Proportion
A readable shoulder and lapel sit over a slightly generous body. Volume is controlled rather than exaggerated.
01 / THE JUNZI BLAZER
Controlled
ease.
The first Alan Chung garment: a relaxed single-breasted blazer designed to hold European tailoring discipline while allowing the softer proportions of contemporary Seoul menswear to breathe.
€189 target retailINK near-black01 prototype
ALAN CHUNG / ZHONG 中 / 2026
中
ZHONG
ZHONG
THE IDEA
Balance
before excess.
The Junzi takes its name from the Confucian idea of the cultivated person. The reference is philosophical rather than decorative: composure, proportion and conduct are translated into the garment's construction.
The cultural influence is deliberately quiet. Nothing on the garment needs to announce where the idea came from.
Movement
The body is easier, the sleeve has room, and the jacket works as a layer rather than a rigid uniform.
Precision
Clean lapel roll, disciplined pocket placement and a long vertical line keep the garment tailored.
CONSTRUCTION STUDY
Exact in line.
Relaxed in volume.
The first prototype uses a technical wool-blend direction. Exact composition remains open until mill sampling, cost and performance testing are complete.
LOOK 01THE CITY UNIFORMJunzi / Han Collar / Meridian
LOOK 02EAST COAST EVENINGJunzi / Column Polo / tailored trouser
LOOK 03RELAXED FORMALJunzi / Scholar Knit / Axis Trouser
WHAT IT IS NOT
Not a costume.
Not a uniform.
The Junzi is not a Mandarin-style jacket, a K-pop stage piece, an oversized streetwear blazer or a conventional slim office jacket. Its identity has to survive without cultural props, logos or graphic decoration.
A modern Asian influence should make the garment more precise, not more decorative.
Before this page becomes a shopping page, the physical sample must pass pattern, fit, fabric, durability and landed-cost gates. The public site will never describe development work as production-ready inventory.
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