Rifat Ozbek of culture and subculture, taking street fashion to the run way with the addition of baseball caps covered with sequins. Rifat Ozbek Rıfat Özbek (, ; born in 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish-born fashion designer, known for his exotic, ethnically-inspired outfits. He was named British Designer of the Year in 1988 and 1992. Özbek was born in Istanbul, Turkey and grew up in a yali on the Bosphorus. He moved to London in the 1970s and lived in his parents flat in Belgravia whilst he was studying architecture and then fashion at Saint Martin's School of Art. After
Elaine Kim (fashion designer) 1996, with subsequent stores in the NoLita neighborhood on Mott Street and then on Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Kim launched her eponymous designer label in March 2008, which was featured on the Wednesday July 23, 2008 cover of "Women's Wear Daily". "The former designer for Product is re-entering the market after an eight-year absence with a smart, streamlined collection." Elaine Kim (fashion designer) Elaine Kim (born 1962) is an American fashion designer. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1962 and was raised in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 1986, Kim opened and operated the boutiques, Ecru,