Dr Sun Young Choi
Assistant
Professor
Fashion & Textile Design
Institute of Textiles & Clothing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
+852 2766 6489 I sun-young.choi@polyu.edu.hk
The research interests lie in Aesthetics in Dress and linking it to diverse contexts, such as contemporary fashion phenomena, fashion in era.
More recently, the research interest has expanded to examine the ethnicity and religious influence in fashion aimed at identifying how the styles represent national characteristics, respectively.
Education
PhD Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design: Aesthetics in Dress
Seoul National University. Korea
M.A. Fashion Design & Technology: Womenswear
London College of Fashion (UAL). UK
M.S. Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design: Aesthetics in Dress
Seoul National University. Korea
M.F.A. College of Art & Design: Korean Painting
Ewha Womans University. Korea
B.F.A. College of Art & Design: Oriental Painting
Ewha Womans University. Korea
Academic Positions held
2019- External Researcher. Research Institution of Human Ecology
Seoul National University
2017-2019 Teaching Professor
Korea National Open University. Korea
2015-2017 Assistant Professor
Mongolia International University. Mongolia
2010-2019 Instructor
Seoul National University, Korea University,
Chungnam University, Dankuk University, Gacheon University,
Hannam University, Hansung University, Konkuk University, Sangmyoung University, Sasada Fashion Institute, Suwon University, Yongin Songdam University. Korea
Professional
Experience
2018-2019 Collaborative Designer & Consultant on Art & Fashion Flatform FIXXAT. Seoul. Korea
2015-2019 Designer on Global Design Team
JM Inspired Design Corporation. LA. US
2011-2012 Fashion Trend Reporter
Samsung Fashion Institute. Seoul. Korea
2011-2012 Market Trend Reporter
PFIN (First view Korea). Seoul. Korea
2011 Designer
Bellage London LTD. London. UK
2007-2010 CEO
Online Shopping Mall. CHOIRS. Seoul. Korea
2006-2007 CEO
Online Shopping Mall. DOHAVE. Seoul. Korea