101 Top South Korean Fashion Companies and Startups

October 14, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best South Korean based Fashion companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Fashion industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top South Korean Fashion Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

CLO Virtual Fashion

CLO Virtual Fashion

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CLO Virtual Fashion develops true-to-life, 3D garment simulation technology for fashion and film/gaming industries.

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ZIGZAG

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ZIGZAG is a shopping meta-service app for women.

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Balaan

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A platform that allows you to get the latest luxury goods in just 3 days.

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FEELWAY

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FEELWAY is the 1st largest domestic luxury products market place in korea.

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Storets

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Storets was born from a desire to offer trendy, stylish, high quality fashion that doesn’t break your wallet.

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E.LAND

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E.LAND provides fashion, retail, dining, construction services.

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StyleShare

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StyleShare is a realtime mobile and online platform that allows users to share and receive updates on fashion and beauty.

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Swatch On

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SWATCHON.COM was launched under the motive to provide a variety of unique, high-quality wholesale fabrics at a reasonable price.

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WELT

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WELT, the smartest belt for healthcare & fashion

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Stripes

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Stripes is a Korean-based apparel company focused on designing and manufacturing men’s clothing products.

Art & Design International

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Art & Design International is a cosmetics manufacturer & distributor. Their inhouse brands include men’s cosmetics brand Swagger, premium niche perfume brand SWG Collection, and vegan active Ingredient skincare solution #OOTD

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Star Vision

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Korean beauty contact lens and fashion sunglasses retailer

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Tumblbug

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Tumblbug is an online Korean crowdfunding site focused on art and cultural content.

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Linkshops

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April is a Dongdaemoon (Korea’s biggest fashion marketplace) based B2B clothing wholesale service.

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TCE Corporation

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TCE Corporation is a textile company that produces denim fabrics.

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Orgdot

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Orgdot is a sustainable fashion design and manufacture company based in Korea.

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Laplace

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Laplace is provides consumer bags, products and brands.

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FLEAPOP

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Fleapop provides women in their teens and 20s with an opportunity to experience the latest fashion items and online items every two days.

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Piñata Labs

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Piñata Labs is a Korean online pop-up shopping experience featuring fashion-related events, details on latest accessories, and more.

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Foundry

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Foundry Inc provide cooperative buisness services to drive competitiveness, network and sales expansion.

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Tenqube

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A mobile app to explore global fashion items. Discover cross-border fashion items based on your styles. A virtual try-on camera with AR.

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CSS99

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CSS99 is a Korean startup providing mobile application and mobile content on topics related to beauty and fashion.

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Brich

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An O2O service delivering the latest Korean fashion trends online .

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MUSINSA

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Online fashion platform where you can enjoy everything about fashion.

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Babybaby

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The one-stop shop for baby items in China.

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ViewReple

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ViewReple is a Korean provider of a social curation platform for product reviews in various categories.

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SHAPL

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A crowd design D2C ecommerce platform .

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Labelby.me

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labelby.me is a social e-commerce platform that provides its users with fashion merchandising services.

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WAPA

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WAPA is a Korean designer community organizing design contests.

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Gentle Monster

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Gentle Monster operates as a luxury eyewear brand.

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Trenbe

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Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.

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Krave Beauty

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Krave Beauty provides skincare beauty brand.

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WISHUPON, Inc.

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WISHUPON is a universal shopping wishlist.

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Lululemon Athletica Korea

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Lululemon Athletica Korea is an e-commerce shop for fashion items.

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Hyundai Department Store Group

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Hyundai Department Store is a departmental store.

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Samsung C&T Corporation

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Samsung C&T Corporation was founded in 1938 as a parent company of Samsung Group.

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z-emotion

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z-emotion is a 3D garment technology company providing solutions to help fashion industry forward its digital transformation process.

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Catch Fashion

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Catch Fashion is an online fashion portal.

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ABLY Corporation

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ABLY Corporation is a fashion platform and application.

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Lotte Mart

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Lotte Mart is an online hypermarket that sells groceries, clothing, toys, electronics and other products.

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W Concept Korea

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W Concept Korea operates as an online retailer.

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I LOVE J

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I LOVE J is an online children’s clothing store.

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Fila Korea

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Fila Korea is an e-commerce company that provides sports apparel.

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SIIIIDO

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SIIIIDO is an online shopping platform for clothing.

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koreanfashionista

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Koreanfashionista is an online clothing store that offers Korean fashion, hair, and makeup products.

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CHOI & SHIN’S

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CHOI & SHIN’S is a garment manufacturing company in apparel industry.

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OKMALL

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OKMALL is an e-commerce shop for fashion goods and consumer goods.

