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Spotlight Culture
ews
sweep the streets. Just as Shinsegae International has highlighted this year¡¯s fashion
eln
trend, British fashion brand Stella McCartney has introduced a number of pastel-
par
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colored mini dresses such as pink, orange, and yellow aimed at this year¡¯s spring
season. French fashion brand CELINE, which gained popularity last season by
introducing one-mile wear such as jogger pants and hoodies in stylish luxury looks,
alsoreturnedwithanultra-minidressontherunwaythisseason.
¡ãOne-milewearisanaturalfashionstyle
usingitemsincludingjoggingpants,hoodies,
sweatshirtsandsneakers.
¡°ATempo¡±TowardsRevivalofSociety
The fashion industry, which was in a recession due to the
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COVID-19 pandemic, had no choice but to be depressed for a
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ky
while. In fact, Samsung C&T¡¯s fashion division recorded a deficit with
in
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alossof3.6billionwonin2021.Recently,however,thefashionindustryhas
been aiming for an opportunity to be revived as the COVID-19 crisis is getting
better. The Samsung Fashion Research Institute selected ¡°A TEMPO¡± as a fashion
keyword with the intention that the fashion market will recover to its previous growth rate
this year. A Tempo is a musical term that means ¡°go back to the previous speed after a slow or
fast variation.¡± This is also the abbreviation of various keywords of this year, such as ¡°Across the
Fashion,¡± ¡°Taste-commerce,¡± ¡°Encounter Y2K Fashion,¡± ¡°Metaverse is Coming,¡± ¡°Purpose Driven
Brand,¡± and ¡°Organic Growth Strategy.¡± These keywords are a starting point for consumers who
havebecomemoreinterestedinfoodandresidentialenvironmentsthanclothingsincetheCOVID-19
incident, overcoming the stagnation caused by COVID-19, and opening a new era of fashion. Lim Ji-
yeon, head of Samsung Fashion Research Institute, said in an interview with Financial News, ¡°It is
time to go forward to get back to the economic level before 2019.¡± She also said, ¡°So we selected ¡®A
¡ãClothesbrand¡°Champion¡±
isbeginningtoreviveafter
Tempo¡¯ as a fashion keyword to go back to the previous situation.¡± Fashion experts predict that Y2K
relaunchingwiththereturn
fashion, which heated up the 1990s and 2000s, will reappear and continue to strengthen its Newtro
ofY2Kfashion.
fashion,whichisanabbreviationof¡°New¡±and¡°Retrospect¡±meaningafashioninspiredbytheoldones
butaddedsomemodernvibes.ThegrowingpopularityoftheNewtrostylebrandChampion,whichhas
beenunderdevelopmentbySouthKoreanclothingbrandLFsincelastyear,isonesuchcase.Champion is a clothing brand
launchedintheU.S.in1919,whichgainedhugepopularityinthe1980swithitsbrightcolorsanduniquelogodesign,andsales
increased about 100% compared to last year as the MZ generation recently showed interest in Y2K fashion. Like the 2000s,
whenanewerawasopenedattheendofacentury,thereemergenceofY2Kfashionmarksthebeginningofanewerawhenthe
COVID-19recessionisovercome.?
Thereisapsychologicalterm,¡°reminiscencebump.¡±Peoplewanttoovercometheirdifficultiesbyrecallingthehappymemories
ofthepastwhenconditionsintheirreallivesaredifficultandexhausting,andthisphenomenonreachesitspeakwhensocietyis
sufferingfromconfusion.Thecurrentrecurrenceofthecultureoftheearly2000shasitscontextalongwiththisphenomenon.The
indefinite continuation of the unprecedented pandemic has instilled a longing for the past among the public as well as
economic damage in various fields. Recalling the past may seem meaningless, but there is a saying that
nostalgia plays a role in protecting people from pain. Therefore, Y2K fashion, which evokes the
happypastandusesitasnewcontent,canbeseenasanostalgiathathasbeenblowinginsociety
thatissufferingmoreconfusionthaneverduetoCOVID-19.Ofcourse,pantswornoverthepelvis,
colorful accessories, and colors that are likely to stand out from 20 meters away may still feel
foreigntothegeneralpublic.However,TheArgushopesreaderswillhaveachancetolivebravely
inachaoticera,reflectingonthenostalgiaofthepastbylookingintotheY2Kfashiontrend.
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