Designer Kiminte unveiled KIMHĒKIM's Spring/Summer 2027 collection, 'Little Wooden Dolls'. Marking the brand's tenth anniversary, the collection returns to his childhood memory of making clothes for Barbie dolls. The house's signature black and white palette, tailoring, draping and pearls are all recreated on wooden figures. Military utility meets ribbons and gathering, while archive silhouettes are rearranged into new compositions.
The presentation method is as important as the clothes themselves. Kiminte personally dressed each tiny wooden figure. He then built a miniature runway and placed them on it. The audience sits and looks down at 'the world's smallest runway floor'. Even the invitation was shrunk to miniature size to fit the world of doll play.
"Doll play was how I first discovered fashion," Kiminte said. The world he imagined with his hands as a child and KIMHĒKIM's ten years meet again on a stage of the same scale. The presentation itself recreates the memory that led him to fashion. Ten years later, the instinct to imagine, make and play remains unchanged.
KIMHĒKIM's signature tailoring is softened this season through draping and pearls. Ribbons and gathering are added to masculine silhouettes, creating contrast. Familiar forms return in unexpected combinations. The collection rearranges the KIMHĒKIM archive while returning to the doll play that started it all. Do you remember the moment you first discovered fashion?
The presentation method is as important as the clothes themselves. Kiminte personally dressed each tiny wooden figure. He then built a miniature runway and placed them on it. The audience sits and looks down at 'the world's smallest runway floor'. Even the invitation was shrunk to miniature size to fit the world of doll play.
"Doll play was how I first discovered fashion," Kiminte said. The world he imagined with his hands as a child and KIMHĒKIM's ten years meet again on a stage of the same scale. The presentation itself recreates the memory that led him to fashion. Ten years later, the instinct to imagine, make and play remains unchanged.
KIMHĒKIM's signature tailoring is softened this season through draping and pearls. Ribbons and gathering are added to masculine silhouettes, creating contrast. Familiar forms return in unexpected combinations. The collection rearranges the KIMHĒKIM archive while returning to the doll play that started it all. Do you remember the moment you first discovered fashion?
FAQ
What is the theme of Kim Hae Kim's Spring/Summer 2027 collection?
'Little Wooden Dolls.' Designer Kim In-tae recreated childhood memories of dressing Barbie dolls through a miniature runway, celebrating the brand's tenth anniversary.
How was the Kim Hae Kim doll collection exhibited?
Kim In-tae personally dressed small wooden dolls and displayed them on a miniature runway for audiences to view from above. Even the invitations were produced in miniature size.
What is Kim Hae Kim's signature style?
Black and white palette, tailoring, draping, and pearl embellishments define Kim Hae Kim's signature. This season contrasted military utility with ribbons and gathering details.
