not just where Europe and Asia meet. I meet Hussein Chalayan at his hotel to talk through the film. He introduces me to his mother, his aunt, his partner and then his personal assistant. They are all coming on the shoot!
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The Scene talks to maverick designer Hussein Chalayan about being inspired by Istanbul's collision of cultures.
Hussein Chalayanupdated: Thu Feb 02 2006 11:28:00
A genuine maverick, Hussein Chalayan burst onto the fashion scene in 1993, when he graduated from London's prestigious St. Martin's School of Art with a degree collection of decomposed garments that he had buried in his garden with iron filings.
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