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‘멀티매거진’이란?

패션계는 가끔 매우 배타적이고 지위 의식적이에요. 평판과 인맥이 모든걸 좌우한다고 해도 과언이 아니죠. 우리는 새로운 형식의 패션 매거진으로 이점에 대해 너무나도 잘 알고 있죠. 더군다나 거리 패션에 초점을 둔 블로그 형태 온라인 잡지이기 때문에 아마 거절하기도 쉬웠을 꺼에요. 생각해보면 미국 패션 미디어가 블로거들을 꺼려하던건 그렇게 오래 전 일은 아니에요.

As a new kind of fashion magazine, in a new medium, we know how hard it has been to get respect and access into the often very exclusive and status-conscious fashion world, where reputation and connections can mean everything. Since we’re an online magazine, using the blog format as our medium, and with our unusual focus on fashion with street sensibilities, it might have been easy to deny a magazine such as ours access.

패션 세계가 새로운 류의 미디어 저널리스트들에게 얼마나 냉정하고 의심스러웠죠. 하지만 온라인 매거진이 미국과 유럽에서 꽤 성공하고부터 블로그 형태가 여러 명의 작가들이 시간순서로 내용을 업로드하기에 가장 좋은 방법으로 알려지면서 블로거들은 정당한 대우를 받기 시작했죠. 유명한 온라인 매거진들은 보통 매거진보다 훨씬 더 큰 독자층을 확보하고 있다는 걸 이젠 미국에서 대부분 알아요. 정말 요즘 인터넷에서는 상대적으로 별로 큰 노력 없이 몇 만 명의 독자층을 확보할 수 있어요, 흥미있는 거리만 있다면 말이죠.

The fashion world was hostile and suspicious to new media journalism when online magazines were new. But since online magazines have taken off in the United States and Europe, and the blog format has become known as the best way to allow multiple authors to upload content in chronological order — similar to a paper magazine — bloggers of all types have begun to receive their due respect. Many of the larger online magazines have readerships far larger than many paper magazines nowadays, something that most people have begun to recognize in the West. Indeed, these days, on the Internet, it’s not difficult to have a readership in the tens of thousands with relatively little effort as long as you have something interesting to say.

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하지만 한국은 미국이 아니에요. 그리고 우리와 같이 커다란 기업이나 유명한 이름의 백이 없는 온라인 매거진들은 여기서 좀 존재감이 없어요-아직은. 우리의 스타일도 미디어 형태도 새롭기 때문에 우리를 받아줌으로써 도박을 한 거 알아요. 그 점에 감사하구요!

But Korea isn’t the US. And online magazines such as ours, which isn’t backed by a large company or a famous name, really don’t exist here — yet. Both our content style and media format are new, so we know you took a risk on us by coming here. We are grateful that you did.

우리 매거진은 온라인 미디어의 모든 장점들을 대표한다는 점에 자랑스러워요. 우리가 출판할 수 있는 사진의 크기와 질에 제한도 없고, 기사에 오디오와 비디오도 혼합하여 넣을 수도 있고, 전통적인 매거진 보다 더 쉽고 저렴하게 인터넷을 이용하여 다양한 독자들을 확보할 수 있다는 점 말이에요. 우리의 가장 큰 강점은 우리가 유일하게 패션과 트렌드에 관한 정보를 영어로 제공하며 누구든 언제 어디서나 우리의 정보를 공짜로 볼 수 있다는 점이죠.

Our magazine is proud to represent all the strengths of online media, in that there is no limit to the size and quality of photographs we can publish, that audio and video can be integrated into traditional text and photo articles, and that we can reach a completely type of readership through the Internet that would be difficult and expensive for a more traditional magazine to do — one of our main strengths is that we are the only regular source of information on fashion and trends available in English, and anyone can access our content from anywhere in the world for free.

 
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추가적으로, 엄청난 수의 직원들이나 전통적 계층이 없는 인터넷 매거진으로서, 우리는 더 발 빠르게 움직이고, 더 쌈빡한 내용을 찾으며 정말 독자들과 더 가까워요. 온라인 매거진이란 “Web 2.0” 기술이 하나의 통합된 정보망으로 제공되는 거에요. 우리 블로그는 텍스트를 제공하고, Flickr는 우리의 고해상도 사진을, YouTube와 MNcast는 우리의 비디오를, iTunes는 우리의 podcast를, 그리고 Wordpress는 독자들, 청취자들, 시청자들이 서로 실시간으로 대화할 수 있게 해주죠.

