Minju Kim

Not to be confused with Kim Min-ju.
Minju Kim
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Gwangju, South Korea
EducationSamsung Art & Design Institute, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
Websiteminjukim.co

Minju Kim (born c. 1986)[1] is a South Korean fashion designer known for her womenswear and use of bold prints. In 2020 she was named the winner of the first season of Netflix's Next In Fashion.

Kim was born in Gwangju, South Korea and studied in New Zealand as a teenager. She originally wanted to attend art school and become a cartoonist, but was encouraged by her parents to study fashion design in Seoul.[2] She studied fashion design at the Samsung Art & Design Institute, followed by a master's degree at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.[3][4] Kim credits the influence of designers and RAFA instructors such as Walter Van Beirendonck with sparking her love of fashion design.[2]

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  3. ^ Kozma, Leila (30 January 2020). "'Next in Fashion' Star Minju Kim Designed Clothes for K-Pop Sensation BTS in the Past". Distractify. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Cremona, Patrick (29 January 2020). "Next in Fashion: meet the designers". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2020.