burger kim of the day 0.1

brown jacket / Sparks
fur scarf / Topman
burgundy cardigan / American Apparel
denim shirt / Topman
glasses / Carrera
black polka-dot hat / Urban Outfitters
tan bag / Marc by Marc Jacobs
green denim cutoff shorts / vintage Levi's
tan & black nordic leggings / no brand
burgundy boots / Dr. Marten's


While staying London I thought I would also showcase my friend Burger Kim's extensive wardrobe. This kid has style in spades and more of it should be shown to the world. He is a master of layering and is great at mixing patterns and textures. On most people it could come off forced, but with Burger it always looks effortless.

The night Burger and I went dancing at Bang Bang we got a call at 3am from my friend Sarah's boyfriend, who is a producer for M-Net. He was in London filming a reality show starring Korean actor Ah-In Yoo (유아인), famous for his role in 'Antique'. The extra's they had for the club scene they wanted to shoot had backed out so they called us to meet them at Ah-In's 5 star luxury hotel, the Philippe Starck designed Sanderson at 4am to have a few beers and chat about trendy things to do in London.  Here are a few images of the decor from the Sanderson Hotel.






The producers all liked Burger's style so much they asked him to take Ah-In shopping around central London. This is the outfit he wore that day. Ah-In was wearing a killer military inspired jacket by Burberry and carrying a handsome leather portfolio case. Unfortunately since it was Boxing Day a lot of the smaller, independent stores were shut but Burger did have a chance to take him to Year Zero London (I'll blog more about them later) and they also fought the crowds at Topshop & Urban Outfitters. Here are a few shots of the filming that day:






After the filming we were all tired and cold, so the producers booked us a table at an uber trendy restaurant/club/gallery called Sketch on Conduit Street. This place was gorgeously decorated and the meal itself was insane. I could totally get used to a life like that.


/ a tree sculpture made entirely of toys painted all in white next to the coat check


/ the time machine/cocoon like toilets


/ my first time having foie gras


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chadchad of the day 0.9

grey herringbone jacket / Zara
denim / PLAC Jeans
black boots / US army surplus
black fur hat / H&M
black knit scarf cape thing / no brand
spoon brooch / handmade
studded gloves / handmade

/ Winter has arrived in Seoul and with it comes snow and layers layers layers, fur of course being the most important layer. My friend Burger had a grey fur hat like this last year and always looked cozy warm despite the frigid Korean temperatures, so when I saw a black one just like it at H&M in the fall I had to buy it immediately. I picked a good day to wear it since the day ended up bringing a mini snowstorm with the hugest snowflakes I've seen in a very long time.


This is a shot of me in the snow with Sue-Jean Chun, the President & CEO of a new members only online luxury select shop in Korea called Augusté. I met her for a coffee this afternoon in Chungdam-dong to discuss Augusté's launching in January. They will be featuring one item a day only sales of famous luxury brands including Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Elizabeth & James, Gucci, Hudson, Halston, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Missoni, Rag & Bone, Rich & Skinny, Rock & Republic, True Religion, Vera Wang, YSL and more. I'll post more about them in January for their official launching.


I love the black scarf/cape thing I'm wearing - it adds such a nice silhouette to the simple herringbone jacket and was bought for only W15,000 on the street in Myoung-dong.  I handmade this bear spoon brooch just by crazy glueing a pin to the back of a vintage collector's spoon from Jasper, Alberta. It was inspired by my friend Emanuel who wore a similar brooch two summers ago back in Edmonton. He now lives in Vancouver and has a blog I frequent called SPIELS which is full of gorgeous images, videos, music & quotes. I thrifted an entire collection of spoons over the summer & will be selling them as brooches at the Platoon/Bling Night Flea Market this Saturday. Each one is unique & from locations all over the world.


I also handmade these studded gloves and will be selling a variety of designs at the Flea Market as well. The materials were relatively cheap and easy to come by, but the actual process was a little time consuming. I always feel like I could kick some serious ass when I wear them. /

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