Seoul Fashion Week begins

October 18, 2008 njaiyo 0 Comments

Seoul is trying to market itself as one of the fashion capitals of the world. Last night was the first night of Seoul Fashion Week and our correspondent David Mann was there. Above is Designer Ju-young Lee and her models rehearsing with Korean electronic rock band, The Ratios, the night before her presentation at the Seoul Fashion Week. Seoul Fashion Week begins with two days of men's wear fashion shows. Men's wear designers will include Chang Kwang-hyo, Park Jong-chul, Song Hye-myung, Park He-rin, Kim Seo-ryong, Song Zio, Park Sung-chul, Lee Ju-young and Seo Eun-gil. The women's wear fashion shows run for five days, with designers such as Song Jain, Gee Choon-hee, Lee Young-hee, An Yoon-jung and Cho Sung-kyong showing their spring and summer designs. Asian designers will be in the spotlight during the International Fashion Exchange Oct. 20. The “Discover Asian Creative” event features shows by rising Asian designers such as Thuy Diep; Eley Kishimoto; Ravage, Raj Shroff and Neetu Gupta; and London-based Korean design duo Steve J & Yoni P. www.seoulfashionweek.org