The three of us who created Low Classic are all different to each other in our own ways, but came together through the pleasure of understanding fashion. We were majoring in Costume at the same university in Korea, and had been talking about fashion for years together. A few years ago, we were gathered together again; we noticed that so many existing Korean fashion companies had limits, and so we wanted to create something new. Now one of our friends has gone to study abroad in Berlin – if eventually we think that we need to study more, we will not have any problem with taking time out to study again.

I was born in Seoul, grew up in Seoul and studied fashion in Seoul. Seoul changes rapidly from day to day and has become an important place for fashion. Rice paddies and fields surround huge buildings, which rapidly consume the digital and unique historical background; so not falling asleep at night in Seoul brings us excitement and inspiration.

Low Classic represents youth, so it’s aimed at people who are struggling to cement an identity while experiencing a huge variety of situations and emotions. The designs reflect the era and I don’t pass the chance to design something that can express emotions and the current situation.

Through fine arts, music and architecture, we can collaborate with new artists in a variety of fields; it’s always interesting to create a new aesthetic rather than simply fashion. Every season we are entranced by different artists with original ideas and ways of working – it helps us to gather information and gain new inspiration.

We wanted a project more interesting than the Low Classic line, and it was actually a T-shirt line that first started Locle. Low Classic’s main point is the collection, whereas Locle is based on a variety of activities such as lifestyle pop-up projects.

Many brands showcase the personality of each collection through photography to share their ideas and help customers to understand them a little more, so Low Classic also needs this space. The season’s concept can be explained and it also brings together the elements that inspired us.

The ripple effect of social media is a bigger and more powerful piece of the puzzle than words. Low Classic has not undertaken aggressive overseas marketing activities yet, but naturally introduced Instagram and Tumblr – that was an important platform to announce our presence.

The Western use of Korean fashion, music and culture is warmly received. Recently, traditional Korean clothes inspired the Chanel collection with Korean celebrities frequently sitting front row. There’s less awareness than China and Japan, but South Korea also has a unique culture with beautiful colors and fine detail. Through frequent exchanges and more promotion, the Korean Culture and South Korea’s designers will also have a lot more love in the West.

It seems that it will be as early as this winter season that Low Classic can finally meet Europe. While we focused on the Korean domestic market, from this fall/winter we will go all out with our overseas sales and marketing. We have a small presentation in Paris during F/W16 PFW, but in the long term we are looking for a local partner to join us in European business.

Our goal is to become a better brand than just revenue growth. Fashion is not limited so we’re always interested in new lifestyles and we will be trying to appeal to the new woman. The long term will define Low Classic, so we hope many women can find themselves and be happy through our designs.