Dongdaemun Fashion Complex where it is so large that visitors are unable to see all parts of it in a single day is the center of the domestic fashion trend and history. Recently, it has caught huge popularity with Koreans, and it is attracting tourist...
Dongdaemun Fashion Complex where it is so large that visitors are unable to see all parts of it in a single day is the center of the domestic fashion trend and history. Recently, it has caught huge popularity with Koreans, and it is attracting tourists as well. However, despite Dongdaemun Fashion Complex being a world-class shopping mall and tourist attraction, it has failed to establish enough returning factors because the programs provided are not various compared to that.
This is because Dongdaemun Fashion Complex was built as a large horizontal and vertical structure concentrating on commercial space for simple consumption and distribution, not to respond to the surrounding situation and demands. While they form strong territoriality, they exist individually rather than complementary, for it is lacking in homogeneity and mutual connection as a fashion industry complex. As such, The present Dongdaemun Fashion Complex is recognized only as a shopping and distribution place rather than a Mecca of the domestic fashion industry, and it is difficult to prejudge both the current development and future directionality.
In order for Dongdaemun Fashion Complex to escape from its limitations and grow as the center of fashion industry with international competitiveness, it must continue its history of fashion while maintaining proper craftsmanship and learning new things. Also, for preserving the traditional value, it is necessary for it to take the role of the Fashion Industry Center such as preparing for the future and expanding fashion education facilities at the national level.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has recognized the need, and they announced the ‘Seoul Future Innovation Growth Project’ in late January 2017 with plans to create a ‘fashion innovation hub’ composed of the global fashion school instead of a police task force head office in Dongdaemun Fashion Complex to foster fashion talented people, research the test bed of the innovative subsidiary material, and support the sales distribution.
Therefore, this study aims to maximize the meaning and purpose of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s plan to create a ‘fashion innovative hub’ in Dongdaemun Fashion Complex’s changing stream, and to realize the potential of the fashion complex for international competitiveness and continuous development. Ultimately, the goal is to build a fashion hub that can accommodate both visitors and fashion industry workers.