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Kate

Coat
2016 (designed), 2019 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rejina Pyo is a London-based contemporary fashion brand founded by the Korean designer of the same name. Born in Seoul, Pyo moved to London in 2008 and completed the MA Fashion Design course at Central Saint Martins. She then worked as a designer at Roksanda before setting up her own company in 2014. Pyo is known for her pared-back, architectural designs and fun summer dresses with bright splashes of colour. In line with slow fashion, Pyo’s designs are intended to last and be worn season after season, and separates are designed to be mixed and matched again and again.

The Kate coat is one of Pyo’s signature designs and she reproduces it periodically. It has an oversized silhouette and contrasting colour panels. This version is made of camel-coloured wool with a contrasting red back panel and white belt. Pyo first showed this colourway for the catwalk presentation in Autumn/Winter 2016,

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKate (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wool
Brief description
Coat, Kate, camel and orange, designed by Rejina Pyo, Autumn/Winter 2016 collection, made in 2019, London
Physical description
Oversized coat with notched collar. The front and top of the back are camel coloured wool, the bottom of the back of the coat is red. The coat is secured with a white tie at the waist with two press studs.
Production typeReady to wear
Credit line
Given by Rejina Pyo
Production
The Kate coat was first shown for Autumn/Winter 2016, this version was made in 2019.
Summary
Rejina Pyo is a London-based contemporary fashion brand founded by the Korean designer of the same name. Born in Seoul, Pyo moved to London in 2008 and completed the MA Fashion Design course at Central Saint Martins. She then worked as a designer at Roksanda before setting up her own company in 2014. Pyo is known for her pared-back, architectural designs and fun summer dresses with bright splashes of colour. In line with slow fashion, Pyo’s designs are intended to last and be worn season after season, and separates are designed to be mixed and matched again and again.

The Kate coat is one of Pyo’s signature designs and she reproduces it periodically. It has an oversized silhouette and contrasting colour panels. This version is made of camel-coloured wool with a contrasting red back panel and white belt. Pyo first showed this colourway for the catwalk presentation in Autumn/Winter 2016,
Collection
Accession number
T.40-2021

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Record createdDecember 19, 2019
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