Korean slang profile
모터코어
moteokoeo
A style bringing elements of motorsport racing suits and team uniforms into everyday fashion.
A style bringing elements of motorsport racing suits and team uniforms into everyday fashion.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 모토코어, motocore
- Earliest source found
- Jun 16, 2025
- 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
레이싱 재킷을 포인트로 모터코어 느낌을 냈어.
I created a 모터코어 feel with a racing jacket as the focal point.
02Documented history
- 2025-06-16The Boutique and The Chosun Ilbo introduced the movement of racing clothes into everyday wear through the F1 film and motorsport brands.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The Boutique explains the trend of racing-clothing elements entering everyday wear through the film F1 The Movie and collaborations between motorsport and fashion brands. It also uses the spelling 모토코어. Exactly who first named it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 영화 ‘F1더 무비’의 타미 힐피거와 디올 X 루이스 해밀턴을 통해 열린, 모터코어의 세계 - 조선일보 더부티크 (더 부티크·조선일보)Published Jun 16, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026