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Heritage Redefined,
Effortlessly Worn.

From flat architectural forms to a living modern expression.

Traditional motifs,
reimagined

A Joseon-era silhouette, reinterpreted into modern fashion through Tchai Kim's own hand.

  1. Collar
  2. Sleeve
  3. Body
  4. Skirt
A Joseon-era cheollik robe laid flat with its sleeves spread wide

Collar

Balanced Proportions

Refined to frame the silhouette with quiet elegance.

Sleeve

Soft Curves

Inspired by the traditional baerae, redesigned for natural movement.

Body

Contemporary Structure

A modern silhouette rooted in traditional form.

Skirt

Flowing Volume

Lightweight volume designed to move effortlessly.

One house,
two ways of wearing hanbok

Tchai Kim is ready-to-wear, Tchai Kim Youngjin is bespoke — two expressions of the same aesthetic

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A man in a hanbok coat walking past a large ink landscape painting in a gallery
  • Tchai Kim
  • Tchai Kim Youngjin

TCHAI KIM YOUNGJIN

ONE GARMENT, CUT AND FINISHED
FOR ONE PERSON.
HANBOK, LIGHTENED FOR
THE RHYTHM OF EVERY DAY.

TCHAI KIM YOUNGJIN SHAPES THE LANGUAGE OF HANBOK
THROUGH BESPOKE CRAFT.
TCHAI KIM CARRIES TRADITION INTO THE PRESENT
THROUGH COLOR, PROPORTION, AND EASE.

Tchai
Kim Youngjin
Tchai Kim

From the first conversation to the final fitting, every line follows the wearer. Familiar forms are reworked into pieces made to move through contemporary life.

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Tchai Kim Youngjin

Fine silk, finished by hand

See the fabric up close and book a one-to-one fitting consultation.

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Hand-painted silk hanbok pieces laid out in the atelier
A model in a Tchai Kim vest and skirt seated by a window

Tchai Kim

Hanbok, for everyday

A lookbook of cheollik dresses and vests made for daily wear.

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  • A Tchai Kim look, faded
  • A blue silk ruffled vest dress
  • A taupe long coat
  • A pair of olive green wide trousers
  • A white eyelet cotton dress

Two lines.
One extraordinary aesthetic.

  • Five models in white hanbok-inspired gowns
  • Seven members of a band in blue and grey hanbok
  • A woman wearing a pale pink hanbok among pine trees
  • A woman wearing a white sheer hanbok for an editorial portrait
  • Five women wearing black and white contemporary hanbok
  • Two women wearing white contemporary hanbok against a black background
  • A man wearing a grey hanbok in a moonlit portrait
  • Five women wearing pastel hanbok at a traditional house
  • Five women wearing pastel hanbok on a wooden porch
  • A woman wearing a blue and white hanbok outdoors
  • A woman wearing a grey hanbok in a shaded garden
  • A woman framed by an ivory pleated veil

From everyday wearable pieces to high-fashion couture.
Journey through the full spectrum of our signature creations

Find your difference.

Every difference makes the finest cloth