The Seoul Fashion Week Fall for this year ended gracefully. With amazing designers lined up to exhibit their grand designs. After three years of digital presentations, Seoul Fashion Week has returned to in-person shows. Like how it has always been, Korean designers always outdo their previous collections and present such quirky yet aesthetically pleasing for those who lay their eyes on them. This year, we have gathered some Korean designers who put on a show this year that you might need to know and remember.
Hanacha Studio
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Debuted at Seoul Fashion Week, designer Hana Cha's ability to balance razor-sharp tailoring and elements such as stripes and circles also monochrome color schemes with something mischievous like fringe details deserves a round of standing ovations. Her top-notch designs are all embellished with minimalist elements in non-striking colors, giving such a neat vibe in a surrealist way.
WNDERKAMMER
WNDERKAMMER/ Foto: Vogue |
Inspired by the snowy winter night walks described by the poet "On the Street" by Yoon Dong Joo, designer Shin Hye Young came up with a collection in a muted cool tones color palette. WNDERKAMMER always knows how to conjure a twist in basic closet staples with natural materials. This year's fall collection by WNDERKAMMER debuted teddy jackets, structured coats, satin jumpsuits, and fuzzy sandals.
Bonbom
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Launched in 2020, Bonbom has been recognized for being worn by K-pop veterans like Taeyeon to rising rookies NMIXX. Bonbom's latest collection titled 'I know your sacrifice' highlights the trending Y2K aesthetic, featuring from fetish core crop tops and oversized pocket cargo pants to low-rise itty-bitty mini skirts.
Cahiers
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The French-inspired Korean label always keeps it dreamy and romantic, even today. This year's collection, titled "When Paris Calls You," is inspired by and referred to the 1989 film "You Call It Love," when you can feel the departure from the romantic city for the first time.
Painters
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Came up with the title "Accepted" for the Fall 2022 collection; this Seoul-based fashion brand experiments with trippy visuals; and raiding in hand-mixed fabrics and voluminous proportions like ruffled dresses and shredded skirts. Painters is known to be the most highly-anticipated brand by the native to make its return this year.