Department of Fashion Design at Sungkyunkwan University Presents 〈DRAFTS/ARCHIVES: Fashion Work in Progress〉

〈DRAFTS/ARCHIVES: Fashion Work in Progress〉 December 17 (Wed)–18 (Thu), 2025 Opening: December 17 (Wed), 5:00 PM Venue: Sungkyun Gallery An exhibition titled 〈DRAFTS/ARCHIVES: Fashion Work in Progress〉, presenting a collaborative assignment by three courses in the Department of Fashion Design—Fashion Styling, Fashion Portfolio, and Digital Fashion Illustration—will open at Sungkyun Gallery on December 17. The exhibition is organized under the guidance of Professors Eunhyuk Lim, Min Heo, and Hyejin Choi, who lead the respective courses. Planned with the active participation of students from all three classes, the exhibition departs from conventional formats that emphasize only finished outcomes. Instead, it foregrounds the processes, experiments, and traces through which fashion work takes shape. As suggested by its title, DRAFTS/ARCHIVES, materials accumulated throughout the creative journey—such as concept books, mood boards, and toiles—function simultaneously as drafts and as archives. Together, they document the students’ evolving ideas, decision-making processes, and creative directions. Professor Eunhyuk Lim, one of the exhibition’s faculty advisors, explained, “This exhibition respects the distinct working methods of each course and is structured to allow their unique creative processes to emerge organically.” In the Fashion Styling course, visitors can follow the development of images through editorial proposals and concept books. The Fashion Portfolio course highlights the transformation of ideas into form, centering on toiles and croquis books. Meanwhile, the Digital Fashion Illustration course showcases experimental explorations of shape and color through mood boards and digital drawings. ※ Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/skku_fashionexhibition?igsh=MWc4azNrYTF2OXdsbA==

Department of Fashion Design to Host the 13th Lachesis Exhibition

Department of Fashion Design to Host the 13th Lachesis Exhibition - Expanding Fashion Creation Through Physical Garments, Virtual Spaces, and AI The Department of Fashion Design (Chair: Professor Lim Eun-hyuk) will present its annual year-end creative showcase, the 13th Lachesis Exhibition, from December 17 to 19 at the Seoul Art Support Center in Daehangno. Titled “REAL / VIRTUAL / AI — A Virtual Fashion Exhibition,” this year’s exhibition brings together physical fashion works, virtual exhibition videos, and AI-driven fashion content. By spanning tangible garments, digital environments, and artificial intelligence, the exhibition explores new possibilities for contemporary fashion creation in an era of technological convergence. The exhibition is organized into three distinct modes. REAL MODE – Pattern Morphology features physical garments that highlight experimental approaches to form-making and design development. Using techniques such as geometric pattern transformation, spiral structures, gathers, and draping, the works trace the creative process from foundational garment construction to expanded sculptural expression, illuminating the formative principles at the core of fashion design. VIRTUAL MODE – Phantom Closet presents garments created exclusively for digital space. Freed from the constraints of physical materials, diverse design languages and imaginative concepts are reinterpreted through digital media, offering new shapes, textures, and sensory experiences. This section investigates emerging territories of fashion expression within virtual environments. AI MODE – Log in to the Future: Sustainable Fashion with AI consists of an AI-generated runway video centered on sustainability. By combining algorithmic image generation with fashion imagination, the works visually articulate the creative potential of fashion design in the age of artificial intelligence. Designed as an interactive exhibition, the event invites audience participation through both online voting and on-site voting for the physical works. The exhibition will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., December 17 (Wednesday) through December 19 (Friday), at the Project Room on the 5th floor of the Seoul Art Support Center, located in Daehangno, Seoul. The exhibition was supervised by Professors Seunghee Seo, Yura Seo, and Sejeong Kang. Related exhibition videos are available on YouTube. ※ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHFf1UU9Ur0

Cho Sung-min, Alumnus of the Department of Dance, Receives the Korea Arts & Culture Merit Award from FACOK

Cho Sung-min, Alumnus of the Department of Dance, Receives the Korea Arts & Culture Merit Award from the Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organizations of Korea Cho Sung-min, director of the Korea Dance Association and an alumna of the Department of Dance, has been honored with the Korea Arts & Culture Merit Award by the Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organizations of Korea (FACOK). FACOK, the nation’s representative federation of arts organizations, annually recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Korean dance, traditional arts, and cultural development. As a certified holder of Cheoyongmu, a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cho has contributed to the contemporary expansion of Korean dance through her traditional-based creative choreography, artistic direction for large-scale performances such as the National Sports Festival and the Youth Olympic Games, and sustained work in dance education and academic research. FACOK highlighted her creative philosophy, expressed as “Dance as Humanities,” which emphasizes emotional expression and communication through the body, as a key factor in selecting her for this award. Cho Sung-min, director of the Korea Dance Association, receives the Korea Arts & Culture Merit Award at the FACOK ceremony on the 20th. (Photo courtesy of the Korea Dance Association) “I will continue to broaden the contemporary value and expressive scope of Korean dance,” Cho said. “I will do my best to create works that resonate with both the dance community and audiences.”

Interview with the 2025 SKKU Teaching Award Recipient: Prof. Kyungsung Lee of the Department of Theatre, College of Arts