Rufat Ismayil Explained

Rufat Ismayil
Birth Name:Rufat Ali oglu Ismayilov
Birth Date:1981 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:Fashion designer

Rufat Ali oglu Ismayilov, more commonly known under the pseudonym of Rufat Ismayil (Azerbaijani: Rüfət İsmayıl; 2 February 1981), is an Azerbaijani fashion designer, model, entrepreneur and businessman.[1] Rufat Ismayil is the founder of the AFFFAIR textile firm and the AFFFAIR brand, as well as the official fashion ambassador of Turkey and Azerbaijan on the world arena. He is the first Azerbaijani designer to have his collections shown at fashion weeks in Dubai, Istanbul, Tehran, Paris, Milan, Beirut, New York City, Florence, and Bucharest.[2]

Early years

Rufat Ali oglu Ismayilov was born on February 2, 1981, in Baku, the capital of Soviet Azerbaijan, in the family of Ali Ismailov and Dilbar Topchubashova. Rufat Ismayil enrolled at the 20th Secondary School of Baku's Narimanov District in 1986 and graduated from its 10th grade in 1996, while also studying music at the Narimanov District's 16th Music School from 1987 to 1995. He also enrolled in the Osman Mirzayev Journalism Program, from which he graduated with honours in 1994. He graduated from the Azerbaijan High Diplomatic College's Faculty of International Relations in 2001 and studied at Goethe University's Faculty of International Relations in Germany from 2002 to 2007. Rufat Ismayil also studied design and modeling at Esmod Vakko Design School in Turkey between 2013 and 2014. He speaks Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian, German, Flemish and English.[3]

Career

Fashion

At the age of 19, Rufat Ismayil moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and began working with Valentin Yudashkin, Paco Rabanne, and many other designers. As a youngster, he began working as a model in fashion firms and was named Azerbaijan's "Best Model" in 2000.[4] In 2014, Rufat Ismayil launched the Affair.fff men's collection in Milan. He founded the AFFFAIR textile firm as well as the AFFFAIR brand.[5] [6] Rufat Ismayil lives in Istanbul, Turkey,[7] and has been named Turkey's "Best Fashion Designer". The collection of Rufat Ismayil was also on display at Pitti Uomo. In 2018, Fashion TV awarded him the title of Europe's best designer. His fashion collections were featured in a variety of fashion magazines, including Vogue Italia.[8] He was the first Azerbaijani to be the face of Men's Health in 2019.[9] The designer's Butterfly Effect collection was shown in New York in February of the same year,[10] while his Affair Khari Bulbul floral collection was shown during New York Fashion Week.[11]

Rufat Ismayil exhibited his new collection alongside Turkish actress Nebahat Çehre in September 2020. In the same year, he appeared in the Turkish TV series Menajerimi Ara, which aired on Star TV.[12] AFFFAIR autumn–winter 2020–2021 collection debuted at Paris Fashion Week. Due to the COVID-19 threat, Rufat Ismayil's collection was presented digitally at Fashion Forward Dubai. Another presentation of his collection was held in London from the 10th to the 15th of April.[13] In Paris in October 2021, he debuted his Haute Couture Sumakh collection, which was inspired by Azerbaijani rug, culture, and the victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. The Sumakh collection, created with the help of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, features 21 pieces of apparel inspired by Azerbaijani rug themes such as Chalabi, Khanlig, Nalbeki-gyul, and others.[14]