In addition, as an Internet magazine, without a large staff and traditional hierarchy, we can move quickly, explore edgier content, and really interact closely with our readers. Online magazines are where so-called “Web 2.0″ technologies come together into a single, integrated resource — our blog provides the text on the page, Flickr hosts our high-resolution pictures, YouTube and MNcast streams our videos, and iTunes links our podcast, even as Wordpress itself allows our readers, listeners, and viewers to have conversations with each other in almost real-time.

우리는 한국 최초의 진정한 멀티미디어 통합형 온라인 매거진 –“멀티매거진” 임에 자랑스러워요. 정말로 사람들을 위해 무에서 유를 창조해 낸거죠. 우리는 진정으로 “UCC”의 정신을 대표해요. “UCC”의 마케팅 유행과는 다르게요. 우리는 “UCC”를 이용해서 정기적인 쇼를 호스트하려 해요. 한국의 대표 패션 디자이너들과의 인터뷰 컬렉션을 만들어 한국 패션 세계와 익숙치 않은 사람들에게 정보를 제공하고 세계 각국에서 제공되는 흥미로운 멀티미디어 자료와 링크하게요. 그래서 우리는 서울 패션 위크의 관리자들이 우리의 멀티매거진을 보고 우리의 가능성을 믿어주고 새로운 미디어 스타일에 관심을 가져줌에 감사해요. 얼마 되지 않은 새로운 형식의 출판인데도 말이에요…

We are proud to be Korea’s first truly multimedia-integrated online magazine — a “multi-magazine” — that was started from the ground up, by real people, for real people. We stand for the spirit of true “user-created content” and not the trendy marketing fad of “UCC” that has little of such. We plan to use “UCC” to host regular shows, to create a collection of interviews with Korea’s top fashion designers as a resource for those unfamiliar with the Korean fashion industry, and also to link to other interesting multimedia sources available from around the world. So we are extremely grateful that the organizers of Seoul Fashion Week were able to look at our multi-magazine and recognize us for our potential strengths and new kind of media style, rather than merely focus on our obvious weaknesses as a new kind of publication, and a pretty young one at that.

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우리 FMS는 새로운 미디어와 전통 미디어는 경쟁자라고 생각하지 않아요. 오히려 서로 보완해주는 역할을 하죠. 우리는 Vogue Korea만큼 완전한 지식, 엄청난 재능, 그리고 강력한 인맥을 가지지 못했어요. 하지만 Vogue Korea는 너무 높은 레벨로 인식되어있고 잘 연결되어 있기 때문에 솔직하고 자유롭게 모든 사람들이 다 공감할 수는 없어요.

We here at FMS believe that new and traditional media aren’t in competition with each other, but are actually complementary. We can never do what Vogue Korea does in terms of its sheer knowledge, raw talent, and powerful connections; yet, Vogue Korea is so high-level, respected, and well-connected that it can become difficult to speak frankly, freely, and in a way that everyday people can connect with.

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우리는 단순히 그 공백을 조금이나마 좁히고 싶어요. 왜냐면 우리는 그런 게 필요하다고 생각되거든요. 미국에서는 요구가 높았어요, 블로깅과 Web 2.0 기술이 안정된 후에서야 알았지만요. 똑같은 현상이 한국에서도 반복되고 있어요. 한국의 인터넷 사용자들이 블로깅, podcasting, RSS feeds와 같은 Web 2.0 기술에 점점 익숙해지면서 말이에요.

We simply want to bridge the gap a little bit, since we feel there’s a need for just that sort of thing. The demand was high in the US, yet we never knew that until blogging and other Web 2.0 technologies had matured, even as everyday people became more used to getting their information through new media along with the traditional ways. The same thing is happening here in Korea, as blogging, podcasting, RSS feeds, and other Web 2.0 technologies become more familiar to Korean Internet users.

마지막으로, 우연히 이 사이트로 오게 되신 분들, 또 오랫전부터 계속 놀러온 독자 여러분들에게 다시 한번 앞서나가서 새로운 미디어가 무엇인지 보여줄 기회를 주심에 진심으로 감사한 마음을 표합니다!

So, to our readers, we would like to thank you for coming to the site and giving us a chance to show what new media can do!

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멀티매거진이란?

이 거 뭐냐고요? 바로 한국 패션을 사랑하는 미국인사진작가의 만든 한국의 최초의 street fashion and style "멀티매거진"이예요. 반갑죠? ㅋㅋㅋ

우리 멀테매거진은 대부분의 한국 패션잡지하고 달라요. 여러 사람들을 모여서 '리얼 패션'을 직접 찍고 촬영하고 녹음도 하고. 그리고 UCC과 podcast하고 멋진 멀티미디어 컨텐츠와 솔직한 글로 색다른 online magazine을 제공해요. 멀티미디어 + 매거진 = "멀티매거진"이죠. 지금 발전중이라 이쁘게 봐주시고 우리 컴뮤니티에 가입을 좀 하시죠? 우리 FMS의 사이트와 함께 서울의 멋진 길거리와 맛집에서 만나보자!


