A traditional Korean outfit worn by BTS’ Jimin that was scheduled to go under the hammer was removed last minute on Thursday. His fans however are calling for the modern “hanbok” suit to be put up for auction as planned. The K-pop superstar wore it for a September performance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Myart Auction on Thursday removed the outfit from its online auction ...

Fashion industry sees new future in piles of waste

The virtual Seoul Fashion Week fall-winter 2021 wrapped up last week, bringing together unique designs from 43 fashion brands based in Seoul. Retro style and Korean traditional beauty stood out on the runway. Seoul Fashion Week fall-winter 2020 ran virtually from March 22 to March 28 . The runway shows from the 43 design brands can be seen on Seoul Fashion Week’s official website and YouTube cha...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation announced on Thursday that 2021 Hanbok Culture Week kicks off Friday and will run until April 18. Established in 2018, the event has been held annually in the third week of October to promote the beauty of Korean traditional costume. This year it will be held twice, once in spring and once in autumn, according to...

Another brand that focuses on the reduction of waste at the design level is 000gan. The two major ways it does this are zero-waste design and making its clothes on demand. “By using zero-waste design, we design to minimize raw material waste from the creation level,” said Shin Yoon-ye, CEO of 000gan. “When we make clothes, we make them like a puzzle so that the leftover cloth is minimized. Also,...

Organizers will use Naver’s livestreaming shopping platform to host its Live Commerce show offering the general public opportunities to purchase 60 designer brands’ spring-summer season items. “We changed the livestreaming show this time aiming to become more public-friendly, offering spring and summer items at reasonable prices,” the director added. Alternative pop band Leenalchi and internati...

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on eco-friendly fashion highlighting new fabrics, manufacturing processes and trends that aim to improve environmental sustainability. - Ed. “Our platform Kakao Makers began with the vision of having zero inventory. We found not having inventories is not only financially good for the companies but is also eco-friendly,” a Kakao Commerce spokesp...

Upcycling fashion brand RE;CODE charts new course in fashion

“Two weeks before the launch, I reviewed our VR fashion show and was not impressed at all. It was like a commercial movie. No matter how much capital the producers put in, if audiences do not enjoy them, it is a failure,” Choi said. He added that he had to make adjustments to a number of factors that affect the show such as running time, lights, and music. With the two companies working together...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Crafts & Design Foundation (KCDF) announced Thursday the 22 middle and high schools that will adopt hanbok-inspired school uniforms from as early as October. The hanbok-inspired school uniforms project began in February last year when the Culture Ministry and the Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hanbok...

While the first ruling was in verdict of the defendant, the Seoul High Court ruled Playnomore not guilty, citing its display of pop art designs as unique. In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said, “If Playnomore continues to produce and sell the same products as Hermes’ in Korea, some demand for Hermes products may be substituted (with Playnomore products) or potential consumers may give u...

Face masks featuring diverse colors and designs are gaining ground in Korea, as protective equipment is increasingly perceived as a fashion item. A growing number of social media users here are posting photos with fashionable face masks. More than 20,000 posts have been uploaded on Naver, Korea’s biggest portal, and similar mask-related photos are piling up on Instagram as well. Last month, a f...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Education have announced plans for hanbok-inspired school uniforms, and samples are on display at the KCDF Gallery in central Seoul. The 53 samples were selected through a contest held in April 2019. Schools can view them and meet with consultants from the Culture Ministry’s Hanbok Advancement Center at a booth in the gallery. A to...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday announced that it will select 20 middle and high schools that will adopt hanbok-inspired school uniforms in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. “We hope that a new value of hanbok can be discovered through hanbok-inspired uniforms that look good and feel comfortable,” a Culture Ministry official said in a statement. This project beg...

Fashion designers add style to masks