The current exhibition at the KCC gives us an historical overview of the methods used by Korean womanhood to beautify themselves. Clearly it’s not possible to exhibit the original ancient cosmetics themselves, but the containers used to store them have survived: from Silla and Baekje kingdom earthenware powder bowls and oil jars, via beautifully inlaid … [Read More]
Category: Fashion (page 3)
Selected publications
- Seo Young Park: Stitching the 24-Hour City: Life, Labor, and the Problem of Speed in Seoul, Cornell East Asia Series 2021
- Hyonjeong Kim Han: Couture Korea, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 2017
- Anthology: The Korean Popular Culture Reader ed Kyung Hyun Kim, Youngmin Choe, Duke University Press 2014
Choi Eudon featured in London Fashion Week
It’s nice to see Choi Eudon featured in London Fashion Week’s Daily newspaper (16 February issue), with his Doctor Zhivago inspired Autumn / Winter 2013 collection. Choi’s star has been rising since he showed some of his designs at the KCC’s Crossfields show in 2009, with Lady Gaga reported to be among his fans. There’s … [Read More]
Sanderson reveal models for new clothing range
In any other industry, you could sue your boss if he forced you to bleach your hair and wear a suit made of upholstery fabric… [Read More]
The London Korean Links Awards 2012
The seventh eclectic and highly personal commemoration of the best of the past year. Personality of the Year Runner up There were plenty of personalities in the South Korean Olympic team, particularly the pistol shooters, archers and the gymnasts. But the athlete that everyone will remember is fencer Shin A-lam, cheated out of a place … [Read More]
Bae Doo-na’s London fashion shoot
Bae Doo-na was in London earlier this year, staying with her language coach in preparation for the shooting of Cloud Atlas (which we’re really looking forward to at LKL). She took the time out to do a fashion shoot for Marie Claire Korea, which recently hit the news stands. Thanks to Yuna at the Marmot’s … [Read More]
Fashion, food and music: Korea Shining Bright with Lie Sang Bong at the V&A
It’s not often that an honour guard in Joseon dynasty costume greets you as you enter a London public building. In fact the last time I can recall it happening was at the celebration of Korean food and fashion at the Banqueting House in 2009. And at the Victoria and Albert Museum on 30 July … [Read More]
Colour Identity – a fashion exhibition at Mokspace
News of the latest exhibition at Mokspace, 33 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LH – near the British Museum: COLOUR IDENTITY Private View : Thursday, 31 May 2012, 6 – 8 pm Exhibition Dates : 1 June – 17 June 2012 Opening Hours : 11am – 6pm, Every day Mokspace is delighted to present the first … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: A New Space Around the Body – International Fashion Showcase at the KCC
The KCC’s last exhibition for a while, in February, was scheduled to contribute to London Fashion Week. It was also a participating event in the International Fashion Showcase, a joint project between the British Council and the British Fashion Council designed to mark the 2012 Olympics with a display of talent to honour Olympic ideals. … [Read More]
KCC exhibition wins fashion award
Congratulations to the KCC’s New Space Around the Body exhibition, winner of the British Council and British Fashion Council’s Emerging Talent Awards 2012 for best project in the International Fashion Showcase. http://t.co/Sz1CPB8w [Read More]
SNSD members at London Fashion Week
Girl’s Generation members YoonA, Seohyun and Tiffany at London Fashion Week reduce “the crowd outside to hysterical shrieks”, says the Telegraph. http://t.co/qRXZoph3 [Read More]
A New Space around the Body – contemporary fashion at the KCC
To coincide with London Fashion Week, the KCC’s next exhibition showcases young Korean fashion designers in London. LKL’s review of the show can be found here. A NEW SPACE AROUND THE BODY: Emerging Korean fashion designers 1 Feb 2012 – 28 Feb 2012 Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings | 1-3 Strand | London … [Read More]
North Korean fashion, North Korean hagiography. Two recent articles worth reading
In the last couple of weeks we’ve had wall-to-wall coverage of succession issues in the DPRK, and there’s been far too much to read even half of it. Some organs which previously have had little coverage of the Korean peninsula have had to publish some platitudes just to show willing, while other publications have wheeled … [Read More]
Harris Tweed targets Korea
The largest producer of Harris Tweed has made South Korea its target market for growth in 2012, according to the BBC http://t.co/MPC98eh0 via @rjkoehler [Read More]
Helen Koo: Transformation & Sustainability in fashion
News of a one-day exhibition in St James’s by fashion designer Helen Koo. Pop in after the seminar at the KCC this Saturday. Helen Sumin Koo is a fashion designer and her art work centres on new fashion technologies, functional design, and sustainable design. Her exhibition will be held in London on Nov. 26th, and … [Read More]
Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothes made by North Koreans, in Mongolia
Edinburgh Woollen Mill: clothes made by North Koreans in Mongolia – a follow-up to Newsnight’s story on DPRK loggers in Russia for another British company: http://t.co/pXz6zuSD [Read More]
Premium Korea at Harrods
A high profile four-week exhibition of some of Korea’s luxury brands is just coming to an end. I can only speculate as to how much KOTRA paid to hire the Exhibition Gallery at Harrods for four weeks. But space at the UK’s premier luxury department store doesn’t come cheap, and it must have taken a … [Read More]