chadchad of the day 4.9

checked shirt / Sparks
grey trousers / Sparks
eggplant riding boots / VanHart Homme
sunglasses / Cazal
belt / vintage
fur & leather clutch / Urban Outfitters
leather non-watch / Burger & Fries


I'm back from a lovely birthday vacation on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands and am finally getting around to posting my outfits of the day from London Fashion Week. My first outfit was taken from the website thefashinist.se and was photographed by Swedish street fashion photographer Fosco Giulianelli. I wore this outfit backstage to the Belle Sauvage SS12 show at the Old Sorting Office.


I knew I wanted to wear the suede boots I was given last spring by Korean designer Jung Du Young after I walked for his VanHart Homme FW2011 collection. I picked up the grey trousers when I went shopping with my friend Paula (aka Noonablog) at Behave near Brick Lane in east London a few weeks ago and thought they paired nicely to create a sort of riding look.



I wore a lot of accessories with this look. The belt is a vintage find from Canada which I love for its stripes. I bought the clutch from Urban Outfitters when I first visited London last Christmas and wore it with one of my favorite outfits of the day HERE when Burger and I went all touristy near the Tower Bridge. The Cazal sunglasses are from Burger's extensive collection.



I made the non-watch out of vintage watch parts that I thrifted at an antiques market - sort of as an anti time statement since who really needs a watch nowadays when you have a phone in your pocket all day? I've made a few of these and sold them on our Burger & Fries boutique on ASOS Marketplace. They have been a hot seller are all sold out at the moment, but I'm sure I'll be uploading more in the next few weeks.


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chadchad of the day 4.8

acid wash denim vest / vintage
silk scarf / vintage
tank top / Marjan Pejoski
mint green denim / UNIQLO
striped shoes / H&M
eggplant leather bag / Vanhart Homme
black sunglasses / ASOS


I met up with my good Paula yesterday afternoon at Old Spitalfields Market in east London to browse through the vintage clothes and antique junk, looking for inspiration to make some new jewelry for the Burger & Fries boutique. She is Swedish but I knew her from living in Seoul and haven't seen her since I left in April. She writes a great lifestyle & fashion blog called Noona Blog and also contributes to the Banana Milk blog, which is all about life in Seoul written from the perspective of foreign girls with more than a touch of yellow fever. Both are worth checking out, they have some great content.






I wore a vintage denim vest from way in the back of my closet that hasn't seen the light of day in a while, along with an amazing Parisienne vintage scarf that I found in Canada. The pheasant and bulldog pins are both from a junk drawer at my grandmother (aka Nani Noni)'s cottage. I matched them with a Marjan Pejoski tank covered in a pattern of glittery houses & diamonds that I picked up a few years back in Hong Kong. I also wore them with one of my favorite pairs of sunglasses from ASOS, which I keep in this lovely golden vintage glasses case that I found in Dongmyo market in Seoul.






trench coat / vintage
floral print dress / 90's vintage
green scarf / handmade
shoes / Vagabond
leather clutch / from Korea
sunglassses / vintage






Paula was actually wearing a rather similar palette to myself with both of us rocking silk scarves. She dug through her mom's closet when she was visiting Sweden before coming here to find the floral silk dress along with the scarf that her mom's friend hand dyed herself. It's a classic look but she always has fun, quirky details like the feather in her hair, the safety pin earring and the two watches - one set to London time, the other to Korean time.



We also walked around Brick Lane to check out all the vintage shops as well as stopping by Behave, one of my favorite shops, where I picked up two pairs of trousers and a shirt by Sparks, all at ridiculous good sale prices.  Then it was a lovely Turkish meal before we went to Dalston for the LN-CC showroom party, which I'm going to post pictures from soon - a great night to start off London fashion week!  


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chadchad of the day 3.9

blue & magenta plaid blazer / Topman
pinstriped denim Mandarin collar shirt / vintage
magenta trousers / UNIQLO
eggplant leather bag / VanHart Homme
eggplant patent leather loafers / Zara
sky blue socks / from Japan

I'm officially a Harrod's department store employee now. I was hired on for temporary retail sales for the duration of the summer sale season which is on now until July 10th. My first day on the shop floor was on Friday and luckily enough I was chosen to work in the Men's Lab, which is a new section in menswear location on the lower ground floor. It created last December "with a young, fashion-conscious male in mind, fusing urban style with a polished aesthetic to create a trend-led offering like never before." Which means I don't have to wear a black or grey suit and tie to work everyday like most of the other members of staff do and I can still be creative with my outfit choices.


I decided to base my outfit around this leather VanHart Homme bag (even though I wouldn't be wearing it on the sales floor of course) which was a gift from Korean designer Jung Du Young / 정두영 for helping him with a presentation he did before his FW 2011/12 show during Seoul Collection.  The bag along with the bright magenta colored trousers from UNIQLO perfectly brought out the colors of the plaid blazer I borrowed from Burger's closet which I wore over a vintage denim shirt.  The pinstripes and the Mandarine collar of this shirt add a pleasant contract to the plaid.


To keep with the quirky look of the jacket, I wanted to wear a pair of socks that really popped in both color & pattern.  I found these 'big fish' socks a while back on one of my visa runs to Fukuoka, Japan.  The separated big toe is so you can wear them with wooden sandals.  I love the Japanese sun over Mount Fuji in the background behind the red fish, but unfortunately their days are probably numbered and will probably fall apart after one or two more wears.

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vanhart homme fw 2011/12 by du young jung

VanHart Homme is the rebranded label for Korean designer Du Young Jung, who formerly presented under the title Fahrenheit Homme.  After his 'Fahrenheit Yachting' collection last season Jung continues the modern classic vs. sporty mix & match with this years 'VanHart Riding' complete with riding boots, cropped jackets & a finale of models sporting riding helmets.  Fur was prominent on jackets, capes & even hand-sewn into a belted scarf.  Sheepskin & black dyed lamb's wool were also seen.  But there was also a decidedly oriental element to the show - most dominantly in the oversized Joseon Dynasty era hats and also in some of the overlapping v-neck shirts.  Some might find the styling to be a bit heavy handed while others would call it luxurious, with accessories from bags & gaiters to suspender belts, neck scarves & pocket squares.  Overall a very smart collection with a lot of wearable pieces.


entertainer Han Byul Park / 박한별 & designer Du Young Jung / 정두영



































































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