The Korea Herald

Seoul Fashion Week closes with all eyes on budding local designers

Oct 26, 2016

From the latest floral design trends for next year’s spring fashion to the daringly dark “Suicide Squad” inspired collection, HERA Seoul Fashion Week unveiled the latest collections from some of the ...
'Fashion KODE 2017 S/S' launches to promote Korean fashion brands

Oct 17, 2016

South Korea will open a fashion-culture fair this week to help local brands make inroads into overseas markets, the government said Monday. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and ...
Seoul Fashion Week to kick off this month

Oct 5, 2016

K-fashion perceived as youthful by global fashion world, says executive director Jung Ku-ho
Lauren Hutton revisits 'American Gigolo' for Bottega Veneta

Sept 25, 2016

MILAN (AP) -- Milan designers are keeping it clean for next season. Many collections have a girl-next-door gleam, with an underpinning of sexy. The silhouettes are fresh and there is simplicity to t...
Gigi Hadid fends off manhandler between runway turns

Sept 23, 2016

MILAN (AP) -- This was already Gigi Hadid’s season. She drew crowds outside the Max Mara shop on opening day of Milan Fashion Week, and indulged fans with selfies. Then she opened and closed the ...
London Fashion Week hits climax with Burberry, Erdem

Sept 20, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- Luxury British fashion house Burberry unveiled its highly anticipated display at London Fashion Week on Monday, an opulent affair featuring frilly blouses, velvet blazers and silky paj...
Topshop debuts faster buying at London Fashion Week

Sept 19, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- London Fashion Week swung into its third day Sunday with Topshop Unique debuting a new “runway to retail” model for fashion-hungry consumers, while luxury goods brand Mulberry showed o...
Serena Williams pens female-power poem for fashion show

Sept 13, 2016

“She turns her disappointment into triumph. Her grief into joy. Her rejections into approvals. If no one believes in her it does not matter. She believes in herself. Nothing stops her. No one can tou...
Alexander Wang partners Adidas for new unisex collection

Sept 11, 2016

Designer Alexander Wang is, by his own description, a total sneakerhead. He once even designed a whole clothing collection around them, with dresses, tops and handbags emulating his favorite sneaks, ...
[Eye Interview] ‘I always did my own thing’

Sept 9, 2016

Pioneering fashion designer Troa Cho who ran successful businesses in Seoul and New York credits talent and hard work for her achievements
Kanye West unveils body suits in NY presidential park

Sept 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) - Kanye West showed the loftiness of his ambition Wednesday by commandeering the same presidential park Hillary Clinton used for kick-starting her White House run to unveil his latest ...
'Concept Korea' to be held in New York to promote Korean fashion

Sept 6, 2016

A government-run Korean fashion event will be held in New York on Thursday, as part of efforts to promote Korean culture, its organizers said Monday in a press briefing. Starting in 2010, "Concept K...
100 years of Korean fashion at a glance

Sept 1, 2016

Exhibition features work by 60 designers showing transition since 1910s
A blowout that lasts three months? Hello to semipermanent waves

Aug 4, 2016

Fierce blowouts -- straightened hair that has been hot-curled into gentle waves -- are the reason women hightail it to the salon once, sometimes twice, a week, and especially before special occasions...
Calvin Klein snaps up ex-Dior designer Simons

Aug 4, 2016

NEW YORK (AFP) -- U.S. fashion house Calvin Klein on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Christian Dior designer Raf Simons as its new chief creative officer, with his debut collections set f...