She has dressed celebrities such as Katy Perry, Meghan Markle and more. Rejina Pyo talks through her fashion firsts from her showing at London Fashion Week in 2018, to receiving the British Emerging Talent award for womenswear in 2019
Born and raised in South Korea and now based in London, designer Rejina Pyo cut her teeth at Central Saint Martins under famous professor Louise Wilson before launching her eponymous label in 2014 to great critical success.
After showing at London Fashion Week for the first time in 2018, her brand received the British Emerging Talent award for womenswear in 2019 and was shortlisted for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund this year.
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How did you first realise you wanted to work in fashion?
Rejina Pyo (RP) When I was young, my mother worked as a fashion designer, so I spent hours playing in her studio surrounded by fabrics, sketches and creativity. From a young age I learned how to sew and began designing my own creations.
After school I worked at a big apparel company in Korea, but looking through magazines and fashion shows I realised that most of the big designers of the time had come from Central Saint Martins in London, so I applied to get my master’s degree there and then moved to London.
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