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Kappa Korea

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Kappa Korea is a Korean sports brand.

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Dear Dahlia

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Dear Dahlia is an e-commerce platform that provides beauty, cosmetic, skincare and personal care products.

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N.CODE

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Providing luxury goods of diverse brands through affiliation with European luxury boutiques.

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enspire

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enspire offers brand communication and design to inspires people and ideas through integrated consulting services.

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Style Seller

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Style Seller creating a zero-marketing through linking brands and buyers.

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Designovel

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Design AI and Fashion Tech

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Platform Factory

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Platform Factory offers fashion curation services to its customers.

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LG Fashion

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LG Fashion is a Korean fashion clothing industry.

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blank.

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blank. is an operator of a media commerce platform intended to sell its beauty products.

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Branded

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Branded is a clothing brand specializes in the sales of garments and jeans.

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Sounds Good Store

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Sounds Good Store is an online store for clothing and music accessories.

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PNG Corporation

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PNG Corporation provides manufacturing and exporting hats and clothing products.

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FruitsFamily

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FruitsFamily is a second-hand fashion trading app for men’s designers.

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Yoil

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Yoil is an online fashion store.

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Urbanic Labs

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Urbanic Labs is an e-commerce company that provides store management, consulting operations, and social media advertising services.

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Shinsung Tongsang

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Shinsung Tongsang designs, manufactures, and sells ladies’ and men’s garments.

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Lookpin

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Lookpin is an e-commerce platform that offers men’s & women’s clothes, jewelry, fashion accessories, and grooming products.

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JS Corp

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JS Corp engaged in the manufacture and distribution of fashion products.

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WIZWID

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WIZWID is an e-commerce company for clothes.

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I’M3

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I’M3 is an e-commerce company that offers women’s clothing and accessories.

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Fumi

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Fumi is a fashion e-commerce that offers fashion products to customers.

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Fashionbiz

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Fashionbiz is a fashion business magazine in Korea.

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Yakjin Trading

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Yakjin Trading is an apparel manufacturer.

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mixxmix

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mixxmix is an online platform for Korean fashion clothes.

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10X10

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10X10 is an online shopping mall that provides design accessories, idea products, unique interior and fashion products.

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Nanda

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Nanda is the South Korean make-up and fashion firm.

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Bonchon International

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Bonchon International operates as a fried chicken restaurant brand.

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YesNow

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YesNow is a clothing size advisor platform.

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Blackup

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Blackup is an online store for fashion accessories.

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High Cut

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High Cut is a fashion and beauty content magazine publishing company.

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MULAWEAR

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MULAWEAR is an e-commerce site that offers clothes for men and women.

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OCO

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OCO is an e-commerce shop for fashion and lifestyle goods.

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SG Corporation

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SG Corporation is an apparel and fashion company.

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Youngone

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Youngone is a manufacturer of outerwear, shoes and bags.

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Handsome

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Handsome is an online marketplace that offers men’s and women’s apparel and accessories.

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Staping Co., Ltd.

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AI Mobile Fashion Tech Shopping App with CBIR Image search & AI Product recommendation service, SNS, for over 3,000 shopping malls

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FAAI

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FAAI is an online B2B clothing production platform.

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DFD Group

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DFD Group is an e-commerce store for shoe, fashion and lifestyle and culture sectors.

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Doosan Magazine

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Doosan Magazine is a media company that publishes fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content.

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WESTWOOD

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WESTWOOD is an online shop that provides outdoor sports clothes.

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Koodon

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Koodon is a marketplace for second-hand brand item in Korea.

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Brandazine

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Brandazine is an influencer media commerce linking fashion influencers with designer brands.

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Helikon-Tex

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Helikon-Tex is a manufacturer of military clothing, bags, and accessories.

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efluvi

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efluvi is a fashion and beauty e-commerce platform for middle-aged people.

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Lotte Duty Free

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Lotte Duty Free is a chain of domestic duty-free shops in Korea.

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Kolping Mall

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Kolping Mall is a Korean outdoor sports brand.

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OY

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OY is an e-commerce store for fashion items.

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Pan-Pacific

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Pan-Pacific provides clothing manufacturing services.

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ClosetShare

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ClosetShare is an online platform where women can rent, share, and resell fashion and accessories.

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Hansae Dreams

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Hansae Dreams is the manufacturer of clothing accessories.

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Rolling Square

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Rolling Square is the creator of Pink Pouch, an app that works as a mobile marketing platform for beauty and fashion products.

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MARHEN.J

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MARHEN.J is a handbag design company.

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Jindo

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Jindo is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of garments products

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Favoe

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Social shopping platform

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