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How Rok Hwang Went From Star Design Student to Showing at Paris Fashion Week – Latest Fashion Trends & Style Tips April 04, 2025 at 05:30PM

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📰 How Rok Hwang Went From Star Design Student to Showing at Paris Fashion Week ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: In our long-running series, " How I'm Making It, " we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success. Rokh founder Rok Hwang's journey to becoming the accomplished fashion designer he is today is nothing short of impressive. After relocating to the States from South Korea as a child, Hwang moved to London and attended the esteemed Central Saint Martins in 2004. There, he won first prize in the school's graduation collections competition, leading Phoebe Philo, then the creative director of Celine, to scout him for a position on her team. "It was quite magical," Hwang tells Fashionista. "I was very lucky to jump straight into the industry and experience Phoebe's first show at Celine. One of the most important lessons I learned from her is the importance of knowing who...