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← The Designers

Founder and creative director, Wooyoungmi

Woo Young-mi

South Korean, born 1959

Seoul-born designer often described as the first Korean woman to design menswear. She won the Osaka International Fashion Award in 1983 and founded the label Solid Homme in Seoul before launching Wooyoungmi in Paris in 2002. The menswear brand is known for tailored, minimal pieces and shows at Paris Fashion Week, with studios in Paris and Seoul.

Houses

Founder and creative director
Wooyoungmi
Since 2002 · about 24 years

Their runway, measured

95 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Woo Young-mi's looks are lighter, more saturated, less tonal and more colour-blocked.

Colours

Charcoal · 1.7× the average20%
Black13%
Grey · 1.4× the average8%
Silver7%
Ivory / cream7%
White7%
Beige / camel4%
Chocolate brown4%

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

Lightness44/100lighter · all runways 39/100
Colour saturation14.6more saturated · all runways 12.6
Neutrals61%about average · all runways 60%
Warm hues70%about average · all runways 70%
Tonal looks19%less tonal · all runways 33%
Colour-blockingΔE 50more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
Surface texture4.23smoother · all runways 5.06
Sheen0.050more matte · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Combat boots 22.9×Tassels 16.9×Waistcoat / vest 9.1×Bermuda shorts 9.1×Derbies / oxfords 6.9×Dandy 6.8×Geometric 5.5×Velvet 5.1×

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular 65%1.6×
High-rise 42%2.3×
Oversized 36%
Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 28%1.5×
Boxy 25%2.1×

Materials

Cotton / poplin 76%2.4×
Wool / tailoring cloth 67%2.2×
Silk / satin 35%1.5×
Knit 28%1.5×
Faux fur / shearling 20%4.1×

Details

Belts 38%1.9×
Tassels 29%16.9×
Piping / contrast stitching 26%1.6×
Pleats 23%1.4×
Utility pockets 22%1.6×

Patterns

Check / plaid 21%3.8×
Geometric 19%5.5×
Abstract print 19%4.0×
Stripes 18%2.5×
Colour-block 12%2.1×

Mood

Relaxed 49%1.5×
Nostalgic 47%3.2×
Playful 35%2.0×
Elegant 24%43% less
Dramatic 17%

Era references

1970s 27%2.4×
1990s 13%1.7×
Victorian 8%2.7×
Edwardian 5%17.6×
1980s 3%45% less

From the AI tags on 95 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.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections

Wooyoungmi Spring/Summer 2027 — WooyoungmiSpring/Summer 2027 · Men · Paris · 48 looks

Wooyoungmi Fall/Winter 2026 — WooyoungmiFall/Winter 2026 · Men · Paris · 47 looks