FASHION LEGEND JOE CASELY-HAYFORD DIES AS THE AGE OF 62

Joe Casely Hayford has always been one of the relevant designers of all times. The former creative director of Gieves & Hawkes passed away on the 3rd of January 2019 after battling with cancer. Beloved Casely-Hayford passed away at the age of 62. After graduating from Saint Martins, Joe Casely-Hayford launched his own fashion brand in 1984 and after a period of time went away made his return in 2009 where he joined forces with his son Charlie.

Mark C O’Flaherty friend of the family released a statement regarding Casely-Hayford his body work and more whiles alive “Casely-Hayford could be subversive, but his work was always grounded in sartorial excellence. The construction of a Casely-Hayford suit is a feat of engineering - from the prominent chest with special internal darting to the prominent sleeve head roll, a shaped sleeve with high underarm point and natural sloping shoulders. Casely-Hayford’s design vocabulary incorporated lighter fabrics and ingenuity of cut to let the wearer move in ways tailoring hadn’t allowed before. He deconstructed formal tailoring to create what he called 'new conservative dressing'. He was one of a handful of tailors - not just of his generation, but of the last 100 years - to push the boundaries of the medium and form, always creating something new, but always something that his loyal customer base, from New York to Tokyo, wanted to wear. The design world may have lost a gentleman and giant talent, and the Casely-Hayford family have lost a husband, father and friend. But his name and influence will live on.”

Joe Casely-Hayford shall be missed but his name and work will surely linger on.