What is FASHION?

"패션은 옷과 함께 하는 것만은 아니에요...하늘에도, 길에도 패션은 있고, 패션은 우리의 생각과 삶의 방식, 주변에서 일어나는 일들과도 함께해야만 해요."

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

--- Coco Chanel (1883–1971)



재밌는 대화 / comments

  • Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA) S/S 2009: Park Youn Soo (박윤수) — Uploading… (3)
    • songy: That show must have been exciting.
    • 수경: lol.. the red hair colour just exploded in front of my eyes.. imma get that hair colour next! ^^
    • janie: hey michael. just wondering…is it ok for me to use your photos for photoshopping? i want to make avies out of them. if you don’t mind. i’ll credit. ^^
  • Shooting at the Seoul Fashion Artists’ Association (SFAA) Fashion Show (1)
    • songy: I was so thrilled to see all your photos in Flickr. Great work. I can’t wait to actually see you lot when I finally get to Seoul…
  • Seoul Street Peeps: Real Long Distance Love (3)
    • FMS: Don’t worry — you’ll find it! We all do!
    • ja-yun: The ones who think they have found love. How do you guys do it :( And what am I doing wrong, so wrong… to not even know what you guys are talking about when speaking of ‘love at first sight.’
    • Amber: Awww, that’s a really nice story. And they’re both quite fashionable as well lol. I love her haircut. This is totally random and has nothing to do with this story, but I don’t really know where to...
  • Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2009: Ye Ranji (예란지) (8)
    • FMS: Oh — it was a color temperature issue — we had the white balance set to the temperature the house had told us (since we’re eminent professionals and asked!) but then they hit us with multicolored...
    • janie: love the shoes…but she needs some lotion. are they naturally pale or did they actually put make up all over their bodies for the runway?
    • rothkowitz: Korea has had this “look” for ages ie Moon Gun Young
  • Korean Street Fashion Goes to Harvard! (3)
  • Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA) S/S 2009: RUBINA (1)
    • 수경: i like the 2nd shot every much. it is really beautifully taken. I thought rubina’s works are really beautiful too..
  • Seoul Fashion Week Korea S/S 2009: Shin Young Jae (신영재) - Publicka (1)
    • Hyun Jin Sabin.a: Aw… I was there too. Esp, the two shows at ChungDam were so good. I remember this cute guy! HeHe All the guy models looked the same and I and Denise thought there were only 4 of them, but...
  • Seoul Street Styles: Scarves, Knits, and Layers (15)
    • Yina: I like the color of the knitted dress, but I have to agree with Jason - it is ill-fitting on this girl and makes her figure look like a square. I love what the girl in the picture with her boyfriend carrying the...
    • Bekah: Cute outfits! But I think it’s too cold here to wear any of those, haha.
    • G-Funk: Plz think about one’s feeling when u type something on da web
    • Jo: I love your photos of street fashion in Korea. I would totally buy your book!!
    • FMS: Jason, thanks for understanding. And it’s OK — don’t like deleting posts when not absolutely necessary. Just a friendly reminder to everyone that all topics are OK, but just to maintain cocktail...
    • 수경: @lovelyprincess haha.. i guess it’s always ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’.. >.< def love to don winter clothes..
    • Jason: Hi, I’m sorry for not considering that she might read this. I fell into that trap of Internet anonymity and just let loose the campy fashion critic in me late at night. Please remove my comment as I...
    • FMS: Jason — thanks for writing in, but I’m gonna have to ask you to keep the rancor down, constructive criticism up if you could. Say what you have to say about the clothes, but let’s try to respect...
    • Jason: I’m sorry . . . is someone’s grandmother dying? The last dress looks like her grandmother is dying and in the hospital . . . and she knitted her granddaughter a dress and asked her to wear it in...
    • Maximus: The 3rd picture, the girl on the right: real bad choice of colors. Could be my grandma pajamas. The picture with the guy carrying the brown bag besides a girl: really girlie. The girl must be his sister. He...
    • lovelyprincess: But 수경…Singapore is so lovely and warm. I am a summer person, so the weather in Singapore is great! You could wear summer scarves for layering. I’ll never forget Singapore. I was there for...
    • 수경: i have been waitin for this post FMS! hahah.. and i love those pictures.. i wish i could use some of these scarves and layers in my country
    • ja-yun: Thank you for the picture post FMS! Always my fave part :)
    • Jae Young: I love fall! The clothes, the weather, all of it <3 So thanks for pics of my fave season, FMS.
