Semipermanent

I'm slowly catching up with my friends Eric & Tiffany's Seoul based TV series 'Semipermanent', and just had to share two more episodes.  The episode above titled 'State of the Art' meets up with some more Seoul kids I know including the talented Jamie Bruno who paints murals on abandoned or soon to be torn down homes in the city, as well as Udo Lee, a curator at Platoon Kunsthalle - one of my favorite old haunts in Seoul.  Watching the episode really made me miss all the events that went on at Platoon from concerts to gallery openings and especially the Night Flea Market where I used to make bank every month selling vintage & reformed clothes!  

Episode 6 'All Dressed Up' was especially bittersweet to watch as it focused on Seoul's fashion scene. My boy James Lee McGuown spoke to Eric & Tiff behind the scenes at Seoul Fashion Week while he was getting ready for the Kimseoryong Homme show and there were so many familiar faces popping up from designers I used to know and work with to dressers I recognized and models like Won Joong Kim or Jin Wook Yoon that I used to walk in shows with.  Also very cool to see Dongdaemun fashion market again - I used to spend hours there searching through all the trimmings and fabrics and whatnot. While I might not live there again, I WILL GO BACK ONE DAY!  I can't not - it's my home away from home!  

Seoul - I miss you!  

xoxochadchad

bling night flea market @ platoon this saturday!

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The Bling Night Flea Market is back for it's 18th round and once again I will have a space to hawk some of the reformed & vintage goods & handmade accessories I've been working on. Come out to Platoon Kunsthalle tomorrow for a pint and a German schnitzel & be sure to stop by to pick up one of the new stickers I had printed! Here's a sneak peak at some of the clothing I've reformed in the last few weeks:





















xoxochadchad

chadchad of the day 2.3

grey toggle coat reformed into vest / vintage
denim jacket / vintage
white polo / UNIQLO
pink trousers / San Francisco Market
white woven leather loafers / vintage
blue check bow tie / no brand



Today is the Bling Night Flea Market at Platoon Kunsthalle and I have been busy reformed a lot of vintage clothing and creating necklaces to sell in a booth with my friend Cory. I found this vintage toggle coat at Dongmyo market for only W3,000 ($3US). I used a seam ripper to detach the arms then used a blanket stitch to reattach the lining. Quite easy work and I was really happy with the outcome. I made a black one & a brown herringbone one just like it to sell tonight.  I layered it over a denim jacket for today's look, but when spring comes it will be just as wearable over a t-shirt.


These woven loafers were also thrifted at Dongmyo for only W10,000 ($10US). Amazing for summer but when worn correctly can be used almost all year long. I matched them with these pink trousers I picked up in Seoul at a shop in Apgujeong called San Francisco Market. I have a sky blue pair exactly the same.


If you are planning on stopping by the Night Flea Market tonight, here are a few of the things I will be selling:


black toggle vest / brown herringbone toggle vest / leather bomber jacket with feather collar


embroidered necklaces / 'Go-Stop' necklace


dinosaur necklaces of all shapes & sizes


pearl gloves


pompom gloves / studded gloves


studded plaid peacoat / studded denim vest with tassels 


acid wash denim biker jacket with pompoms / floral shirt with pompoms


carpet shirts / denim vest with studs & feather collar


tassel sweater / tassel navaho print shirt / denim jacket with pearl shoulders


kelly green denim biker jacket with tassel / houndstooth shirt with pompoms


xoxochadchad