Designers / South Korea · Couture and eveningwear
KIMHĒKIM
Kiminte Kimhēkim (Kim In-tae)
KIMHĒKIM is a couture and eveningwear label based in Seoul, started in 2016. Behind the label: Kiminte Kimhēkim (Kim In-tae). It is known for tailoring with couture details that reinterprets the heritage of Korea’s Gaya confederacy. Latest milestone on record (28 September 2026): Presents SS27 on the official Paris womenswear calendar.
Quick facts
KIMHĒKIM at a glance
- Behind the label
- Kiminte Kimhēkim (Kim In-tae)
- Based
- Seoul, South Korea
- Since
- 2016
- Focus
- Couture and eveningwear
- Makes
- Womenswear
- Trained
- Learned clothesmaking from his grandmother and trained in France; previously at Balenciaga
- Official site
- kimhekim.com ↗
- @maison_kimhekim ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind KIMHĒKIM?
The Fédération dates KIMHĒKIM to August 2016, though the Korea Herald dates its debut to 2014. The label reinterprets the heritage of the ancient Gaya confederacy through tailoring and couture-level detail. It joined the official Paris womenswear calendar for SS20 in September 2019 and presented in every season we checked, from FW24 to SS27; it opened the first day of Paris Fashion Week for FW25.
Timeline
KIMHĒKIM, dated
More from South Korea
Other South Korea labels to know
- WOOYOUNGMI Menswear · since 2002
- JUUN.J Menswear · since 2007
- SONGZIO Menswear · since 1993
- MINJUKIM Ready-to-wear · since 2015
- EENK Ready-to-wear · since 2013
- REJINA PYO Ready-to-wear · since 2014
- ADER error Streetwear and contemporary · since 2014
- Andersson Bell Streetwear and contemporary · since 2014
- GENTLE MONSTER Accessories
- Lee Young-hee Textile heritage
- LEESLE Textile heritage · since 2014
Read the full South Korea guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.
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Quick answers
KIMHĒKIM, answered
Who is behind KIMHĒKIM?
- Kiminte Kimhēkim (Kim In-tae). KIMHĒKIM is a couture and eveningwear label based in Seoul.
When was KIMHĒKIM founded?
- 2016, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does KIMHĒKIM make?
- Womenswear. It is known for tailoring with couture details that reinterprets the heritage of Korea’s Gaya confederacy.
Where did the designer of KIMHĒKIM train?
- Learned clothesmaking from his grandmother and trained in France; previously at Balenciaga.