Rifat Ozbek

Rifat Ozbek (Turkish: Rıfat Özbek, pronounced [ɾɯˈfat ˈœzbec]; born 1953) is a Turkish-born fashion and interior designer, known for his exotic, ethnically-inspired outfits.

[4] In 1984 he established his own company, Ozbek, and began to show his yearly collections in Milan and New York City, and more recently, in Paris.

[6] The fall 1999/spring 2000 collections of many designers reflected the very aesthetic that Ozbek valued for over a decade—the artful mixing of unlikely patterns, shapes, and ornamentation, along with bits and pieces borrowed from a global grab bag.

He gained notoriety by combining the decorative symbols and shapes of diverse cultures, such as the Far East, Africa, and his native Turkey, with the classic silhouettes of the West.

[7] Ozbek's designs reflected both club scene and New Age influences, when in 1990, he made clear his faith in spiritualism by presenting an all-white collection.