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Introduction

Sooah Choi immigrated to the United States with her family and graduated from Campolindo High School. She then pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Upon her return to South Korea, she obtained a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in "Aesthetics of Dress" from the Department of Clothing & Textiles at Seoul National University. Her master's thesis was titled “Fusion Phenomena in Fashion” (2003), while her doctoral dissertation focused on the “Americanization and De-Americanization of Korean Fashion Since 1945” (2009).

Dr. Choi has extensive experience in designing womenswear, menswear, children's apparel, and toddler clothing through various industry-oriented projects and collaborations with companies. Her portfolio includes outdoor wear, sportswear, and casual wear, as well as cut-and-sew knitwear. She has worked as a designer for Sae-A Co., Ltd., one of the largest vendors in the world, collaborating with several major national companies in the United States. Her responsibilities included trend analysis and planning, design development, creation of prototype samples, and preparing presentations for buyers. Through direct communication via digital images, she successfully suggested designs that led to significant orders and recognition as one of the year's best vendor designs.

Since September 2011, Dr. Choi has served as a full-time faculty member at Dankook University, following extensive experience as a part-time lecturer at eleven different universities. Her current research interests focus on collaboration with industry partners, as well as topics related to crossover, hybridization, globalization, and digital fashion design.

Educational Background

• [1998] bachelor's degree California Collge of the Arts, B.F.A.
• [2003] master's degree Seoul National University, M.S.
• [2009] doctor's degree Seoul National University, Ph.D.

Career

• Adminitrator, The Korea Fashion & Culture Association (2004-01-01)
• Researcher, Fashion Textile Center of SNU (2003-08-01)
• Designer, Sae-A co.Ltd., Korea' (2005-07-04)

Research

Computer cad related to fashion industry
Globalization & locbalization of design
Hybrid and/or crossover fashion
Trend analysis and design

Consulting

Brand Identity, Efficient designing process, Trend anylisis and design, Fashion cross-over, Digital fashion design(Computer aided cad & graphic), Sports/outdoor wear, Fashion industry & trade, Social phenomenon in relations to fashion, Aesthetics of dress.

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