Founder and designer, Anna Choi
Anna Choi
Anna Choi founded the label HAENGNAE in 2021, winning the Tokyo Fashion Award and a JFW Next Brand Award special prize, and designed it for about four years. In 2025 she relaunched under her own name, working between Tokyo and New York on made-to-order and ready-to-wear womenswear that draws on Japanese craft, couture techniques and her Korean heritage.
Houses
Their runway, measured
9 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Anna Choi's looks are more muted, more neutral, warmer and smoother.
Colours
- Black · 1.5× the average35%
- White · 3.7× the average18%
- Charcoal8%
- Red · 3.1× the average6%
- Silver5%
- Coral / peach · 3.8× the average5%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 1.6× the average4%
- Grey4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness40/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation10.9more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals72%more neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues92%warmer · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks33%about average · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 31about average · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture3.25smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.040more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Gown7.8×Garment
- Sculptural / architectural7.8×Silhouette
- Padding / sculpted volume7.1×Detail
- Gathering5.4×Detail
- Eveningwear / red carpet3.9×Style
- Powerful3.7×Mood
- Ruched / gathered3.3×Surface
- Avant-garde3.1×Style
Silhouettes
- Sculptural / architectural 78%7.8×
- Column 56%2.8×
- Balloon / bubble 44%7.7×
- Tiered / layered volume 33%5.0×
- Draped 22%1.8×
Materials
- Taffeta 33%18.2×
- Satin-back crepe / crepe 33%8.0×
- Silk / satin 33%1.4×
- Jersey 22%1.5×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 22%1.7×
Details
- Padding / sculpted volume 100%7.1×
- Gathering 78%5.4×
- Draping 33%2.4×
- Corsetry 33%10.7×
- Cape back / train 22%4.2×
Mood
- Elegant 89%2.1×
- Austere 56%2.9×
- Powerful 56%3.7×
- Glamorous 22%2.1×
- Romantic 22%1.4×
Era references
- 1980s 33%5.9×
- 1950s 22%9.1×
Style
- Eveningwear / red carpet 78%3.9×
- Avant-garde 78%3.1×
- Minimalist 56%1.6×
- Romantic 44%2.3×
- Genderless 22%2.3×
From the AI tags on 9 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
