
Left: Bono in the 'Mephisto' devil -suit designed by Joe Casely-Hayford ( right) Photo: REDFERNS
The John Lewis high street chain, and the designer, Joe Casely-Hayford, have signed the register for the store’s first first designer collaboration for men.
Casely-Hayford, famed for dressing cult bands such as U2, and creating bespoke wardrobes for The Clash and Take That, will design his first collection for John Lewis for spring/summer 2010.
The collection will be a “knowingly understated” range, featuring original, concept clothing.
This latest high street-designer marriage highlights the growth in the menswear business, and its growing importance to John Lewis. The latest figures, released today, (Friday October 16th), show menswear sales for the department store chain were up by 17% for the first week of October, compared with 2008.
Casely-Hayford, a Central St Martin’s graduate, who was awarded an OBE for services to the fashion industry, in 2007, has enjoyed widespread acclaim for his original yet wearable clothes since first making his mark on the industry in the late 1980s. His catwalk collections have been shown in London, Paris and Tokyo. His eye for the tailored-with-a-twist approach led to extensive design work for U2 and he designed many of the band’s stage outfits, accessories and jewellery, for the 1991-1993 world tours, ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘Zooropa’. His bespoke designs for Bono include the gold leather Mephisto ‘devil’ suit and red glitter platform boots; ‘The Fly’ black patent zip-front jacket and black patent trousers; and ‘Cowboy’, the silver, glitter-ball tailored suit and Stetson.
Casely-Hayford also designed the military uniforms The Edge wore for Zooropa, and the rivetted jeans, featured on the cover of the ‘Achtung Baby’ album. His design work with The Clash, included stage costumes for the band’s Combat Rock period, circa 1984.
Peter Ruis, buying director at John Lewis, says: “I think we found the perfect fit with Joe. His capsule wardrobe represents the very best in authentic British design. Our first designer collaboration for men will combine the quality expected from our brand, with the flair synonymous with the Joe Casely-Hayford signature.”
“Joe Casely-Hayford for John Lewis will introduce my designs to a much broader audience,” said the designer. “ I am excited by this unique collaboration which will create a new design statement and celebrate the best of British in a modern context. ”
The John Lewis high street chain, and the designer, Joe Casely-Hayford, have signed the register for the store’s first first designer collaboration for men.
Casely-Hayford, famed for dressing cult bands such as U2, and creating bespoke wardrobes for The Clash and Take That, will design his first collection for John Lewis for spring/summer 2010.
The collection will be a “knowingly understated” range, featuring original, concept clothing.
This latest high street-designer marriage highlights the growth in the menswear business, and its growing importance to John Lewis. The latest figures, released today, (Friday October 16th), show menswear sales for the department store chain were up by 17% for the first week of October, compared with 2008.
Casely-Hayford, a Central St Martin’s graduate, who was awarded an OBE for services to the fashion industry, in 2007, has enjoyed widespread acclaim for his original yet wearable clothes since first making his mark on the industry in the late 1980s. His catwalk collections have been shown in London, Paris and Tokyo. His eye for the tailored-with-a-twist approach led to extensive design work for U2 and he designed many of the band’s stage outfits, accessories and jewellery, for the 1991-1993 world tours, ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘Zooropa’. His bespoke designs for Bono include the gold leather Mephisto ‘devil’ suit and red glitter platform boots; ‘The Fly’ black patent zip-front jacket and black patent trousers; and ‘Cowboy’, the silver, glitter-ball tailored suit and Stetson.
Casely-Hayford also designed the military uniforms The Edge wore for Zooropa, and the rivetted jeans, featured on the cover of the ‘Achtung Baby’ album. His design work with The Clash, included stage costumes for the band’s Combat Rock period, circa 1984.
Peter Ruis, buying director at John Lewis, says: “I think we found the perfect fit with Joe. His capsule wardrobe represents the very best in authentic British design. Our first designer collaboration for men will combine the quality expected from our brand, with the flair synonymous with the Joe Casely-Hayford signature.”
“Joe Casely-Hayford for John Lewis will introduce my designs to a much broader audience,” said the designer. “ I am excited by this unique collaboration which will create a new design statement and celebrate the best of British in a modern context. ”
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