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Rifat Ozbek is a British fashion designer who was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1953. He is best known for his innovative and eclectic designs, which often combine traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern elements with modern Western fashion. He has been credited with helping to popularize the use of ethnic fabrics and prints in fashion. Ozbek studied fashion design at the Royal College of Art in London, and after graduating in 1979, he began working as a freelance designer. In 1983, he opened his own boutique in London, and in 1985, he launched his first ready-to-wear collection. His designs have been featured in numerous fashion magazines, and he has dressed celebrities such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and Naomi Campbell. In addition to his fashion career, Ozbek has also worked as a costume designer for films and television shows, including the BBC series Absolutely Fabulous. He has also designed costumes for the stage, including the musicals Cats and The Lion King. Ozbek has been honored with numerous awards, including the British Fashion Council's Designer of the Year Award in 1989 and the British Designer of the Year Award in 1991. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in 2004.

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2010

In 2010, Ozbek launched a new business called "Yastik" which means "pillow" in Turkish. Özbek was an interior designer for Robin Birley's new nightclub, 5 Hertford Street, which opened in 2012. He lives between London, Istanbul and Bodrum, where he resides with his partner Erdal Karaman.

1999

The fall 1999/spring 2000 collections of many designers reflected the very aesthetic that Ozbek valued for over a decade—the artful mixing of unlikely patterns, shapes, and ornamentation, rowed from a global grab bag.along with bits and pieces borrowed from a global grab bag.

1990

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 continued throughout the 1990s as he continued his investigation of culture and subculture, taking street fashion to the run way with the addition of baseball caps covered with sequins.

1987

In 1987 the production of his studio line, Future Ozbek, was licensed to Aeffe SpA, in Italy, and his notoriety continued to grow. By 1995, Özbek had launched his own perfume called "Ozbek", and later a second perfume called "Ozbek 1001".

1980

Rifat Ozbek is inspired by adornment. He is an observer of culture and subculture, from Tibetan to American Indian, and his interest in decoration is evident in his ornamental clothing. He gained notoriety by combining the decorative symbols and shapes of diverse cultures, such as the Far East, Africa, and his 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.

1977

After graduating in 1977 (or 1978), Ozbek went to Italy where he designed clothes for Monsoon. In 1984 he established his own company and then began to show his yearly collections in Milan and New York City, and more recently, in Paris.

1970

Ozbek 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.

1953

Rifat Ozbek (Turkish: Rıfat Özbek, pronounced [ɾɯˈfat ˈœzbec] ; 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.