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SONGZIO
Artistic director Jay Song
SONGZIO is a menswear label based in Seoul and Paris, started in 1993. Behind the label: Artistic director Jay Song. It is known for “paint on black”: each collection starts as a painting on black canvas. Latest milestone on record (June 2026): Presents SS27 on the official Paris menswear calendar, as in every season since at least FW24.
Quick facts
SONGZIO at a glance
- Behind the label
- Artistic director Jay Song
- Based
- Seoul and Paris, South Korea
- Since
- 1993
- Focus
- Menswear
- Makes
- Menswear and womenswear, sold from flagships in Paris and Seoul
- Official site
- songzio.com ↗
- @songzio_official ↗
The person and the label
Who is behind SONGZIO?
Founded in 1993, SONGZIO builds each collection from an artwork painted on black canvas, a process the house calls “paint on black”, according to the Fédération and its own site. It runs separate men’s and women’s flagships on Rue Charlot in Paris and the Galerie Noir flagship in Seoul, and presented on the official Paris menswear calendar every season we checked, from FW24 to SS27.
Timeline
SONGZIO, dated
More from South Korea
Other South Korea labels to know
- WOOYOUNGMI Menswear · since 2002
- JUUN.J Menswear · since 2007
- 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
- LEESLE Textile heritage · since 2014
Read the full South Korea guide, with the method behind it and where to see the work in person.
Sources
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Quick answers
SONGZIO, answered
Who is behind SONGZIO?
- Artistic director Jay Song. SONGZIO is a menswear label based in Seoul and Paris.
When was SONGZIO founded?
- 1993, according to the sources listed on this page.
What does SONGZIO make?
- Menswear and womenswear, sold from flagships in Paris and Seoul. It is known for “paint on black”: each collection starts as a painting on black canvas.