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Bernard Chandran
Bernard Chandran is a couture and eveningwear label based in Kuala Lumpur, started in 1993. Behind the label: Bernard Chandran. It is known for reworked Malay dress in womenswear and menswear. Latest milestone on record (July 2024): Marks 30 years with the retrospective show UNMATCHED in Kuala Lumpur.
Quick facts
Bernard Chandran at a glance
- Behind the label
- Bernard Chandran
- Based
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Since
- 1993
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Womenswear, menswear and accessories
- Trained
- International Fashion Training Centre, Kuala Lumpur (1988); Paris American Academy (1989)
- Official site
- bernardchandran.com ↗
- @bernardchandranofficial ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind Bernard Chandran?
Bernard Chandran trained in Kuala Lumpur and Paris, launched his label in 1993 and opened his Kuala Lumpur flagship in 2003, according to his official biography. His work reinterprets Malay dress, and pieces were shown in the touring museum exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions, which opened in San Francisco in 2018.
Timeline
Bernard Chandran, dated
- 1991Wins the Silk Cut Young Designers Award. Source ↗
- 2000Makes his London Fashion Week debut. Source ↗
- 2012Dresses Malaysia’s athletes for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Source ↗
- 22 September 2018His pieces appear in Contemporary Muslim Fashions at the de Young museum, San Francisco. Source ↗
- July 2024Marks 30 years with the retrospective show UNMATCHED in Kuala Lumpur. Source ↗
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- Khoon Hooi Ready-to-wear · since 1999
- Melinda Looi Couture and eveningwear
- Rizman Ruzaini Couture and eveningwear · since 2005
- Fiziwoo Ready-to-wear
- Alia Bastamam Ready-to-wear · since 2011
- Behati Textile heritage · since 2018
- Innai and Innai Red Textile heritage · since 2003
- Hatta Dolmat Slow and sustainable
- Tanoti Textile heritage
Read the full Malaysia guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.
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Quick answers
Bernard Chandran, answered
Who is behind Bernard Chandran?
- Bernard Chandran. Bernard Chandran is a couture and eveningwear label based in Kuala Lumpur.
When was Bernard Chandran founded?
- 1993, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does Bernard Chandran make?
- Womenswear, menswear and accessories. It is known for reworked Malay dress in womenswear and menswear.
Where did the designer of Bernard Chandran train?
- International Fashion Training Centre, Kuala Lumpur (1988); Paris American Academy (1989).