The idea and construct of gender is taught to kids, and the best way to show gender neutrality through clothing is to go back to adolescence when you were your most whimsy and didn't have all of the pressures of society on you, including the construct of the things that pigeonhole and oppress people today. Hongjoong has said that he wanted to create clothing that didn't have the boys side or the girls side, and the best way to even deconstruct that thought is going back to adolescence, which is inherently genius. This is the first interpretation that I have of everything going on, but if I'm correct, Hongjoong, I love this for you and I hope you continue the narrative in the future.
#HONGJOONG #홍중
I also have seen a few people saying it's not that deep or questioning why he did a kids collection, but it is that deep for these reasons. We have to remember that Fashion is inherently political and it is an art form. We need to remember that life imitates art and art is a reflection of life. Always keep thinking deeply about things because everything has meaning, and don't lose independent thought to the anti-intellectualism movement.
Edit: I also wonder if it's a commentary on the concept that we make our kids grow up so quickly as well and we should let them live in their whimsical nature of adolescence. Some of the designs reminded me of older South Korean farmer clothing that you would see in the Joseon Dynasty but like an interesting elevated take of them, that had whimsical elements that made the silhouette more interesting and dynamic to look at.