Shon

Julie (1966). Korean designer. As a child, she moved to New York and stayed there to study at Parsons School of Design. She continued her studies in Paris, where she moved in 1987, graduating the following year. Her first collaborations were with the New York designer Anne Kleine and the French style agency Pecler’s. In 1988, she moved to Barcelona and started work with PurificaciÆn GarcÕa (1988-1991) and David Valls (1991-1993). In 1993, she launched a ready-to-wear collection under her own name that is sold in the US and Japan as well as in Europe. These days, Julie Shon’s collections are not only shown in Spain, alternating between the GaudÕ runway in Barcelona and Cibeles in Madrid, but are also shown in leading European specialist salons.