ABOUT

 

JEJUNG is born in Seoul, South Korea and has lived for a major part of his life in Korea, while serving in the Korean Army, where he learnt about workwear/uniform and also had apprenticeship in tailoring in London. Based on his experiences he applies the technical skills to his menswear collection combining his interests in various media of arts such as painting, photography, graphics and film.

 

JEJUNG studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and graduated cum laude with his Master’s collection.

He was mentored by Walter Van Beirendonck for his 3BA and then, in his masters’ year by Dirk Van Saene.

 

With his master’s collection “Double Negative” in 2022, he showed his skills in tailoring and his artistic translations on Andy Warhol who’s been JEJUNG’s endless inspiration.

 

JEJUNG has been working as full time menswear designer for Antwerp- based brand Arte.

 

​EDUCATION

 

MA Fashion design, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - 2021-22

BA Fashion design, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - 2016-20

Foundation Diploma in Fashion design, University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins - 2012-13

 

​PUBLICATION & EXHIBITION

 

K-Fashion Audition Student nominated top 11, Seoul, Korea, 2020

WRN Prague (We Are Next) runway, Prague, Czech, 2020

Revelation 2021, Antwerp Belgium, 2021

Published Interview with DAZED AND CON- FUSED KOREA, January, 2022

Article - Il graduates “Show 2022” della Royal Academy of Fine Arts di Anversa - VOGUE ITALIA, June 2022

Antwerp MA Fashion show: Small team, Big Idea, 1 GRANARY, June, 2022

Master Collection interview DAZED AND CONFUSED KOREA, July, 2022

Master Collection Window Exhibition, Rosier 41, Belgium, 2022

Artsthead x Gucci Grduate collectio shortlisted as Menswear graudate, 2022

Master collection interview WWD KOREA June, 2023

 

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