NU ROMANTIC FW26 campaign — lace veil, Seoul, September 2026

Seoul-born womenswear, built on 2000s archives

2000Archives

The label K-pop's biggest names wear first.

NU ROMANTIC · FW26 — Seoul, September 2026

02Origin

Reinterpreting the essence of 2000s fashion.

We do not reproduce the decade. We re-cut it.

2000Archives began in 2020 as an Instagram account archiving original garments from the 2000s. The label grew directly out of that collection.

Today more than six hundred archival pieces sit in the Seoul studio, and every season starts by taking one of them off the rail.

We do not reproduce the decade. We re-cut its prints, proportions and attitude for now — at the point where Y2K, vintage sportswear and contemporary street cross.

Founded
Seoul, 2020
House
Kyndof Inc., since 2023
Creative Director
Daeun Hong
Archive
600+ original pieces
Brand Overview cover — leather jacket over a sheer top, lilac backdrop
Leather over sheer, low-rise flare — the archive, re-cut
03Concept

Sport Couture.

Couture for everyday life. We connect a sporty, casual mood with the precision of couture — and wear it on an ordinary Tuesday.

Sporty and feminine. Sporty and formal.

The border

  • Football jerseys/Eveningwear
  • Tracksuits/Velour
  • Corsetry/Mesh

The design language is built on duality and contradiction; creativity sits on that border. The SS22 “Sports Couture” presentation in Seoul set the frame, and every collection since has extended it.

Sport Couture — camouflage cut-out dress and boxing gloves on a green field
Camouflage cut-out dress, boxing gloves
Grey double-breasted vest and micro skirt against a stone wall
Double-breasted vest, micro skirt
Sport Couture — a lone figure in a sea of blue stadium seats
A lone figure in the stands — Sport Couture, 2024
04Attitude

Confident, self-possessed femininity.

Unique silhouettes and bold cuts express an independent, sensual feminine image — a register still rare among Korean designer labels, and one our customer chooses on purpose. Low rises, deep scoops, exposed seams and hardware are used with control: the line is always clean, the fit always intentional. It reads as ownership, not provocation.

Materials

Vintage-wash denim · cast-metal hardware · hand-finished details developed in-house

Signature codes

  • Low-rise denim
  • Scoop & halter tops
  • Corsetry
  • Draped tailoring
  • Printed tights
  • Sporty hardware
Clean Contour — four models in fit-first basics
Clean Contour — four fits, one line

Product architecture · since 2025

Fit first.

Every collection is organised by fit rather than by trend, so a stylist can pull the right silhouette in seconds.

  1. 01Regular
  2. 02Fitted
  3. 03Draped
  4. 04Oversized

Clean Contour — the permanent line

Basics with no ornament: precise seaming and soft-dry fabrics — modal, tencel, cotton blends — engineered to hold a line on the body.

ESSENCE CONTOUR · 26 Pre-Fall

The current expression of the line — twenty-six styles across ten silhouettes, August 2026.

  • Allure T · black
    Allure TBlack
  • Contour shirt · charcoal
    Contour shirtCharcoal
  • Devon wide jean · ash blue
    Devon wide jeanAsh blue
  • Mock neck sleeveless · plum
    Mock neck sleevelessPlum
05Signature pieces

Four pieces, and what happened when stars wore them.

Placement, fan-account amplification, sell-out — with no paid media. The same loop has repeated across denim, eyewear and jerseys.

  1. LISA in the tour denim — Tokyo Dome encore, January 2026
    Snyder Wide Denim, worn low

    Snyder Wide Denim

    Our signature low-rise wide denim. LISA wore it for BLACKPINK's Tokyo Dome encore in January 2026; the related pieces sold out within days, and it went on to lead Musinsa's denim category.

    Worn by LISA · BLACKPINK DEADLINE World Tour, Tokyo Dome, January 2026

  2. THAT Glasses

    THAT Glasses

    Our debut eyewear. It went viral after aespa's Karina wore it — sell-out, pre-order, repeat reorders.

    Worn by Karina · aespa

  3. Football jersey and shorts in the goalmouth — the piece that made blokecore mainstream in Korea
    #12 and #7 football jerseys

    Football Jerseys

    The piece that made blokecore mainstream in Korea. The #12 and #7 jerseys are brand icons, worn by NewJeans, ILLIT and BIBI.

    Worn by NewJeans · ILLIT · BIBI

  4. Napoleon and Kael jackets

    Napoleon & Kael Jackets

    Signature outerwear: the double-breasted 2000 Napoleon Jacket and the draped, tailored Kael Jacket — the most-requested pieces for editorial pulls.

    Signature outerwear · returns every season

06Worn by

Organic wear across K-pop's first tier.

Repeat wearers, not gifted-and-forgotten. Placements in Korea run weekly through our Seoul PR partner's sample stock — a dozen or more looks a week.