    • lovelyprincess: I have to say I’d wear all of these outfits. The handmade dress is really nice, too. Great color!
  • Halloween Hits Korea! (4)
    • janie: LMAO at SARAH PALIN costume. ahhahaha. man she’s a world star now! hahahha. but anyways, Halloween definitely looks a lot funner there than it does here. ahhaha. here it’s just another excuse for the...
  • Korean Fashion Goes to Harvard! (10)
    • janie: OMG! wow! i might be a little late to congratulate you but CONGRATS!!!
    • FMS: Thanks for the feedback, DS. But we have to watermark precisely because we’re NOT National Geographic — all the pictures we put on this site are for content, but also for advertising our site when other...
    • DS: Yes, I’m guessing that the watermark is there to protect your property. But not even National Geographic does this. I think if you want your photos to be distributed far and wide, you need to show them at their...
    • tinaxxe: just curious but why do you call yourself “feetmanseoul”? is that a play on words. feet, seoul –> “sole”?
    • Tiffany: As others have stated, congrats! You must be very happy about this, I know I would be! I agree with Erotic Orange, in that Korean street fashion culture is getting recognized largely in part because you photograph...
    • Erotic Orange: I was waiting for you to post this so that I can comment on it. Congratulations! Thanks to you, the Korean street fashion culture is being spread throughout the world. What an accomplishment. I am so proud...
    • Susanna: I must confess that this is one of the first sites I check out every morning. So I am glad it is now considered Harvardian standard when it comes to culture! It is great that the ties between everyday people...
    • DS: Let me say that I’ve been a fan of the site since day one. I’m not on here every day, but often enough. So congratulations to you. I love the photography. Love it. But I’m begging you, please leave...
    • Jae Young: Congrats on the exhibit and when FMS has its coming out party, though it feels like it has been for the past year or so, please invite me so I can also be amused by the fawning of the past hatas.
    • songy: OMG!! Congrats. That’s huge. Really looking at your photos I always missing being in Seoul. I haven’t been back for so long. I really miss it. Good for you to have your own voice!
  • Street Runway: Work It, Girl! (1)
    • Seoulienne: Hoh! I like the outfit and the entire looks - maybe including the “busy” state of posture! This girl could have been neglected just at a glance, but nice catch FMS! Black dress definitely gives...
  • Street Styles: Simple Elegance (3)
    • sarah: Genuinely love what you all are doing… so much so i stole a picture of yours and pasted it in my blog (http:fashion-unltd.blogspot.c om) with credits to you. Now i know what Seoul is like without having...
  • The Politics of Fashion (7)
    • Deelish: yup! my friend said she ordered her shirt online but can’t remember where. sorry!
    • 수경: haha love the tee!
    • lovelyprincess: I just found an online shop that sells all kinds and styles of Obama shirts. I think I will get myself two of them at least.
    • Deelish: patti, actually that is the one person i do know in the picture. she’s a friend. i will ask her where she got it but she did tell me she got it three years ago….”its been a long time...
    • patti: Where can I find/buy that last Obama T? (the blue with the red lettering) Can I contact the person who made it?
    • songy: What a day it was!!! I had four web pages open comparing all numbers.. really nervous morning that was. When the number finally tipped over to 270 I was having my lunch so I missed the excitement! Dang Lucky though...
  • Would You Buy an FMS Art Book? (26)
    • DS: Personally I thing the street fashion photography is great. The writing and the fashion week stuff? Maybe. There is a book (by Phaidon?) on Japanese street fashion. No words at all. Just photos of kids on the street....

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What is STYLE?

"패션은 희미해지지만 스타일은 영원하다."

"Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

--- Yves Saint Laurent (b. 1936)






What is SEXY?

"있잖아..다리가 아름다운건 아니야...단지 그걸 어떻게 해야 하는지를 아는거야."

"Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them."

--- Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992)











What is TALENT?

"내가 연기할 수 없을 때, 난 연기를 해야 했고, 노래할 수 없을 때, 난 '익살스런 얼굴'을 노래해야 했다. 또, 난 Fred Astaire와 함께 춤을 춰야 했었는데, 그때는 춤을 출 수 있는 상황이 아니었다. 그러니까 내가 준비되지 않았을 때 난 이 모든것을 해야 했던 것이다. 그때 난 정말 미친듯이 이 난국을 타개하기 위해 노력했다."

"I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”

---Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)





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