# MINJUKIM

> MINJUKIM is a ready-to-wear label based in Seoul, South Korea, started in 2015. Behind the label: Minju Kim. Known for playful, avant-garde womenswear with a fairy-tale streak.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/designers/minju-kim
- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/korean-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Minju Kim
- Based: Seoul, South Korea
- Since: 2015
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Womenswear
- Trained: Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
- Official site: https://minjukim.co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_minjukim_/

## Who is behind MINJUKIM?

Minju Kim studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, won the H&M Design Award in 2013 and launched her Seoul label in 2015. In 2020 she won Netflix’s Next in Fashion. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London holds one of her dresses, from Spring/Summer 2021, and staged a Fashion in Motion event with her in 2023.

## Timeline

- January 2013: Wins the H&M Design Award with the collection Dear My Friend. (source: https://hmgroup.com/?p=23318)
- 2020: Wins Netflix’s Next in Fashion. (source: https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3051398/)
- 2022: The V&A acquires her Spring/Summer 2021 printed hemp dress. (source: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1715029/dress-minju-kim/)
- 21 April 2023: Stages a Fashion in Motion event at the V&A. (source: https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/LYOwDXp7A6/fashion-in-motion-minju-kim)

## Sources

- [H&M Group — H&M Design Award 2013 winner (29 January 2013)](https://hmgroup.com/?p=23318) — checked 2026-10-22
- [South China Morning Post — Minju Kim wins Next in Fashion (2020)](https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3051398/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [V&A — dress by Minju Kim, FE.333-2022](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1715029/dress-minju-kim/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [V&A — Fashion in Motion: Minju Kim (21 April 2023)](https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/LYOwDXp7A6/fashion-in-motion-minju-kim) — checked 2026-10-22
- [MINJUKIM — About (official site)](https://minjukim.co/ko/about) — checked 2026-10-22