78% matchJW Anderson
Craft-led, gender-fluid design with sculptural surface tricks
What changes: British eccentricity and broader accessories/logo business, less couture-romantic
Brand profile
KIMHĒKIM
Seoul-based, Paris-showing womenswear label applying couture technique, pearls, bows and hanbok references to sculptural contemporary ready-to-wear.
SeoulOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$$Price
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What to know about KIMHĒKIM
KIMHĒKIM is the Seoul-based womenswear label founded in 2016 by Kiminte Kimhekim, a Studio Berçot graduate and former Balenciaga atelier hand. The brand applies haute-couture technique to ready-to-wear, filtering hanbok shapes, Renaissance motifs and Korean royal-family references through oversized collars, ribbon and pearl appliqués, bows and asymmetric tailoring. Collections show on-schedule at Paris Fashion Week, where the label marked its tenth anniversary with a Fall 2026 runway. Shirts start near $700, with dresses and outerwear reaching higher. Stocked at SSENSE and sold direct online.
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74% matchMaison Margiela
Atelier-technique deconstruction of couture codes
What changes: Conceptual deconstruction rather than pearls, bows and hanbok romance
70% matchComme des Garçons
Avant-garde pattern-cutting that warps classic garment shapes
What changes: Austere Japanese conceptualism, far less decorative ornament
68% matchVETEMENTS
Paris runway shock tactics from a Balenciaga-adjacent lineage
What changes: Logo-heavy uniform irony instead of ornament and couture handwork
Brand facts
- Founded
- 2016
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Price
- $$$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde