ROKH

Korean-born designer Rok Hwang launched Rokh in London in 2016. Coming to fashion through music, Hwang studied menswear and then womenswear at Central Saint Martins before spending three years as a ready-to-wear designer beside Phoebe Philo at Celine. In 2018, his brand was one of the winners of the highly competitive LVMH Special Prize. Rokh collections are seasonless and focus on giving a contemporary twist to wardrobe classics, evoking the quiet luxury vibe customers loved in Philo’s creations for Celine. A/W19 saw the brand’s Paris Fashion Week debut. The collection, entitled ‘Teenage Nightmare’, featured many versatile items, including tailored coats and blazers with bondage clasps, asymmetric skirts, a deep tobacco leather trench, glossy patina-effect jackets, marble print pencil skirts, colorful crochets, acid turtlenecks, floral, paisley and chain motifs on silk dresses with fire-burnt hems and piercing or transparent PVC detailing. Among the brand’s current 120 worldwide retailers, Net-a-Porter stays its biggest supporter. www.rokh.net