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.)
