General Idea
D. Gnak
General Idea
- Dong-Jun Kang studied at the Parson’s School of Design,
- Founded his label in 2008
- Secondary label titled D by D.
- His collections mix streetwear with conceptualism
- Vogue Italia to Wiz Khalifa
- Head designer Bumsuk Choi
- Studied Design in Tokyo
- Expanded into everything from racing car design to a professorship at Seoul Art Technical College
pushBUTTON
- Park Seunggun, pushBUTTON’s creative director
- Founded in 2003
- collaborated with Puma and Amorepacific
- Launched a sub label named Dressmonster
Blindness
- Founded in 2012 by Kyu Yong Shin and Jong Taek Lee
- A label which makes a statement on the connection between contemporary art and youth culture
- Been featured in Harpers Bazaar and Dazed and Confused Korea
- Collaborated with Louis Quatorze, French fashion brand
Korean Fashion Designers
- pushBUTTON
- beyond closet
- Blindness
- D.Gnak
- General Idea
Beyond Closet
- Designer Ko Tae Yong combines his love of dandyism with contemporary American design
- Influence of his degree in uniform design at the Catholic University in Korea
- Tae Yong juggles a fellowship at Sasada Fashion School
- He was awarded the New Designer by Korea Fashion Brand Awards in 2010
Korean Fashion Clothing Lines
By: Gina Lee