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우리 “길거리 스타일” 컬럼은 개인의 패션 선택만 벤치마킹 하는 것이아니라, 차라리 대표적인 길거리에서 보일 수 있는 패션 장르를 잡으려고 해요.
“Street Styles” tracks not just individual fashion choices, but tries to capture fashion that is representative of types of fashion genres visible on the Korean streets.
ㅋㅋㅋ ‘스펙시’이란 말이 존재하지 않은데 지금 만들어볼까? 음…사실 너무 불자연스러운 느낌인데 (좀 웃기는데) 이란 말이 있었으면 하네요. 왜냐하면 한국에서만 이런 ‘스펙시’한 룩이 있는 거니까요.
Hee hee. OK – maybe there’s no such word as “spexy” and it sound more like a brand name for a new kind of super glue – but there’s definitely such a look in Korea, even if the term itself doesn’t have much of a ring to it.
한국에서는 - 다른 많은 나라보다 - 여성들의 패션 기준이 좀 더 높아요. 밖에 나가려면 여자라면 힐과 화장품은 기본이고. 그리고 ‘스포티’나 ‘캐쥬얼’이라도 사람들의 기대는 그렇게 다르지 않잔아요. 만약에 비교하려면 많은 미국여자들은 1년에 하이힐 몇번만 신어요. 그래서 어떻게 보면은 한국여성들이 대단한 거죠. 많은 애를 쓰니까 시장이나 식품가게에 가도 멋진 여성들이 많이 보일 수 있잖아요. 물론 여자들한테 귀찮은 일있겠지만. 그리고 사회적으로 보면 불평등함도 느낄 수 있는데 - 이력서 사진, 직장에서 생김새만 따지고 능력 무시하는 것, 뭐 그런 성차별적인 안 좋은 효과들도 있죠.
근데 미국의 보수적인 중부와 남부, 그리고 캐나다의 대부분 대도시아닌 지역에서 살고 한국에 오면은 일반 한국여성을 보고 모든 여자가 모델 수준이라고 생각하죠. 그래서 한국에 처음에 왔을 때 1994년도에) 아주 옛날였는데 깜짝 놀랐어요. ‘다 예브다’고 생각할 뿐만아니라 너무 여성스러웠어요, 나한테.
아무리 미국의 텔레비전쇼나 할리우드영화봐도 그 건 미국과 캐나다의 현실아니예요. 미국은 대부분 아주 캐쥬얼한 스타일이니까요. 한국에서는 남들의 시선을 많이 느껴지니까 - 특히 여자들이 - 어쩔 수 없이 신경을 많이 쓰고 캐쥬얼이라고 해도 화장품과 힐은 거의 기본이네요. 결국은 좀 ‘예쁜 캐쥬얼’이라 할 수 있는 룩 좀 있어요.
In general, heels and makeup are almost required items for going outside in Korea, and no matter how dressed down or sporty casual, there’s got to be a bit of bling to things when going out in public. Not to say that she doesn’t look absolutely great in “spexy” mode – we’re just pointing out a particular and uniquely Korean look. Women are under a lot of pressure to look good – even when going to the local market or the grocery store – and that gets translated into never really being able to dress down into anything much less than a “pretty casual” wherever a woman goes.
근데 우리가 잡은 스트리트 모델은 참 멋지죠? 캐쥬얼이지만 화장도 하는데 티 안나죠? 10년전이면 화장을 많이 뚜겁게 발랐는데 요새는 아주 ‘내츄럴’하게 하는 거죠. 요즘에 누구나 찍은 사진을 보면 알 수 있어요. 옛날 같은 경우에서는 플래쉬를 사용하면 얼굴이 아주 하야게 나왔죠? 일본의 유명한 개샤처럼, 그쵸? 근데 우리 위에 나온 모델은 아주 잘하신 거예요. 플래쉬 티어도 자연스럽고 포즈도 그렇고 표정도 자연스럽게 하신 거예요. 그리고 길거리에서 우연히 만났고 그 여자분이 빨리 바올린 리허설에 빨리 가야된다고 하시고 스트레스를 느껴도 이렇게 이쁘고 자연스러운 모델처럼 해주실 수 있었네요. 진짜 대단하신 거예요.
And she looks great, don’t she? The hat and the makeup actually go together quite well, considering that 10 years ago, the Korean makeup style seemed to be “the more the better” instead of the natural look that is the way things are now. And again, she seems to be a good for the Dongdaemun area, where we caught her for this picture, because she was on the go, on the move to a rehearsal (she’s a violinist), but yet had the room for fashionable over-the-shoulder tee top, casual jeans miniskirt, and even relatively “casual” heels, at least by Korean standards.
이 모델을 보니까 딱 느껴지는 것 있어요: 한국여성들이 많은 서양사람보다 자기 몸, 화장, 패션을 신경을 쓰는 건데 그래도 쉬운 쉬워보이게 하는 것자체는 쉬운 일아니라고요. 이 사실때문에 한국에서 스트리트 패션 사진을 찍는 건 아주 즐겨운 일이죠!
It just goes to show that Korean women do put a lot of effort into their appearance, yet do a much better job of making it look effortless at the same time. Truly one of the great parts of shooting on the streets of Seoul.
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4 Responses for "Street Styles: Sporty + Sexy = Spexy?"
Ha! I love that word, “spexy”. As for this girl’s outfit, I’m really not feeling it. Maybe its her outdated shoes or that Yankees hat. Or maybe it’s both. There’s a way to look “spexy” without having to resort to professional sports teams merchandise. Her shirt is really voluminous and the hat ruins the outfit because it’s a little too sporty and a little too casual. Maybe if she wore a more fashion oriented hat (i.e. newsboy cap, bakerboy caps, etc) in a different color, it could work. Or maybe if she was more color coordinated or wore a completely different outfit, the Yankees cap could work.
Her shoes really aren’t doing it for me. The style is just so…late 90’s and early 2000 and although it’s black, it doesn’t really go with the ensemble. The main thing lacking in this entire outfit is contrast. Like you said in the post, her shirt is casual, her shoes are “casual” (or dull in my opinion), her skirt is casual, and so is her hat. The colors contrast, but badly. I hate the look of light denim (the skirt) with dark colors (the shoes and hat).
BTW, I really adore these street fashion posts. Keep up the great work!
i love the whole outfit..except for the baseball hat (too busy looking with all the mini accesories on the lettering)
I agree with joanna’s opinion about wearing a newsboy or bakerboy caps.
It will definetly look good..
I just think the outfit is tired.
Now this is a fashion blog and it’s documenting the trends out there, so it doesn’t have to be “right”. It does reflect a look I see way too much in Korea, particularly in Seoul.
To me, it doesn’t really indicate a fashion sense as much as it’s just confusion. Clearly, she’s trying for sexy but I see a lot of looks in Korea that are straight trashy. I understand why they were them: the men respond. Trashy is a form of sexy, it’s just not unique, innovative or classy.
Trashy ain’t fashion and this is trashy.
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