Hakan AKKAYA showcased his Spring/Summer 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week

Barron HILTON II  opened the runway for Hakan AKKAYA’s Spring/Summer 2018  fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery 2, Skylight Clarkson Sq on September 11, 2017 in New York City.

AKKAYA’s collection was inspired by “existentialism”. Existentialism has become popular through the years following the World War II and have strongly influenced many disciplines including fashion.

In the view of an existentialist, the individual’s starting point is characterized not only by the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual.

The predominant idea of ‘existentialist thought’ is commonly acknowledged to be FREEDOM, a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.

This season, Hakan AKKAYA created a collection of dramatic proportions, hard-edges and creatively using black & white color hues.

The presentation is about an existential attitude, hence the mixture of models. In Hakan’s opinion, beauty is not about how you look, but what people see in the things you value and love.

Barron HILTON II  closed the runway for Hakan AKKAYA’s Spring/Summer 2018  fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery 2, Skylight Clarkson Sq on September 11, 2017 in New York City.

Hakan AKKAYA Spring/Summer 2018 Collection

Turkish fashion designer Hakan AKKAYA gestures after the presentation of his Spring/Summer 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week on September 11, 2017, in New York, United States. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images For Hakan Akkaya)

BACKSTAGE at Hakan AKKAYA

Nilufer SATORIUS, Barron HILTON II, Hakan AKKAYA, Hakan AKKAYA’s Brand Director Bahar CAPIN and Emir BAHADIR pose backstage at Hakan Akkaya fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery 2, Skylight Clarkson Sq on September 11, 2017 in New York City. Photo by Nilufer SATORIUS – @nilufersatorius, TORIUS LLC Consulting New York Barron HILTON II – @barronhilton, Supermodels Ozge ULUSOY – @ozgeulusoy & Cagla SIKEL – @cakobel79, Photo by Nilufer SATORIUS – @nilufersatorius, TORIUS LLC Consulting New York

Barron HILTON II – @barronhilton and his Consultant Nilufer SATORIUS, Photo by Nilufer SATORIUS – @nilufersatorius, TORIUS LLC Consulting New York

Barron HILTON II – @barronhilton and his Consultant Nilufer SATORIUS, Photo by Nilufer SATORIUS – @nilufersatorius, TORIUS LLC Consulting New York

Barron HILTON II – @barronhilton, Supermodels Ozge ULUSOY – @ozgeulusoy & Cagla SIKEL – @cakobel79, Photo by Nilufer SATORIUS – @nilufersatorius, TORIUS LLC Consulting New York

Hakan AKKAYA, professional fashion designer for 16 years, left his education in Bilkent University (Architecture) to study Fashion Design at İstasyon Art Academy. After graduation, he started working as Design Department Manager for leading brands including Boyner Holding, Altınyıldız, Sarar among others within the Turkish textile industry. In 2010,he established his own atelier and firm. In 2012, he had the honour of become the first Turkish designer in “Who’s Next Paris” and “Bread & Butter” exhibitions. In addition to having served as a Consultant for the ITHIB (Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association), Akkaya also arranged and presented ITHIB’s 9th, 10th and 11th International Fabric Design Contests. Hakan Akkaya has participated in NYFW: The Shows since 2012.

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CREDITS

All runway photos by Getty Images for Hakan AKKAYA – Courtesy of Hakan AKKAYA, Used by Permission
Backstage photos by Fashion Trendsetter NYC Editor Nilufer SATORIUS, TORIUS LLC Consulting, New York