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]
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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]
Tripod Performance Night – Vanity of Vanities – at MokSpace
Those who attended the Crossfields opening night at the KCC two years ago may remember a striking performance by Ku Hye-young, who followed it up by doing a piano recital dressed in black bin bags. Expect more out-of-the-ordinary performance at Mokspace this Friday, together with a fashion showcase: Tripod Performance Night – Vanity of Vanities … [Read More]
A showcase Premium Korea event at Harrods
Top London store Harrods hosts Korean Embassy / KOTRA “Premium Korea” event to promote Korean products ranging from food to traditional china. Famous Korean fashion designer Lie Sang-bong showcases his collection in one of the showrooms. via @UKinKorea # [Read More]
Kara in Hanbok
I hate to say it, but I think Kara look better in the dangling-braces outfits they wore for their “Mister” routine than in these strange hanbok creations http://t.co/zGD38d8 # [Read More]
Contemporary Hanbok by Kim Nam-hee of Dolsinai
Confession time. I really don’t find some traditional hanbok designs appealing. But these modern designs by Kim Nam-hee of Dolsinai look good: http://bit.ly/qqJ6iX # [Read More]
Artists and Fashion designers collaborate in Seoul show
Looks like an interesting show at Plateau in Seoul – a collaboration of top artists and fashion designers Korea Times and JoongAng Ilbo. # [Read More]
Baeja at the KCC – well worth a visit
The waistcoat show currently on at the KCC is amazing: beautiful garments, imaginatively displayed. I want them all. The expo is only 10 days long: get there soon. # [Read More]
Shilla Hotel in hanbok gaffe
This is unbelievable: Seoul’s Shilla hotel bans hanbok from its restaurant for health & safety reasons. Big mistake. (via Marmot’s Hole) http://bit.ly/dTkkaS #: [Read More]
Two Korean T-shirts
How do you show off your affiliation with Korea through what you wear? For women, a nice silk scarf – though inevitably this restricts you to formal wear and non-summer months. For men, maybe an understated way is through your necktie – but who wears ties nowadays? Plenty of ties and scarves are available in … [Read More]
The Fashion of the Korean Street
If I was in Seoul this weekend I’d be heading off to the show of street photography by Michael Hurt of FeetManSeoul and Scribblings of the Metropolitician: The Fashion of the Korean Street Time: 27 April at 12:00 – 29 April at 21:00 Location: Cafe Bene in Chungmuro (Chungmuro Station, Exit #5) Opening Reception from … [Read More]
Furry Hat Offers Clues to DPRK Succession, says Chosun Ilbo
Sometimes there's a downside to inheriting a country: you might have to wear your dad's anorak and furry hat. http://bit.ly/hwJXpa # [Read More]