Beyoncé, J. Lo, Ariana Grande, Lil' Kim, Paris Hilton, Dua Lipa, Jordana Houston, Ashanti, Lauren Jauregui, Christina Aguilera and others are among Rufat Ismayil's celebrity clients.[15] [16] In Azerbaijan, he primarily works with Aygun Kazimova.[17] Rufat Ismayil also designed clothing for Azerbaijan's First Vice President, Mehriban Aliyeva.[18] Ashanti and Inas X wore an outfits created by Rufat Ismayil to the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[19] He created the outfit for Azerbaijani contestant of 61st Annual Grammy Awards, Samira Efendi.[20] He also designed her custom for her performance on the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, using modern and traditional elements.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afffair's glamorous spring '19 styles. amsterdamnews.com. 13 September 2018 . amsterdamnews.com. 6 July 2019.
  2. Web site: RÜFƏT İSMAYIL EFENDİ İLƏ ÇALIŞACAQ – QİYMƏTLİ DAŞLARDAN GEYİM. 12Xal. az. 5 May 2021. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310181435/https://12xal.com/2021/05/05/rufatismayilefendiilecalisacaq/. 10 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Aytən. Zəhra. Xaricdə yaşayan məşhur azərbaycanlılar - FOTOLAR (II HİSSƏ). 25 November 2019. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310022514/https://azvision.az/news/195740/-xaricde-yasayan-meshur-azerbaycanlilar--fotolar-ii-hisse--.html. 10 March 2022. az. AzVision.
  4. Web site: Şəhla. Ağalarova. Rüfət İsmayıl: "Sumax" kolleksiyasını ölkəmizin qələbəsinə həsr edirəm VİDEO. 4 October 2021. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310031424/https://azertag.az/xeber/Rufet_Ismayil_Sumax_kolleksiyasini_olkemizin_qelebesine_hesr_edirem_VIDEO-1892139. 10 March 2022. az. Azerbaijan State News Agency.
  5. Web site: Dünya şöhrətli azərbaycanlı dizayner çılpaq xanımlarla - FOTO. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310031552/https://baku.ws/page/7/. 10 March 2022. az. Baku WS İnformasiya Agentliyi.
  6. Web site: Afffair Runway New York Fashion Week. 8 September 2018. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220312221300/https://nargismagazine.az/en/articles/article-afffair/. 12 March 2022. en. Nargis Magazine.
  7. Web site: Xaricdə yaşayan azərbaycanlılar ordumuza dəstək nümayiş etdirirlər. 29 September 2020. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310023352/https://www.adalet.az/mobil/198396. 10 March 2022. az. Ədalət.
  8. Web site: Ləman. İsmayılova. Rufat Ismayil presents new collection [PHOTO]]. 8 September 2020. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310025638/https://www.azernews.az/culture/168724.html. 10 March 2022. en. AzerNews.
  9. Web site: Rüfət İsmayıl məşhur jurnalın siması oldu. Qafqazinfo. 30 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20220310024440/https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/rufet-ismayil-meshur-jurnalin-simasi-oldu-242373. 10 March 2022. 19 March 2022. az.
  10. Web site: Günay Musayeva Rüfət İsmayıl üçün ARIQLADI. 6 February 2019. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310023325/https://olke.az/read/148971/gunay-musayeva-rufet-ismayil-ucun-ariqladi-foto-148971/https://olke.az/maqazin/148971/gunay-musayeva-rufet-ismayil-ucun-ariqladi-foto-148971/test. 10 March 2022. az. Ölkə.az.
  11. Web site: Rufat Ismayil Kicks Off NYFW With The Khari Bulbul Flower Of Karabakh, Azerbaijan. 6 September 2019. 12 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310034647/https://www.turkishjournal.com/2019/09/06/afffair-kicks-off-nyfw-with-a-litany-of-red-carpet-worthy-dresses-in-frosted-pastels/. 10 March 2022. en. Turkish Journal.
  12. Web site: Rəqsanə. Həsənova. Rüfət İsmayıl "Menejaremi ara" serialında... - Video. 15 December 2020. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310025642/https://teleqraf.com/news/maqazin/271978.html. 10 March 2022. az. Teleqraf.
  13. Web site: Rüfət İsmayıl Paris Moda Həftəsində. 10 March 2020. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310031721/https://creative.az/az/post/89. 10 March 2022. az. Kreativ Azərbaycan.
  14. Web site: Azərbaycanlı dizaynerin "Haute Couture Sumakh" kolleksiyası dünyanı heyran edib. 6 October 2021. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220319083813/http://diaspor.gov.az/xeberler2020/x3351.php. 19 March 2022. az. State Committee on Work with Diaspora.
  15. Web site: Dilara. Doğan. Modacı Rufat İsmayil: Dünya starları tasarımcıların hakkını veriyor. Türk starları bedava giyinmenin derdinde. 3 October 2020. 13 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220312221725/https://www.posta.com.tr/yazarlar/dilara-dogan/modaci-rufat-ismayil-dunya-starlari-tasarimcilarin-hakkini-veriyor-turk-starlari-bedava-giyinmenin-derdinde-2280099. 12 March 2022. tr. Posta.
  16. Web site: Felix. Vyshnevetskyy. Кристина Агилера снялась для Vogue в платье от азербайджанского дизайнера - ФОТО. 14 March 2022. 16 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220316010253/https://1news.az/news/20220314045535684-Kristina-Agilera-snyalas-dlya-Vogue-v-plate-ot-azerbaidzhanskogo-dizainera-FOTO. 16 March 2022. az. 1News.
  17. Web site: Modelyer Rüfət İsmayıl yenə fərqlənməyi bacardı. 25 July 2019. 10 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310023317/https://operativ24.az/index.php?newsid=1267. 10 March 2022. az. Operativ 24.
  18. Web site: Mehriban Əliyeva Rüfət İsmayılın kolleksiyasından geyindi - Foto. 26 May 2017. 10 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310031356/https://xalqxeber.az/foto/7681-mehriban-eliyeva-rufet-smayilin-kolleksiyasindan-geyindi-foto.html. 10 March 2022. az. Xalq Xəbər.
  19. Web site: Grammy'de Türk Modacı Rufat İsmayil İmzası. 11 February 2019. 19 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220312220734/https://www.turkiyehaberajansi.com/grammy-de-turk-modaci-rufat-ismayil-imzasi/115072/. 12 March 2022. tr. Türkiye Haber Ajansı.
  20. Web site: "Avroviziya-2021"dəki təmsilçimizin geyimi məşhur modelyerə həvalə olundu. 5 May 2021. 10 March 2022. https://archive.today/20220310023451/https://modern.az/az/news/288870/avroviziya-2021deki-temsilcimizin-geyimimeshurmodelyere-hevale-olundu. 10 March 2022. az. Modern.az.
  21. Web site: 2022-05-08 . ESC entry performs national song in Italy [VIDEO] ]. 2022-05-11 . AzerNews.az . en.

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