Korean It brand aeae lands in Taiwan for the first time, joining forces with KlassiC for a limited collaboration pop-up store!

Key highlights

• Korean trend brand aeae has quickly become a favorite among Korea’s younger generation with its “Distinct Basics” philosophy, reworking everyday essentials like T-shirts and caps into recognizable style pieces.
• Blending Y2K, streetwear, and retro-futurism, the brand’s signature embroidered color-block baseball caps went viral after Korean stars including LE SSERAFIM, ITZY, and SEVENTEEN wore them in their off-duty looks, making them a brand classic.
• aeae is making its Taiwan debut, teaming up with Taiwanese eyewear brand KlassiC for a limited-edition collaboration and opening a pop-up store at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 from July 7 to July 31.

Popular Korean brand aeae is officially arriving in Taiwan for the first time, partnering with Taiwanese eyewear brand KlassiC on a limited-edition collaboration. Carrying on aeae’s signature youthful retro aesthetic and bringing together both brands’ distinct elements, the collection features accessories with streetwear appeal and collectible value. aeae is also opening a limited-time pop-up at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11, giving fans in Taiwan a chance to experience the brand up close.

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aeae and KlassiC team up for the limited-edition “MIDDAY DREAMERS” collaboration

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Inspired by “MIDDAY DREAMERS,” the collaboration reinterprets aeae’s classic Web Logo and star motifs alongside KlassiC brand elements, creating a design language that feels retro and futuristic. The collection includes aeae’s signature Web Logo T-shirt and popular embroidered earflap cap, along with metal oval frames, acetate square frames, foldable sunglasses, and accessories such as a mini cap-shaped pouch and foldable sunglasses case, bringing aeae’s design style into the details of everyday outfits.

From apparel to eyewear, every piece is filled with collaboration details

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The collaboration spans apparel, eyewear, and accessories. The “collaboration T-shirt” is based on aeae’s classic Web Logo, with KlassiC branding, its official website URL, and a French slogan added to create a graphic design reminiscent of a Y2K web interface. It is priced at NT$ 1,580. Another popular piece, the “collaboration earflap cap,” carries on aeae’s classic cap silhouette with denim, shearling earflaps, and an embroidered co-branded logo, also priced at NT$ 1,580.

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The eyewear lineup includes the “collaboration foldable sunglasses series,” available in colorways such as milk-tea frames with warm brown lenses, brick-red frames with reddish-brown lenses, and dark-brown frames with gray lenses, priced at NT$ 2,480. There is also the “Handmade glasses/sunglasses series,” featuring oval and flattened square-round frames with star engravings and aeae’s signature small-wing details, priced at NT$ 3,980. The collaboration T-shirt also features a Special Woven Neck Label at the collar. Beyond a branding detail, it can be used to hang your glasses from your chest, offering style and practicality. Accessories include a limited-edition co-branded glasses case, a foldable sunglasses pouch, and a miniature dad-cap-shaped bag, extending aeae’s playful designs to everyday accessories.

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aeae TAIPEI POPUP

Date: July 7-31, 2026
Location: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11, 1F

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