2000Archives and LEEJAE Unveil First Joint Collection

2000Archives, the designer brand run by Kyndof Inc. under chief executive Kim Seon-bin, has officially unveiled Ethereal Angels, its first collaboration collection with the tableware brand LEEJAE. The collection was shown for the first time at an RSVP private release party held on June 12 in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, drawing fashion industry figures, influencers and major media outlets.

Ethereal Angels fuses the aesthetics of the two brands around a dual theme of angels and demons, fall and rebirth. It treats the boundary between purity and tension, and between the ideal and the real, through personified objects, and the campaign film built on that idea carries a narrative depth rare in the Korean fashion scene.

The collaboration products consist of a cup and a plate with angel wings as their motif, extending the two brands' experiments with form into a wider field.

The release party drew attention for its immersive staging, which used the whole of a two-floor exhibition space. The first-floor Dark Room rendered the world of the demon visually, with black catering and the campaign film set in a dark, dreamlike atmosphere. The second-floor Heaven Room combined smog, soft lighting and live piano to conjure a mysterious, angelic mood.

Models wearing dresses made specially by 2000Archives for the collaboration also performed at the venue. Moving freely between the two floors, they used paths and movements that maximized the silhouettes and textures of the dresses, leaving a strong visual impression.

The Ethereal Angels collection is available through both brands' official online stores as well as at the offline spaces Musinsa Empty Seongsu and Empty Apgujeong Basement.