Jaeyoon Jeong, a native of Seoul, South Korea, brings to the Graduate Fashion Design program well honed skills in tailoring, patternmaking and design, and production management he developed during his years as creative director of Jaeyoon Jeong Collection, LLC. His management of his two eponymous stores in New York City and his sourcing and manufacturing connections in Seoul inform the Global Capstone Design Project. Students from Drexel and Sungkyunkwan University work together to produce a capsule collection. Drexel students can also take advantage of the Korean manufacturing resources introduced by Jeong to produce a professional prototype of one of their designs.

Annual Global Capstone Design Project with Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2019 project.

Since 2017 Fashion Design Students from SKKU and Drexel have been creating fashion and accessory collections with an emphasis on sustainable themes. After researching and choosing a theme, students from both universities work virtually, in groups of three, to realize a cohesive grouping of work. Alternating visits in the fall, SKKU faculty and student travel to Drexel and Drexel students travel to SKKU for fashion workshops and group design meetings.

Graduate Fashion Design student Yiling Lai with her project design.

SKKU students and faculty visit Drexel students and faculty in the graduate fashion lab. Far left: Drexel faculty Jaeyoon Jeong. Center: Drexel and SKKU students. Right: SKKU faculty Dr. Soojung Lim and Drexel faculty Lisa Hayes.

In December, 2019 Drexel faculty traveled to Seoul, for the Global Design Project final critique. Far left: Drexel faculty Jaeyoon Jeon and Lisa Hayes. Center: SKKU students. Far right: SKKU faculty Dr. Soojung Lim.

Drexel students also have the opportunity to participate in the Hongik Biennale at Hongik University (above) where Drexel alumnus Dr. Kan Hosup directs the Fashion Design Program. Both designs above are from the graduate thesis collection of Shruthi Patlola.

While in South Korea, Drexel students get to experience Korean culture. Above, they dress in traditional Korean Hanbok costume to enjoy Korean folk dance. Below they learn the craft of Korean bookmaking.

While in South Korea Drexel students get to experience Korean culture. Above, they dress in traditional Korean Hanbok costume to enjoy Korean folk dance. Below they learn the craft of Korean bookmaking.