Ji Won Choi (Born 2/05/1991) is a fashion designer and a cast member of Amazon Prime's upcoming show 'Making the Cut'. She resides in Seoul and was raised in the Midwest United States.

In 2012, Ji Won Choi attended Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, Netherlands. In 2013, she earned a BFA with Honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York, United States. In 2016, she also obtained a degree in MFA Photo, Video, and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts.

After graduating from Parsons School of Design with a BFA in fashion design, she presented her thesis collection, EXCESSIVISM, at the Parsons Benefit in May 2017 where she gained a lot of recognition around the world. The collection won the Kering Empowering Imagination Award, the Yoogygen Award by Yoox, finalist of Eyes on Talent Award, CFDA Fashion Future Graduate, and finalist of Parsons Creative Systems Award.

Ji Won Choi’s work revolves around using design to connect cultures while promoting positive change in society. Her work has been displayed at the Bergdorf Goodman window in New York and at New York Textile Month. She was awarded the “Ones to Watch” Award by Fashion Scout and presented her collection at London Fashion Week in September 2017.

Ji Won Choi's exclusive collection for Yoox was launched in April 2018 and was selected as one of the best 6 (six) designers.

She presented her next collection Xenomania at New York Fashion Week in 2018 in partnership with the CFDA and LIFEWTR.

She designed a water bottle that is sold nationwide with a partnership with the CFDA.

In October, she was selected as one of the favorites and best international designers to showcase her collection at GTBank’s Fashion Weekend in Lagos, Nigeria, an event that promotes enterprise and small businesses in Africa.

Ji Won Choi presented a collection in collaboration with Adidas Originals at London Fashion Week in February 2019. Her collection was launched in Adidas stores worldwide and online, KITH, Urban Outfitters, ASOS and Net-A-Porter. It sold out to rave reviews. The collection has been seen on celebrities such as Beyoncé, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Karlie Kloss, e.t.c

In an interview, Choi highlighted some social issues of excess and consumer waste. She studied the garments of her friends and family:

She made deliberate design choices to use colors and synthetic materials that were most represented in the closets she studied.

She intends for her clothing collections to be multi-functional with the goal of reducing excessive consumerism in the industry.

Choi was honored at Chairman's Grant-School of Visual Arts, New York, United States in 2014 and also in 2012.

In 2017, Choi was awarded an International Young Filmmaker Award-14th up-and-coming Int.

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