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Street Styles: Summer Casual

Aug 20, 2007 Author: FMS | Filed under: Seoul Fashion Report, Shinchon, Street Styles

우리 “길거리 스타일” 컬럼은 개인의 패션 선택만 벤치마킁하는 것아니라, 찰라리 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.

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신촌에서 스카우팅하다가 택시 타려고 했는데 나가면서 이 여자의 원피스가 눈에 띈 거예요. 화련하고 예쁘고 좀 에스닉한 느낌이 나면서도. 맘에 들었어요. 가방, 팔찌, 그리고 샌들…진짜 내추럴한 분위기. 특이 팔찌를 보니까 그 것도 에스닉한 아이템이죠.

We were on our way out of Shinchon after doing some shooting when this young woman’s dress caught our eye, with its bright colors and somewhat ethnic style. We just liked it. When you factor in the bag, bracelets, and the sandals, it adds up to a natural feeling; especially the bracelets, since they are also pretty “ethnic” in design.

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한국에서는 남자들이 조금 캐주얼한 편인데 아무리 해도 여자들은 좀더 “드레스 업”하죠. 남자는 쿨한 캐주얼 분위기인데 여자는 대게 조금 더 화려하게, 눈에 띄게 옷을 입은 거예요. 하여튼 - 멋진 커플이죠?

In Korea, men tend to be a little more dressed down than women, who generally are dressed to impress wherever they go. The boyfriend in this picture is a casual kind of cool, whereas the girlfriend in this pair has definitely exerted more effort to define a “look” and a complete outfit. In any case, they look good together!

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“눈빛”

Aug 19, 2007 Author: FMS | Filed under: Artistic, Just Funny, Racy

. 그래서 street photographer로 계속 애를 쓰면서 힘들게 사는 건 할만하다. 사실 밑에 사진에서 여자 때문에만 재밌는 거아니고 오른쪽에 아저씨가 깜짝 놀래면서 순간적으로 보는 건 재밌는 거죠. 완벽한 작품아니라도 (아저씨 다 안 나오고 맨 윈쪽에 있는 남자가 프레임에서 안 나왔으면 좋았을텐데) 그래도 볼만 하죠? 땡큐! ㅋㅋ

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It’s pictures like this that make street photo worth doing, as hard as it is to make ends meet as a job. The picture above is interesting not so much because of the girl, but because of the ajussi to the right who was a bit startled to look up at this pretty risque woman walking by, and is caught looking at just the right moment. Technically, it’s not one of my strongest images (I wish I had caught all of the ajussi’s body, and it would have been nice if the man to the left hadn’t been there), but one worth looking at.

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Saks Fifth Avenue opens a shoe store so big, it has its own zip code. And no, I’m not joking. From Naver:

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17(현지시간) 새로 개장한 뉴욕 삭스5번가 백화점의 신발 전문코너에 프랑스 유명 디자이너 크리스찬 루부탱이 디자인한 하이일이 전시돼 있다.루부탱의 신발은 할리우드 스타들 사에서 최고의 가치를 인정받고 있다.

삭스5번가 백화점의 신발 코너는 단일 품종 매장으로는 이례적으로 독자적인 우편번호를 갖고 있다.

Here’s stuff from the New York Post, which broke the story the biggest:

August 14, 2007 — NEW YORK has its fair share of designer shoe salons, but how many can claim their own ZIP code? On Friday, Saks Fifth Avenue unveils its new heel emporium on the eighth floor - a shoe department so big, it will be the first store floor granted its own digits by the U.S. Postal Service: 10022-SHOE.

And, yes, there will be stamps.

But more importantly, there will be shoes - about 10,000 pairs, nearly double what Saks used to carry on the fourth floor.

어떤 구두 있을까? 함 보세요! Some of the shoes:

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Christian Louboutin, $895.

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Gucci, $675.

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Miu Miu, $595.

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Gucci, $990.

Hat tip to Shoewawa, which is always on top of things!

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슈와와 - 정보를 알려줬으니 고마워!

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“Hot.” 뜨겁다고? 인기 있다고? 보니까 아마 둘다 사실이겠죠. ㅋㅋㅋ 이년 늦게 들어왔는데 이젠 트렌드가 됐네요.

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Knit caps are hot? Like “making-me-sweat” hot, or “this-is-the-next-new-trend” kinda hot? Well, likely both.

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[Lindsey Lohan, late 2006.]

Only a year or so late, this trend has hit Korea like the Allies storming the beaches of Normandy. It’s everywhere.

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Even in the summer, especially in the summer, knit hats are hot.

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동대문에서 1시간만 사진을 찍고 있었는데도 여러 여자들이 모자를 쓰고 다니는 걸 봤어요. 멋있죠?

Just in Dongdaemun for around an hour or so, I shot several of the heads of several young ladies. This trend is hot.

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우리 “길거리 스타일” 컬럼은 개인의 패션 선택만 벤치마킁하는 것아니라, 찰라리 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.

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패션 펜치마킹하러 동대문에 갔는데 멋진 사람들이 너무 많이 있었네요. 동대문은 한국의 폄범한 패션 중심이니까 멋쟁들이 엄청 많이 있었던 거예요. 두타빌딩 옆에 밑에 이쁜 친구를 만나게 됐어요. 요즘에 이런 모자 많이 쓰고 있네요. 너무 귀여운 스타일과 유행이며 큰 후프 귀거리도 아부 예쁘고 어울리네요. 이 친구의 룩은 어린 귀여움이며 좀 성숙해보이는 거예요.

On a fashion benchmarking trip to Dongdaemun, the center of everyday fashion styles for Korean women, young and old, we bumped into this fashionable young lady next to the Doota shopping mall building and did a little photo shoot. One thing we noticed on the trip is no end of knit caps, which this young lady had successfully integrated into her look. Overall, and with the gold hoop earrings, she was the epitome of a “youthful cute” look that was as flattering to her even as it gave her a more sophisticated and just a tad sexy kind of vibe.

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밝안색 가방까지 그렇네요. 그리고 red, white, and blue이니까 색깔 코디는 아주 스마트이네요. 점점 생각하면 우아하네요! 그리고 입고 있는 요즘에 유행하는 청색 나시 미니원피스를 잘 입었죠? 진짜 스마트하게…

Part dress, part t-shirt, with the red mini-backpack, and ball o’ white lace on the shoes – makes for a truly interesting ensemble. And these days, that “jump-dress” (’나시 미니원피스’) is a pretty popular item on the Seoul streets.

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언니! 진짜 멋쟁이시네요! 서울의 길거리에서 만날 때까지 기대! ㅋㅋㅋ

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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

  • Anyone Want to Buy Us a Flickr Pro Account? (2)
    • FMS: oh, really? thanks! does something appear somewhere? haven’t received any notification (don’t know how this work much, myself!). let us know…
    • theo: mission accomplished
  • Sungwon on TV! (1)
    • Renato: You’ve mentioned you have a prog band. Any way to hear some of your sounds? I’m a progmetal fan (DT, Queensryche, SyX, etc.). Tks.
  • 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.
  • 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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