Rifat Ozbek native Turkey, with the classic silhouettes of the West. Ozbek created eclectic clothing which encouraged the urban consumer to embrace “ethnic chic.” His use of embroidery, tassels, and vivid colors like turquoise and fushia was completely at odds with 1980s power dressing; nevertheless, his antifashion approach to modern dressing received quite a bit of attention from those who appreciated the departure from sharp-edged suiting. Ozbek’s designs reflected both club scene and New Age influences, when in 1990, he made clear his faith in spiritualism by presenting an all-white collection. His popularity ontinued throughout the 1990s as he continued his investigation
Peter Alexander (fashion designer) Peter Alexander (fashion designer) Peter Alexander is an Australian fashion designer known for pyjamas, loungewear and giftware. Peter Alexander was born on the hj March 1965 in South Africa, but his family moved to Melbourne soon after his birth. During the early days of the Peter Alexander brand, Peter worked from his mother's dining room table. He initially sold directly to department stores. When a store cancelled an order for 2,000 pairs of pyjamas in 1990, in desperation, he took out a mail order advertisement in "Cleo" magazine. Alexander received 6,000 orders from that one advertisement alone. In 2000, Peter