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Rising designer duo wins corporate funding

Menswear brand Blindness, the most talked about designer dyad in the local fashion scene, is expected to get a boost for their career as they were chosen by the 2019 Samsung Fashion Design Fund (SFDF), an annual fund set aside for talented emerging Korean designers.

Fashion | 2018-12-11 16:21

Chief designer breathes easy as Coast Guard's new uniforms well received

For fashion designers, the civil service uniform project is like “summertime pork,” a term Koreans use to describe a situation where those who do something very well gain very little.

Fashion | 2018-12-09 16:55

Why biracial fashion models are rising in Korea [PHOTOS]

Two Korean-Canadian biracial child models for children's wear have garnered popularity in Korea for representing the beauty of both East and West. They are Lauren Hanna Lunde, 10, and Cooper Jian Lunde, 5.

Fashion | 2018-12-01 10:58

'K-fashion can go global with K-pop'

Global fashion houses have one thing in common -- they do have a fashion statement.

Fashion | 2018-11-04 17:31

The Korean Style: The medium and message of Korean fashion

Lately I have been exploring the way a Korean style defines the snowballing interest in Korean popular culture that is quickly spreading across the planet.

Fashion | 2018-11-03 15:00

Plus-size models redefine true beauty

Unrealistically thin runway models have long defined the beauty in the fashion industry. To maintain their perfect body shapes, it is well-known that they endure an “inhumane” diet behind the scenes. Today's conventional beauty standards, in which slimness is considered one of the key components of women's beauty, push them around to forgo meals and ultimately leave them expo...

Fashion | 2018-10-18 16:58

Like father, like son

Lee Chung-chung, chief director for the fashion label LIE and son of the renowned designer Lee Sang-bong, has become one of the most-talked-about designers at HERA Seoul Fashion Week (SFW) for his rapid rise to the global fashion stage.

Fashion | 2018-10-17 17:50

Solid Homme show opens Seoul fashion week

Designer Woo Young-mi, who created the menswear label Solid Homme, raised the curtain on the 2019 Spring-Summer Hera Seoul Fashion Week at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Monday, with her runway show featuring “future-oriented” coats and jackets.

Fashion | 2018-10-16 17:31

Hanbok designer honored posthumously

The late hanbok designer Lee Young-hee was honored posthumously for her role in spreading Korean culture overseas through her work with traditional attire. Lee, who died of complications from pneumonia on May 17 at 82, received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, the highest class of its kind in Korea. The cultural order is awarded to those who have contributed to the culti...

Fashion | 2018-10-15 16:11

Demoo's classic, chic style never dies

In the 1990s, Seoul's trendy posh southern area of Apgujeong was once crowded with people wearing striking all-black outfits from the collection of designer Park Choon-moo. The fashion has since established itself as iconic classic style here.

Fashion | 2018-10-14 19:21

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