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Seoul Fashion Week takes over Lotte's World Park lawn in Jamsil next month

Lotte Department Store will host four days of Seoul Fashion Week runway shows, NCT events and fashion pop-ups at its Jamsil complex in September.

2026.8.12

HYBE, Korea Fashion Association partner to grow K-pop IP fashion business

HYBE and the Korea Fashion Association signed an agreement to develop artist IP-based fashion merchandise and boost K-fashion manufacturing competitiveness.

2026.7.23

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Korea's three biggest department stores see record foreign sales for first half of year

Hyundai, Shinsegae and Lotte all posted record numbers as demand for Korean fashion continued to grow.

2026.7.13

BTS poses in front of Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul at the start of its performance on March 21 to mark its comeback and the launch of its fifth studio album ″Arirang.″ [YONHAP]

K-fashion gains momentum on powerful tailwind of K-pop

Armed with distinctly Korean elements, a refined aesthetic and a keen awareness of trends, K-fashion has gained momentum on the tailwind of K-pop, achieving a global presence stronger than at any point in time before.

2026.4.13

Kim Hea Kyung, the first lady of Korea, applies cosmetics to an attendee during a K-beauty promotional event at the Fosun Foundation Art Center in Shanghai on Jan. 7. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Companies eye Chinese market after President Lee suggests that Beijing may lift 'K-culture ban'

Consumer goods companies, especially in the beauty, food and fashion sectors, are growing optimistic about expanding into the Chinese market after the president suggested that Beijing may ease long-standing restrictions on Korean popular culture.

2026.1.11

A stall owner at Gwangjang Market in central Seoul, makes mung bean pancakes while wearing a black hat and a t-shirt from K-fashion label Matin Kim. [HAGO HOUSE]

New meets old as name brands embrace, adapt to traditional Gwangjang Market

Founded more than 120 years ago, Gwangjang Market — Korea’s first permanent marketplace — is transforming into a new hub for K-fashion.

2025.10.6

The exterior of Musinsa's ″25SS Musinsa Seaon Preview″ event [KIM JI-YE]

Musinsa holds season preview pop-up in Seongsu-dong this weekend

Fashion enthusiasts, make sure to visit this spot when visiting Seongsu-dong, one of Korea’s hottest shopping districts in eastern Seoul this weekend.

2024.8.30

Visitors line up as they await the opening of Matin Kim's pop-up store at Hankyu Department Store's Osaka branch. The seven-day event was hosted from Feb. 21 to 27. [HUGO HAUS]

K-fashion struts its stuff abroad as global trend leader

Young Korean fashion brands are looking abroad for growth opportunities as K-fashion dominates current trends.

2024.3.4

The Korea Fashion Model Arts Association (Kofmaa) made its official launch during a ceremony at the Textile Center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Tuesday. [KOREA FASHION MODEL ARTS ASSOCIATION]

Korea Fashion Model Arts Association officially launches

The Korea Fashion Model Arts Association (Kofmaa) officially launched during a ceremony at the Textile Center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Tuesday. Kofmaa was established with the vision to promote and support Korean cultural figures...

2022.6.15

Models Jang Jae-heon, left, and Lee Jae-si donned BlueTamburin's fairy-tale-inspired looks for Paris Fashion Week F/W 2022. [BLUETAMBURIN]

BlueTamburin, invited to all Big 4 fashion weeks, is a brand for the people

“Last year in March, she was sitting over there at her desk working with her sewing machine when she got a call from someone and just started crying. I thought she’d pricked her finger!” Lee Gun-ho, 44-year-old CEO of fashion brand BlueTamburin...

2022.6.2