SEEWOO KIM

SEEWOO KIM

Collection
Image: "Dad's old photo"

This collection is grounded in the traces of life my father has left behind, particularly those embedded in the old objects he has kept over time. It proposes a way of viewing clothing not simply as garments, but as vessels capable of holding the time and stories of a life. Rather than replicating the past, the project seeks to generate something new through it, aiming toward a future-facing perspective shaped by memory and inheritance.
Video: "The Substance " (2mins full video)

This video captures images of my father leaving home each day, tracing the forms of his life. The traces he has left behind become records of time made visible.

Look 1 "Burning Youth"

The traces of labor, marked by a young man’s heat and sweat
Image: Ernesto in look 1 "Burning Youth"

Look 2 "Steel Rain"

The traces left by a young man stepping into society for the first time
Image: Luke in look 2 "Steel Rain"

Look 3 "Fading Smoke"

The traces of repetition left by a life in daily motion
Image: Andrew in look 3 "Fading Smoke"

Look 4 "Residual Heat (VISITOR)"

A traveler’s traces, left behind in photographs
Image: Dylan in "Residual Heat"
Image: "VISITOR" hand embroidery on collar
Image: Hand made patches on back yoke

Look 5 "From the Ashes"

Time burned to ash, and the cycle that continues
Image: Yumin in look 5 "From the Ashes"