MLMA is a pseudonymous South Korean-born artist, rapper, and fashion designer.
12 Facts About MLMA
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MLMA is known for surreal, sometimes grotesque imagery in a variety of artistic media.
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MLMA began her artistic career after quitting a design job with MIXXMIX in 2014.
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MLMA began to distribute many of her artistic creations via Instagram, often using simple art supplies sourced from dollar stores.
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In 2017, MLMA went viral on Instagram after starting the "wavy brows" trend, a style imitated by Instagram influencers and a Snapchat filter.
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MLMA is a lead designer at Korean streetwear label Skoot, of which she is a co-founder.
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MLMA has appeared at haute couture events, often with an absurdist or whimsical style.
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MLMA walked a show at Paris Fashion Week 2018 holding a replica of her own head.
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In 2020, MLMA was the public face of the "KFC Crocs" campaign, a promotional collaboration between KFC and Crocs.
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MLMA appeared in a commercial promoting the shoes and personally modeled a platform version of the KFC Crocs at New York Fashion Week.
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MLMA was raised in a working-class neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea.
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MLMA spends about half her time in Canada, where she has family.