Utopia

Emerging fashion designer Cho earned viral success in 2018 for upcycling garments from his own closet into minimalist designs. Since then, he’s left his accounting career to pursue fashion design full-time, and today marks the debut of his first capsule collection under his self-styled clothing brand Utopia. The result of a collaboration with Squarespace and livestream shopping platform Ntwrk, Cho’s seven-piece capsule includes pared-down clothing, outerwear, and accessories, all of which reflect the designer’s focus on handmade and sustainability-minded wares.

The white parachute pants and mini backpack are launching today at 5pm est exclusively on NTWRK, and the entire range will be available on Cho’s website starting tomorrow. “The inspiration behind Utopia is that it is a symbolic reference to live your best life possible. I switched my life from finance to art. I was able to create my own Utopian life,” he says. “I chose to work with black and white because I wanted my designs to speak for themselves. I want the consumer to not be distracted by elements like color, but instead appreciate the design for what it is.”