  • BLACKPINK
  • aespa
  • NewJeans
  • LE SSERAFIM
  • TWICE
  • Red Velvet
  • (G)I-DLE
  • ITZY
  • NMIXX
  • BABYMONSTER
  • KISS OF LIFE
  • izna
  • MEOVV
  • SUNMI
  • Hyeri
  • CL
  • BIBI
  • Rosé · New York
    Rosé · BLACKPINKNew York
  • Karina · THAT Glasses
    Karina · aespaTHAT Glasses
  • Minji
    Minji · NewJeans
  • Chaeyoung · GQ Korea
    Chaeyoung · TWICEGQ Korea
  • Joy
    Joy · Red Velvet
  • CL · Rolling Stone Korea
    CLRolling Stone Korea
  • aespa · #12 jersey
    aespa#12 jersey
  • Chaewon
    Chaewon · LE SSERAFIMfastpapermag · May 2026
  • SUNMI
    SUNMIJuly 2026
  • Eunchae
    Eunchae · LE SSERAFIMJuly 2026
  • Miyeon
    Miyeon · (G)I-DLEJuly 2026
  • Kyujin
    Kyujin · NMIXXAugust 2026
  • Pharita · airport
    Pharita · BABYMONSTERAirport · August 2026
07Calendar

Six named collections a year, plus partner editions.

Each with its own campaign, e-commerce and organic content shoot. 2026 in drops:

  1. NU FEMININE · SS26

    01February

    NU FEMININE · SS26

    “Femininity is not a single form.” Corsets, draped tops, Napoleon & Kael jackets, low-rise denim — including pieces worn at Tokyo Dome.

  2. GO-SEE: Casting Call with ESteem EStudio

    02March – April

    GO-SEE · Casting Call

    Open casting with ESteem EStudio's model community; halter camis, contour tees, micro shorts and denim, shot as a live go-see.

  3. Effet de Soleil × 2000Archives — Horse Painted Garden

    03April – May

    Effet de Soleil × 2000Archives

    Co-branded 26SS capsule and the “Horse Painted Garden” pop-up at HAUS NOWHERE, ENG Shenzhen MixC World.

  4. BOHEM SUMMER

    04June

    BOHEM SUMMER

    Bikinis, lace tops, draped halters, satin boxers, tassel bags — the holiday drop.

  5. ESSENCE CONTOUR · 26 Pre-Fall

    05August

    ESSENCE CONTOUR · 26 Pre-Fall

    Fit-first basics in modal, tencel and cotton — the core of the showroom assortment.

  6. NU ROMANTIC · FW26

    06September

    NU ROMANTIC · FW26

    Leather, faux fur, western hats, lace veils, cream sets. Musinsa Edition by creator Yeo Yeon-hee.

08Collaborations

Fifteen partnerships since 2022.

Fashion houses, artists, concept stores and beauty — each capsule cut in Seoul, each launched with its own space.

  1. Featured 01

    Jaded London

    UK fashion label · 2024

    A ten-piece SS24 capsule uniting two playful, expressive DNAs: airbrush jeans, pleated minis, a low-rise velour tracksuit, a football kit, a reversible halter-scarf and co-branded home-and-away jerseys, shot on a running track by Alessia Gunawan.

    Jaded London × 2000Archives — SS24 capsule key visual on a running track
    Jaded London × 2000Archives — red baby tee and micro shorts with knee boots
    Jaded London × 2000Archives — oversized football kit over a pleated mini
    Jaded London × 2000Archives — reversible halter-scarf and airbrush jeans
    Jaded London × 2000Archives — low-rise velour tracksuit

    Pop-ups in Seoul at E()PTY — the store's biggest pop-up to date — and in Los Angeles, where the capsule was the best-selling line of Jaded London's pop-up.

  2. Featured 02

    BIBI for 2000Archives

    Artist collaboration · 2024 Pre-Fall

    Singer-actor BIBI's soft, kitschy charm meets our trend-led basics: velour tracksuits, jerseys, pleated minis and knits, plus a full merch line of film cameras, charms and notebooks.

    BIBI for 2000Archives — velour tracksuit against a curtain
    BIBI for 2000Archives — the pop-up space at The Hyundai Seoul

    The Hyundai Seoul · Jul 31 – Aug 7 2024 / The Hyundai Daegu · Aug 15 – 22 2024. Cited within the industry as a benchmark for artist × fashion-brand collaboration in K-pop.

  3. Featured 03

    ENG × 2000Archives, with MAC

    Concept store × beauty · Shanghai, March 2025

    Invited by ENG — K-Boxing's Gen-Z concept store — and MAC Cosmetics, we launched an ENG-exclusive capsule of angel motifs, slip dresses and lace ear-flap caps alongside a co-branded MAC “Detoxify” Lipglass, at the TX Huaihai flagship during Shanghai Fashion Week.

