Fashion Group Hyungji's Vice Chairman Choi Jun-ho announced on the 16th that he will attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on the 20th (local time).
The company stated, "Vice Chairman Choi will participate as the representative director of Castelbajac," adding, "He is the only domestic fashion figure listed on the invitation list for the inauguration ceremony."
After networking with local political and business leaders, Vice Chairman Choi plans to move to New York to attend the global textile and fashion exhibition, 'Texworld USA 2025,' on the following day, the 21st. Texworld is a textile exhibition held in New York, which is the largest textile and fashion consumer market in the world.
Vice Chairman Choi will review the status of competitive textile companies from various countries and is scheduled to visit the Korean Pavilion, which was organized as part of the export consortium project of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises.
A spokesperson for Castelbajac noted, "By attending this inauguration ceremony, we plan to secure a communication channel with the United States, which has a powerful influence on the domestic economy, and to expand our global outreach through closer exchanges."