BENJAMIN CHO | DESIGNER

After dropping out of the Parsons School of Design in 1998 at 21, Benjamin Cho presented two small collections before staging a full-fledged runway show in 2001, which featured sleekly modified trenches, corseted bustiers, and silk fishtail skirts. Though not afraid to experiment with outré accents like heavy zippers and oversize heart prints, Cho thrives when he sticks to what he does best: slightly tweaked classics.