Fashion: The Next Korean Wave? August 20, 2008

Panel Discussion
with

Susan Shin, founder and president of Shin Advisors LLC
Jean Yu, fashion designer
Hyden Yoo, fashion designer
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
6:00 PM-6:30 PM ♦ Registration and Reception
6:30 PM-8:00 PM ♦ Presentation and Q&A

A wave of remarkable fashion designers have recently emerged from Korea and the Korean diaspora. Today, a growing number of designers are grappling successfully with the challenging issue of a "global runway." Fashion, previously focused almost exclusively on local tastes and trends, is now being produced in the context of a world-wide industry. As Korean and Korean-American designers manufacture and market their work internationally, distinct cultural influences may become more difficult to identify, leading to questions about the role cultural influences should play in a designer's style.

Join The Korea Society for a discussion with fashion consultant Susan Shin of Shin Advisors, Jean Yu and Hyden Yoo, two up-and-coming designers, as they address their creative processes, their influences and the unique cultural and commercial challenges they face in marketing their fashion in the U.S., Korea and a globalized society.

For more information or to register for the program, contact Patrick Clair at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328 or patrick.ny@koreasociety.org.

Official Website: http://www.koreasociety.org/contemporary_issues/contemporary_issues/fashion_the_next_korean_wave.html