As a Far-Eastern urban culture in constant conversation with those of the West, the dress codes of Seoul inherently cross-pollinate South Korean and European wardrobe traditions. The synthesis is reflected in a season proposal that freely blends the country’s cultural signifiers with a sense of international urban style, but fuses them in an instinctive, distinctive […]
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Designer Woo Young Mi took guests on a journey under the sea and into the world of the storied female Haenyeo divers of Korea’s Jeju Island, and the island’s historical lore. In the blue-drenched light of the Palais de Chaillot, the collection was calming. With a parade of black, cool sea shades and plenty of […]
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Presenting the Wooyoungmi Fall Winter 2023 Collection, at the Palais de Tokyo’s La Grande Verrière. Instead of ties, there were two-tone turtlenecks layered under suits and top coats, and fuzzy wool sweaters that sparkled with Lurex threads. Designer Woo Young Mi drew on so many references: K-pop, Y2K, South Korea’s volcanic landscape, the country’s pavilion at the […]
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Wooyoungmi Men’s Spring 2023 at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Stylist: @marco_vandenhoveProduction: @eyesightgroupMusic: @wladimir.schallCasting: @angusctmunro@a.m.c.castingHair: @garygillhair@streetersagencyMakeup: @lynseyalexander@streetersagencyPhoto: @lucatombolini
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Presenting the Wooyoungmi Men’s & Women’s Fall 2022 in Paris Art Direction: @formatsandmechanismsStylist: @elodiedavidProduction: @devisokMusic: @formatsandmechanismsCasting: @julialangecasting@artistrylondonHair: @garygillhair @streetersagencyMakeup: @ingegronard@maworldgroup
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The South Korean designer took cues from pioneering turn-of-the-20th-century doctors for the season. A scene in Julian Barnes 2019 novel “The Man in the Red Coat” describing pioneering Belle Epoque gynecologist Samuel-Jean Pozzi traveling to London to shop at its department stores was the springboard for the Wooyoungmi spring collection. “Around the same time, you […]
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Nostalgia for unspoiled nature inspired this outdoorsy fall lineup for Wooyoungmi Men’s & Women’s Fall 2021 Paris. A yearning for unspoiled nature was the starting point for Wooyoungmi’s fall collection. “Like any other person, I’ve become increasingly more concerned by the environment. But after reading ‘The Memory’ by Bernard Werber, where the protagonists go back […]
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Woo Young Mi took a cue from the late dancer-choreographer Pina Bausch this season. Pina Bausch, as seen in Wim Wenders’ documentary on the late German choreographer, inspired Wooyoungmi’s collection. “Four or five years ago when I was in Paris I had a really depressing time, and I got to see the documentary and fell […]
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The looks of Wooyoungmi Menswear Fall/Winter 2020 Co-ed Collection on 18th January at Palais de Tokyo-La Grande Verriere in Paris. Wooyoungmi, the high-end men’s wear label established by South Korean designer Woo Youngmi in Paris in 2002, is branching out into women’s wear, which will debut in its Saturday show at Paris Fashion Week. The move […]
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Wooyoungmi Menswear Spring/Summer 2020 Paris Katie Chung’s collection took a cue from the revival of Japan’s City Pop music genre. Wooyoungmi creative director Katie Chung often references music in the creation of her fashion collections, and spring 2020 was no different. This season, she took a cue from Japan’s City Pop urban pop music born […]
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