First Stop: Seoul Fashion

            Up and coming on the global fashion stage are experimental designs from South Korea.  I mean, Japanese fashion gets a lot of attention for the Lolita style and Chinese designers have been in the media for their highly sculptural designs, but for wearable and experimental fashion, Seoul is at the forefront. 

For example, take these designs from Seoul fashion week winter 2016.  The designer here only played with the color schemes and lengths of his pieces, using short pants, monochrome cream, and a short jacket with a high collar in one outfit, and a similar outfit in black and color, but with a long jacket with lapels, yet it still seems innovative to me.

 

This set, from up and coming designer Munsoo Kwon, showcases the long coat with short pants look as well, but also demonstrates more experimentalism in pattern and texture.  Here, he pairs a green wool jacket with pinstriped pants and what appears to be a fleecy shirt covered in the letter “Z”. 

            At my visit to K-con this year, I had the luck to run across a small fashion brand located in South Korea called The Random Hypothesis.  Their handmade shoes are both comfortable and adorable, but the size of the company drives up the price point.  In addition, each pair of shoes is unique, having and oxford or sandal style and coming in a wide variety of patterned and textured fabrics.  Narae Yoon, the CEO, seems to have an eye for interesting design, and wearable shoes.  Maybe we’ll see here at Seoul Fashion Week some day.

(Please note, this is not an image of my shoes, but mine might make an appearance later on.)