Andre Kim

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Andre Kim (August 24, 1935 – August 12, 2010) was a South Korean fashion designer based in Seoul, South Korea.

He was best known for his evening and wedding gown collections.

Kim Jung-do, his adopted son, is surviving.

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Fashion career

Kim has been involved in fashion design since 1962. He founded Salon Andre in Sogong-dong, Central Seoul, at the age of 27, becoming Korea's first male fashion designer. In 1966, he became the first South Korean to host a fashion show in Paris. He would later appear at many other fashion shows in New York, Washington, D.C., Barcelona, Cairo, Sydney, and Beijing.

Kim was chosen chief designer for the 1981 Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1981. In 1988, he created the Korean athletes' uniforms for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Following this, he was repeatedly invited to the International Olympic Committee's functions (IOC). In 1997, he was given the Presidential Culture and Art Award of South Korea for his contributions to the fashion industry. He was named as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF in 2003 and received Italy's Cultural Merit Award.

During the SBS Open in Hawaii in February 2006, Kim held two elaborate private shows, "Fashion Fantasia in Hawaii," at the Turtle Bay Resort, which featured over 140 pieces. Governor Linda Lingle and Mayor Mufi Hannemann attended and remained until the wedding's finale, which featured seven unique gowns and a groom. The hairstyles were created by Aveda Salon and Spa and Liberty Salon Hair and were in keeping with Andre Kim's "signature style" of parted hair adorned with rows of braids tied around the models' heads.

Four LPGA players and Korean celebrities, Shim Jee-ho (Stained Glass), Kim Min-jung (Fashion 70s), and Jung Joon-ho (The Twins, Marrying the Mafia), all modeled in Kim's debut. Kim's fashions featured at the second show, hosted at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom, as the focal point of a major fundraiser for the University of Hawaii's Textile Production and Human Resources apparel product design and merchandising department. Kim's appearances also appeared on the 20th anniversary of local television station KBFD.

Kim showcased his costumes at the Angkor Wat temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in November 2006. The exhibition was titled "Fashion Fantasia: Angkor Watt," and it was the first fashion show to be held against the ancient temple as a backdrop. This fashion preview opened in November 2006 and ended on January 9, 2007, part of the Angkor-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2006. "Ancient Future: The Myths of the Orient" and featured exhibitions on the Khmer civilization and the Silla culture were held in the 2005 Hong Kong film "The Myths of the Orient," the special guest stars were actress Kim Hee-sun and actor Kim Rae-won (Love Story in Harvard). On the 13th of August, Andre Kim hosted a fashion preview at Kyeongbok Palace in the same month.

Kim unveiled his menswear collection on February 10, 2007 and served as a celebrity judge for Manhunt International 2007, a newly opened ski resort in South Korea, preparing for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. Kim held a fashion show in Shanghai, China, in March, and then landed in Washington, D.C., to host a charity fashion show in aid of UNICEF. Kim held a fashion preview at the Big Pallet Convention Center in Koriyama, Japan, on May 7, 2007 to celebrate the year of Korea-Japan relations. He also produced uniforms for the Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies in Yongin and converted clothes from clothes to designing washing machines, refrigerators, and air conditioners for Samsung. Kim has also launched cosmetics, golfing products, sunglasses, and apartment interior design.

During the summer of 2007, Kim hosted at least two fashion previews. Kim held a fashion preview in Wuxi, China, on the invitation of both the Wuhsi municipal government and the massive shopping mall ITFM (International Textile & Fashion Megamall), which was held on July 12 to commemorate both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 15th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Korea and China. Kim's second appearance in China so far since his first in 1993 to celebrate the first anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The show was titled "Four Seasons Fantasy" and featured 180 costumes based on several themes, including "White Night," which displayed Kim's clothes against a snowy background, and "World's Immortal Masterpieces," which featured medieval paintings on clothes. Several Korean celebrities were modelled; singers such as Choi Siwon of Super Junior, Ivy, and Son Hoyoung walked down the runway as special models, in comparison to the 2007 Miss Korea Beauty Pageant's total 65 contestants. Kim held a show in August honoring the opening of a large art hall at Seoul National University.

Kim Tae-hee, actor Kim Rae-won, and actress Kim Tae-hee (Love Story in Harvard, Stairway to Heaven), a fashion exhibition in Qingdao, South Korea, held on September 15, 2007. On November 27, Kim hosted another fashion preview starring Korean actress Choi Ji-woo of Stairway to Heaven and fame in Washington, D.C.

Andre Kim held a fashion preview in Kyonggi-do, South Korea, on June 13, 2008. Several Korean celebrities were included in Miss Universe 2007, including Honey Lee, 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe 2007, Tim, a Korean ballad singer, actress Lee Eun-sung (Evasive Inquiry Agency, Que Sera, Sera) and actor Ha Seok-jin (Hello! Miss (miss): I Am Happy, a Korean drama starring Lee and Ha.

Andre Kim appeared in one of his last public appearances for the Miss World Organization in March 2010, alongside Julia Morley for the Mister World 2010 Pageant held in Incheon, Korea. The Mister World 2010 Pageant's contestants were models for an extravagant Andre Kim fashion show.

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