Korean slang profile
아방가르드풍
abanggareudeupung
Experimental avant-garde fashion
A fashion trend breaking from conventional garment shapes to create an experimental feel through asymmetry or irregular pleats.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 아방가르드 룩
- Earliest source found
- Aug 19, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
전시된 아방가르드풍 의상은 양쪽 밑단의 길이가 달랐다.
The displayed 아방가르드풍 outfit had different hem lengths on each side.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is included as an expression describing cultural and lifestyle trends of the time. It relies on one newspaper article; the first coiner, actual first use, and current range of use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ［패션］올가을 모드 헐렁…풍성…넉넉… (동아일보)Published Aug 19, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026