Created ········ December 2022
Location ······· London, UK
Location ······· London, UK
The Modern Boys
In the 1920s, as Korean traditions began to mix with Western culture, a group of young men appeared—known as the “modern boys.” They wore Western suits, but their silhouettes still carried the softness of hanbok. They moved between two systems, never fully part of either.
The Modern Boys looks at traditional Korean clothing through English tailoring. It begins with the hanbok—soft in form, with no sharp gender lines. From the outside, it doesn’t read as male or female. I kept that openness, designing garments that don’t settle into one category.
The main look includes a draped, high-waisted jacket and wide, pleated wrap trousers. The shape is exaggerated—the trousers rise high above the waist, with loose, heavy folds that recall hanbok’s volume.
In the 1920s, as Korean traditions began to mix with Western culture, a group of young men appeared—known as the “modern boys.” They wore Western suits, but their silhouettes still carried the softness of hanbok. They moved between two systems, never fully part of either.
The Modern Boys looks at traditional Korean clothing through English tailoring. It begins with the hanbok—soft in form, with no sharp gender lines. From the outside, it doesn’t read as male or female. I kept that openness, designing garments that don’t settle into one category.
The main look includes a draped, high-waisted jacket and wide, pleated wrap trousers. The shape is exaggerated—the trousers rise high above the waist, with loose, heavy folds that recall hanbok’s volume.
