Charlie Casely-Hayford
Charlie Casely-Hayford | |
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 Charlie Casely-Hayford at 20th-anniversary party for How to Spend It at Corinthia Hotel, London, 25 November 2014 | |
| Born | 24 May 1986 London, England |
| Education | Harrow School; Central St. Martins College of Art and Design; Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Occupation | Menswear designer |
| Spouse | Sophie Ashby |
| Parent | Joe Casely-Hayford (father) |
| Relatives | J. E. Casely Hayford (great-grandfather); Gus Casely-Hayford (uncle), Margaret Casely-Hayford (aunt) |
| Website | casely-hayford |
Charlie Casely-Hayford (born 24 May 1986)[1][2] is a menswear designer based in London, England, where he was born. He founded the international menswear brand Casely-Hayford at the age of 22 with his father, the acclaimed British fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford OBE.[3]
Early life and family
[edit]Charlie Casely-Hayford is the great-grandson of the respected politician and writer J. E. Casely Hayford MBE. The cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford OBE[4][5] is his uncle and the lawyer, businesswoman and public figure Margaret Casely-Hayford CBE[6] is his aunt. In 2008 The Black Power List named the Casely-Hayford family the most influential black family in the UK.
Education
[edit]After leaving Harrow school, while studying at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, Casely-Hayford began to contribute to a number of styling projects internationally.[7] He has styled musicians varying from hip-hop artist Nas to UK band The xx and Grammy-award-winning artist Sam Smith.[8] He has contributed to international publications, from GQ Style to i-D magazine.[9]
Career
[edit]In 2008, while studying for a degree in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, Casely-Hayford joined his father to launch luxury menswear label Casely-Hayford,[10] a brand based on English Sartorialism and British Anarchy. Casely-Hayford currently works between London and Tokyo where the collections are produced; they focus on the idea of duality as a foundation for the brand's ethos. International stockists include Dover Street Market, Colette, Corso Como, Barneys, I.T. Hong Kong and Isetan.
Other work
[edit]In 2010, Casely-Hayford was made the global face of Converse[11]'s international ad campaign, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Jack Purcell Trainer. In 2008/2009 he modelled alongside Coco Sumner as the face of Dr. Martens.[12]
In June 2010, Casely-Hayford was selected by Esquire Magazine as a "Brilliant Brit" in their prediction of 75 young talents shaping 2010. He was also selected to feature in i-D magazine's 100 most important portraits in fashion, shot by Nick Knight.[13]
In June 2011, Premier Model Management signed up Casely-Hayford as the newest addition to their Special Bookings board.
He was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed men in Britain in 2013,[14] 2014,[15] and 2015.[16] and one of the 40 best dressed men in the world by Esquire in 2017.[17]
In 2015, he was named one of the most influential people under 40 by GQ magazine [18] and one of the 25 people who matter most in Menswear by Style.com[19]
In April 2017, Casely-Hayford collaborated with UK fashion brand Topman on a successful suiting collection titled Topman Fine Tailoring. The collection was sold through 30 stores in the UK and internationally.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Casely-Hayford is married to interior designer Sophie Ashby, founder of Studio Ashby.[21][22][23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlie Casely-Hayford (1986-), Fashion designer", National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ Frank, Alex (11 March 2011). "FEATURE: Casely-Hayford's Inherited Resistance". Fader.
- ^ "Casely-Hayford". Visit London. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Augustus Casely-Hayford", Order of the British Empire, The Gazette, 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Dr Gus Casely-Hayford OBE", SOAS.
- ^ "Dr. Margaret Henrietta Augusta CASELY-HAYFORD", Order of the British Empire, The Gazette, 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford - Casely-Hayford". casely-hayford.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "SAM SMITH". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Charlie Casely-Hayford (9 March 2013). "You've been framed: What happened when GQ Style turned artists into". The Independent.
- ^ "Casely-Hayford - British Luxury Menswear & Womenswear". www.casely-hayford.com.
- ^ "Jack Purcell « Show". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Ghana Rising".
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2013". GQ. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2014". GQ. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- ^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015". GQ. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015.
- ^ "The 40 Best-Dressed Men In The World (Who Actually Dress Themselves)". Esquire. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "The Cool List". GQ. 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Men's Fashion - Men's Designer Clothes 2017 - Farfetch". www.style.com.
- ^ Conlon, Scarlett (30 May 2017). "Topman Taps Charlie Casely-Hayford". www.vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Interior designer Sophie Ashby opens a London concept store with husband Charlie Casely-Hayford", House & Garden, 18 October 2018.
- ^ Ma, Fiona (18 October 2018), "Casely-Hayford Marks New Direction With U.K. Flagship", WWD.
- ^ "Charlie Casely-Hayford & Sophie Ashby Talk Collaborating On Their Chiltern Street Store", Something Curated, 22 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Alumni of Central Saint Martins
- Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
- Fashion designers from London
- Black British fashion people
- British fashion designers
- English fashion designers
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Fante people
- Ghanaian people of English descent
- Ghanaian people of Irish descent
- Living people
- Menswear designers
- People educated at Harrow School
- Casely-Hayford family