Fashion Scout winner: Korean duo Gyo Yuni Kimchoe awarded a fully sponsored catwalk show
The winner of this year's Fashion Scout merit award is Gyo Yuni Kimchoe.
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Your support makes all the difference.Gyo Yuni Kimchoe is the winner of the spring/summer 2015 Fashion Scout Merit Award.
The designers will be awarded a fully sponsored catwalk show which will take place at Fashion Scout London during London Fashion Week next month.
Previous winners of the award include David Koma, Eudon Choi, Agi & Sam and Georgia Hardinge.
Gyo Yuno Kimchoe is a design label created by Gyo Kim and his partner Yuni Choe. The Korean duo started out at Parsons School of Design before moving to London and studying at Central Saint Martins.
The Fashion Scout deciding panel is made up of industry experts including Hilary Alexander, Rebekah Roy and former winner Phoebe English.
“We are so honored to be selected as the winner, the Merit Award is the best opportunity for new designers to show their vision and creativity” commented Gyo Kim.
Fashion Scout is an international showcase of fashion innovation. It provides a platform for a new generation of designers by exhibiting alongside the fashion week schedule in London and Paris.
Fashion Scout will showcase during London Fashion Week from the 12th to the 16th September at the Freemason's Hall in Covent Garden. fashion-scout.co.uk
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