While scholars have examined K-pop through music, film, and other audiovisual media, fashion remains significantly under-researched. Moreover, existing studies tend to overlook the historical antecedents that shaped the globalization of Korean popular culture over the last two decades. To address these gaps, this international workshop on histories and cultures of South Korean fashion brings together leading scholars from history, art history, fashion studies, and popular culture. Presentations will explore such diverse themes as fashion diplomacy, the politics of clothing, and fashion shows, as well as elite and mainstream consumption. A concluding roundtable will facilitate a dialogue about the challenges and promises of global Korean fashion studies. 

Event Timeline: 

10:45-11:30: "Narrating the Fashion Worlds of André Kim (1935-2010): A Documentary"
Todd A. Henry (Associate Professor of History, University of California, San Diego)

11:30-12:15: "Paving the Catwalk: Korean Fashion Shows in the 1950s and 1960s" 
Roald Maliangkay (Professor of Korean Studies, Australian National University)

12:15-12:30: "Hallyu (Korean Wave) before Hallyu” Exhibit Tour

2:30-3:15: "Fashion Makers and Shakers: Dressmakers and their Clients, 1950s-1980s" 
Yunah Lee (Principal Lecturer of History of Art and Design, University of Brighton)

3:15-4:00: "Rise and Fall of Nonno and ICINOO ('Original Lee')"
Kyonghee Pyun (Professor of History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology)

4:15-5:00: "Global Korean Fashion Studies Roundtable"

Major financial support for this workshop was provided by the Korea Foundation. The organizers also thank UCSD’s Department of History and The Korea-Pacific Program at the School of Global Policy and Strategy.