AIMS AND FUNCTIONS

THE ASSOCIATION AIMS TO IMPROVE TAILORING TECHNIQUES AND ADVANCE THE SOCIAL STATUS AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS BY PROMOTING COOPERATION AMONG PEOPLE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE CONCENTRATION OUR EFFORTS IN PROMOTING TAILORING CULTURE AND THE SOCIAL STATUS OF TAILORS.

ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION

THE ASSOCIATION FIRST BEGAN ITS OPERATION IN AUGUST, 1946 AND WAS FORMALLY INSTITUTIONALIZED AS A CORPORATION UNDER THE LICENSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT IN SEPTEMBER, 1969.

SINCE THEN, THROUGH EXPANSION AND STRENGTHENING OF ACTIVITIES, IT HAS GROWN INTO AN NATION-WIDE ORGANIZATION, WITH 80 BRANCHES AND AN ASSOCIATION'S OWN HALL, BOK-JANG MOON-WHA BUILDING.(SIX STORIES HIGH)

THROUGH THE YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION DID ITS UTMOST TO CONTINUE THE OPENESS OF TECHNIQUES, TO ACTIVATE THE MANAGEMENT AND TO PROMOTE FASHION INDERSTRY, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES PROJECTS AND MEMBERSHIP TRAINING OF MEMBERS.


ACTIVITIES

IN IMPROVING DESIGNS, ENCOURAGED BY THE 12 CONSECUTIVE YEARS VICTORY SINCE 1967 IN TAILORING IN INTERNATIONAL SKILL OLYMPICS, WE ARE HOLDING KOREA SUIT DESING COMPETITION, NATIONAL DESING CLASSES, PHOTOGRAOHIC CONTESTS AND AWARD PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING WORKS.

WE ALSO PUBLISH BOOKS AND OPERATE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.
TO ACTIVE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WE HOLD MANAGEMENT SEMINARS. WE HAVE A FASHION SHOW-"THE KOREA CUSTOM TAILORSFASHION SHOW"-EVERY YEAR TO PROMOTE FASHION INDUSTRY AND ALSO PUBLISH A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, "MONTHLY BOCK-JANG".
WE ARE EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, LIKE GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, ITALY, PORTUGAL, URGUAY, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THAILAND THROUGH HOLDING FASHION SHOWS OR SEMINARS.

ALSO EVERY YEAR WE ATTEND THE WORLD AND ASIA CONGRESS OF MASTER TAILORS.
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF OUR ASSOCIATION IS IN ACTION AS A PRESIDENT OF WORLD FEDERATION OF MASTER TAILORS.

IN AUGUST 1991, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED THE 24TH WORLD CONGRESS OF MASTER TAILORS IN SEOUL. IN JULY 2001, WE ATTENDED THE 29TH WORLD CONGRESS IN PARIS, PRANCE,
THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES OUR ASSOCIATION TRIED TO ENCOURAGE KOREAN CUSTOM TAILORS TO APPROACH THEIR WORK AS ARTISAN-LIKE AND TO ACCEPT IT AS THEIR CALLING.

PRESENT CONDITION

♣ NAME : THE CUSTOM TAILORS AND DESIGNERS ASSOC. OF KOREA
♣ DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT : 1969. 9. 18 (STARTING : 1946. 8. 15)
♣ NUMBER OF MEMBER : 2,000 PERSON
♣ BRANCHES : 50 BRANCHES
♣ REPRESENTATIVE(PRESIDENT) : MR. KO, KYONG - HO
♣ HONORARY PRESIDENT : 7 PERSON
♣ CONSULTATIVE : 68 PERSON
♣ VICE PRESIDENT : 7 PERSON
♣ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR : 18 PERSON
♣ DIRECTOR : 23 PERSON
♣ AUDITOR : 3 PERSON
♣ CENTRAL COMMITTEE : 76 PERSON
♣ SECRETARIAT : 15 PERSON
♣ ADDRESS : 3F. BOKJANG MOON HWA BLDG 361-13 SHIN DANG 2-DONG, CHUNG-KU SEOUL, KOREA
♣ PHONE NO : (02)2237-5700-2
♣ FAX NO : (02)2237-5703

PROSPECT

WE ARE NOW STANDING ON AN IMPORTANT CROSSROAD WHICH COULD PROVIDE US WITH ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE 100-YEAR OLD SUIT HISTORY OF KOREA.
CHALLENGES FROM READY-MADE SUIT INDUSTRY, LACK OF SKILLED WORKERS, INCREASE IN WAGES ARE ALL PROBLEMS THAT KOREA SHARES WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.

BUT WE ARE READY TO FACE THESE CHALLENGES AND CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN OVERCOME THEM 600,000 TAILORS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES ARE STANDING TOGETHER, PROMOTING THE EXCELLENCE OF TAILORED SUITS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY.

WE HOPE THIS CONGRESS PROVIDES A CHANCE TO PROPAGATE THE QUALITY OF TAILORED SUITS AND STRENGTHEN THE COOPERATION AND EXCHANGES AMONG MEMBER NATIONS.