    ENG × 2000Archives launch night, TX Huaihai, Shanghai
    ENG × 2000Archives with MAC — angel wings campaign

    Launch night with 100+ KOLs and media — Vogue, ELLE, ELLEMEN, Hypebeast, Marie Claire. ELLE China feature, April 2025. It led directly to the 2026 Effet de Soleil collaboration.

All partnerships

15 partnerships

  • Jaded London × 2000Archives — on the track
    Jaded LondonUK · 202410-piece SS24 capsule · pop-ups Seoul E()PTY & Los Angeles
  • BIBI for 2000Archives — The Hyundai Seoul pop-up
    BIBIArtist · 2024“BIBI for 2000Archives” Pre-Fall · The Hyundai Seoul & Daegu pop-ups
  • Grailz × 2000Archives — “It’s a Match”
    GrailzSeoul · 2024“It's a Match” capsule · Grailz flagship, Apr 19 – May 12
  • MAC × 2000Archives “Detoxify” Lipglass
    ENG × MAC CosmeticsShanghai · 2025ENG-exclusive line + MAC “Detoxify” Lipglass · TX Huaihai pop-up, Mar 29
  • LEEJAESeoul ceramics · 2025Co-branded ceramic cups and a candle-lit launch, June
  • ASICSJapan / Korea · 2025Footwear × apparel campaign shot in Seoul, sold via ASICS Korea
  • Kindacool × 2000Archives at Lotte Department Store
    Kindacool × LotteCreator · 2025Co-branded pop-up at Lotte Department Store — shoe-box walls, caps, boots and denim
  • Converse × 2000Archives — Chuck 70 Faded Denim
    ConverseMusinsa Edition · 2026Chuck 70 Faded Denim — mother-of-pearl and Korean knot details · sold out
  • Effet de Soleil × 2000Archives — Horse Painted Garden
    Effet de SoleilShanghai · 2026Co-branded 26SS capsule · “Horse Painted Garden” pop-up, HAUS NOWHERE Shenzhen
  • ESteem EStudioModel agency · 2026GO-SEE casting-call campaign with Korea's top model academy
  • Killin’ It Girl — official wardrobe partner, tvN
    Killin' It GirltvN · CJ ENM · 2026Official wardrobe partner of the style-icon survival show, May – July
  • Yeo Yeon-hee × MusinsaCreator edition · 2026FW26 Musinsa Edition — corset tops, moto jackets, low-rise denim — with a YouTube series
  • MaeilF&B · 2026“Matcha Baddie T” capsule for Maeil's matcha campaign
  • OPEN YY × 2000Archives — “Product × Archives”, 2022
    OPEN YY / TheOpen ProductSeoul · 2022Our first collaboration — the “Rose T” sold out in 30 minutes · stocked at SSENSE
  • Airtomyearth × 2000Archives
    AirtomyearthArtist · Paris · 2022 – 23Two collections · Paris exhibition, February 2023 — our first European showcase
09Where to find

Stockists across four countries.

Korea, Japan, China with Hong Kong and Macau, Australia — and direct shipping to fourteen countries.

Korea
  • Seoul
  • Gwangju

EPTY · 8DIVISION · EBURNEAN STAIRS · VISUAL AID · MUMEU (Gwangju) · Musinsa · 29CM · W Concept · EQL · ZVZO

Japan
  • Osaka
  • Tokyo

LITMUS (Osaka) · Hankyu Osaka pop-up · Tokyo pop-up

China
  • Shanghai
  • Beijing
  • Shenzhen
  • Chongqing

DOUBLEBOO · SALOMÉ SELECT (Beijing) · FLIPPED · TURIGHT · CTRLMARU · ENG (Shanghai) · LE RAYON VERT (Chongqing) · VOID · HAUS NOWHERE (Shenzhen)

Hong Kong · Macau
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

ESP · BRIDGE · WF FASHION · DMOP

Australia
  • Sydney
  • Melbourne

FIRSTFROST STORE · JI STUDIO

Direct

en.2000archives.com ships to 14 countries — US, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Indonesia.

10Press

Editorial & media.

  • Vogue Korea
  • W Korea
  • Harper's Bazaar Korea
  • ELLE Korea
  • ELLE China
  • Dazed Korea
  • i-D Korea
  • Hypebeast
  • Hypebae
  • Purple
  • L'Officiel Korea
  • Marie Claire Korea
  • Allure Korea
  • GQ Korea
  • Rolling Stone Korea
  • Men's Folio
  • Cosmopolitan Korea
11Work with us

For stylists and buyers.

NU ROMANTIC FW26 — two models in hooded knits with a donkey
NU ROMANTIC · FW262026
2000Archives — Seoul-born womenswear | Kyndof