SEHIKYO is a fashion research and practice project led by Seohee Eto/Kim, based in Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea. The project explores conceptual cues that emerge through the processes of making and wearing clothing, combining the material qualities of textiles with a variety of hand-based production methods to approach fashion from a new perspective. At SEHIKYO, the making process involves experimenting with forms and structures while accommodating spontaneous changes according to the properties of the materials, reflecting a DIY-oriented approach to production. The project also reconstructs materials that bear traces of previous use, examining the temporality and experiences embedded in garments. Through this approach, SEHIKYO questions assumptions and norms often taken for granted within conventional fashion systems, using the act of wearing as a means to pose personal and social inquiries. By engaging in ongoing dialogue with wearers, SEHIKYO investigates the relationship between the acts of making and wearing, considering new narratives distinct from traditional fashion production methods. As a result, the project seeks to expand the ways in which garments are created, experienced, and understood.

Seohee Eto/Kim is a fashion researcher and practitioner who received her BA in Fashion Design Womenswear from London College of Fashion in 2016 and her MA in Fashion Design Womenswear from Royal College of Art (RCA), London, in 2018. She is a co-founder of Textum Club, a platform dedicated to critical fashion research, where she continues to investigate the intersection of theory and practice in fashion, working between Tokyo and Seoul.