Grace Moon, a Korean in Paris for theFashion Week

During the last Fashion Week, Grace Moon, designer of Korean origin, presented her newcollection in Paris for the first time.

Who is Grace Moon?

Grace Moon grew up in South Korea where she decided to become an international designer. Its goalwas to inspire young Korean girls to express their creative abilities.

Living in the United States, she moved to London at the age of 19 to study fashion. AsKorean-American, most of her creations combine the values ​​of her roots with amore western expression. Having lived for over 30 years in California, she knows how to mixdifferent cultures, while bringing harmony to them. This is what motivates his work.

His experiences and his creations

With nearly 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, Grace Moon has collaborated withcompanies like Guess, Papaya, Foreign Exchange as chief merchandiser / buyer.She was also the chief designer of the high-end line, Moon Collection.

In 2019, Grace Moon presented her own designs at Fashion Weeks in Milan, New York, LosAngeles and Las Vegas. Collaborating with Korean high-end jewelry brand, Amore deHelen, she designed and launched a line of fine jewelry: « Golden Cats Collection ». The line ismanufactured in the United States for marketing and sale in Korea.

His collaborations

Grace Moon is the first Korean designer to be fully sponsored internationally bytextile companies, Sintex and Gyeongido Textile Company (GTC). Promote the use ofKorean textiles in its creation during international parades is its pride. She works in closecollaboration with LA branch, GTC LA to prepare trendy fabrics and materials,unique and quality.

After her title of « Best designer 2019 at the FW in Paris, Grace Moon leaves for Bangladesh inas a member of the Face of Asia jury. She falls in love with the country and returns there in 2020 fordiscover local fashion trends. She meets Azim Uddula, senior modelrenowned in Dhaka. He launched his collection of ethnic AZ clothing in mid-2019, mixing styleswestern and ethnic. Grace Moon then decides on a collaboration and future investments.

In December 2020, the Korean designer presents her unique collection of fusion clothing, incollaboration with the local designer boutique, AZ by Azim Uddula. « Frozen in Time, » fusionof traditional and Korean-inspired clothing is a real hit. We find the game therewith patterns and colors, Korean.

What are its trends?

Inspired by fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn or Princess Diana, the trendsare rather classic with a touch of modernism, making the models unique. The“Hanbok”, traditional Korean clothing worn for hundreds of years, has a placeimportant in its models. They bring a new vision of the trends of the past.

Grace Moon is the ambassador of Korean culture through her creations. Thanks to a strongmedia coverage, it showcases its heritage, showing the world thenuances, beauty and ingenuity that Korean culture can offer. Its strength is to knowmix its roots with the environment in which it operates.Keeping abreast of trends is essential for the designer, who must follow the variations ofsuccessive seasons. Businesswoman, she has to get acquainted with everything that surrounds fashion,behind the scenes to marketing while planning its creations.

The influence of colors

The designer uses 5 main colors called « Oh-Bang Saek » as a base, according to tradition.cultural. There are red, blue, yellow, black and white, used in clothingtraditional Korean. Their use is a tribute to her heritage which she mixes with »Warm and lively colors of California ». In his eyes, color is more important thancreation. Looking at his creations, we observe “a rather minimalist approach”, nor “too muchdetailed or too extravagant ”. « Simple, they highlight the beautiful Korean textile andmix of colors.

The other roles

Grace Moon was a judge for the 2016 and 2017 Miss Korea pageant and designed the dresses for a MissKorea USA in 2017. In 2018 Grace was a judge and participated in the international beauty pageantMiss Global, where candidates from 50 different countries participated. The same year, she was sworn toFace of Asia model contest where 100 models from 27 countries participated. She wasthe guest at the inauguration of the Asia Model Awards 2018 show.featured the best models, artists, actors and entertainers from Asia and Korea. StreamingChinese Tencent and KBS World broadcast the program.

Fashion Weeks and Film Festivals

Grace Moon started her own brand at the age of 50. She participated in several Fashion Week.In 2017, we find her in Los Angeles and New York as well as at the « Black Tie Event » parade. In2019, she is invited to Fashion Week in New York, London and China. During FashionParis Week, she won the title of « Best designer » for her collectionsexperiments and its play with patterns and colors. She is also the host of the Gyeonggi KnitShow in Korea. During the Cannes Film Festival for the GSF Awards and at the Mostra deVenice, she presents a collection. For Grace Moon, fashion plays a role in cinema, it isa real honor to present his work there.

Fashion and new techniques

With time and the pandemic, the way and the means of working have evolved without losing.of his identity. Grace Moon “loves working with the best in everything she does.However, she lets the professionals do what they do best ”. In terms of design, “there isa difference between the drawings on paper and the actual clothes ”. That’s why she usesAdobe illustrator or hand sketch for design. If the new generation makescomputer sketches, she prefers pencil and paper to let her imagination run free.

The future

Grace Moon’s goals are very varied for the future. The development of Korean heritageand creation are on the program. It intends to expand the jewelry, accessories orthe shoe. On the beauty side, it will be the line of cosmetics and perfumes, all that can besublimate the woman.

Spring-Summer 2022 Show in Paris

Coming from Los Angeles, Grace Moon was in Paris on October 6, to present her collectionSpring-Summer 2022. Models, hairdressers, make-up artists and technicians came from Korea.South, USA, Sicily or Bangladesh and France, for the occasion.

Anath Tordjman Compagnon and the GAPME Think-Tank organized a cultural morning aroundpaintings and sculptures by Jean Dolande, Manuel de la Mata, Hyuh Ja Andanson.

Hervé Pouchol presented the event to the guests. Before the parade, Madame Catherine Dumas,senator from Paris, President of the Franco-Korean group in the south, took the floor. Mr. AlainCaradeuc, Secretary General of the Institute of Lights of Paris and Mrs. Annick de Kermadec-Bentzmann, honorary president of the GAPME-Think Tank also intervened.

The parade, « Love Happens » took place at the restaurant « Paillette » (75008) in the presence of manyguests and the press. Backstage, the models were able to benefit from the talent of theCoifFirst for beauty. We were thus able to find Abigail Lopez-Cruz (Mrs France 2019);Jade-Inès Bricard; Candice Maury; Nathaelle Langlois, Diana Bazavliak; Annarianescence betweenother female side. In boys, Enzo Ambrozini; Jérémy Douillé; Kader Mazidi; JeremyBellet; Azim Uddula; Mani Kongo or Pierrot Muller.

A parade in 2 bets and many guests

The first part of the parade consisted of outfits inspired by « hanboks », clothingtraditional Korean. Models, women and men have evolved to the sound of the magic harpby Bo Shrem. The second part saw the models in cocktail outfits orevening, on modern French or Anglo-Saxon sounds.

The evening ended with a cocktail dinner where the guests were able to taste the Iberian ham.from Caterer Andrei Orza (Royal Spain) and Kopzo vodka. Among them were the couturierJean-Claude Jitrois, singer Nicoletta, actress Gabrielle Lazure, author Séverine de Possel-Deydier, Marc Scalia, Philippe Candéloro, Pascal Soetens and many more…

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