Designers / South Korea · Textile heritage
LEESLE
Hwang Lee-seul
LEESLE is a textile heritage label based in Jeonju, started in 2014. Behind the label: Hwang Lee-seul. It is known for everyday clothes built on hanbok elements such as the git collar and goreum ties. Latest milestone on record (September 2022): First runway at Milan Fashion Week, for SS23.
Quick facts
LEESLE at a glance
- Behind the label
- Hwang Lee-seul
- Based
- Jeonju, South Korea
- Since
- 2014
- Focus
- Textile heritage
- Makes
- Modern hanbok and everyday wear
- Trained
- Studied forestry, not fashion design
- Official site
- leesle.com ↗
- @leesle ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind LEESLE?
Hwang Lee-seul founded LEESLE in Jeonju in 2014 after studying forestry rather than design, the Korea Herald reported. The label turns hanbok details such as the git collar and goreum ties into everyday clothing. Jimin of BTS wore its hanbok slacks at the 2018 Melon Music Awards, and it made its Milan Fashion Week runway debut in September 2022.
Timeline
LEESLE, dated
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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
- KIMHĒKIM Couture and eveningwear · since 2016
- 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
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Quick answers
LEESLE, answered
Who is behind LEESLE?
- Hwang Lee-seul. LEESLE is a textile heritage label based in Jeonju.
When was LEESLE founded?
- 2014, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does LEESLE make?
- Modern hanbok and everyday wear. It is known for everyday clothes built on hanbok elements such as the git collar and goreum ties.
Where did the designer of LEESLE train?
- Studied forestry, not fashion design.