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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chadchad of the day 0.5

camel knit vest / vintage
long beige transparent tee / Unplugged
fox fur stole / vintage
gold brooch / vintage
white denim / Plac Jeans
moccasins / Michele Secchiari



/ I found this fox fur stole a couple of weeks ago in Dongmyo vintage market, along with the knit vest so I thought I'd put together a very neutral outfit for today's look. It's hard to tell from the photograph but the t-shirt is actually quite long, almost down to my knees. I usually knot it up in the bottom corner to give it an asymmetrical look but sometimes I rock it long as well. The gold brooch was a birthday present from a friend and old roommate who now lives in Toronto. We share a love of vintage, costume jewelry.



I picked up the Italian leather moccasins at Getoutside Shoes on Queen Street in downtown Toronto (amazing selection) when I visited there for the first time over the summer. A friend of my calls them my 'Lindsay Lohan circa 2008' boots, but they are so comfortable and since I'm Canadian I can just say they are part of my heritage - ha.



The PLAC white jeans are such an amazing fit and they have this great waxed coating on them. I did one modeling gig for PLAC and was also given a few pairs when I took street fashion pictures for them in August. These white ones were a gift for taking party photos at a PLAC sponsored WhiteNoize party at Club Answer. Here are a few links to some PLAC related entries:

PLAC denim x Jean Julien polo shirt collaboration
PLAC sponsored WhiteNoize party: White Hot Summer
PLAC denim street fashion 1
PLAC denim street fashion 2



I'm kind of a nerd for antiques as you can tell from my living room and I love elaborate frames - I found the 3-D Jesus on the street by my house actually and some of the other artwork was done by myself or my friends. These two photographs are vintage street fashion from the late 40's/early 50's. They are my paternal grandparents Noni & Peter Burton and the photographs were taken in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. My grandfather died in 1997 but my Nani Noni is still around and I spend as much time with her as I can each summer when I go home. Both were hero's of mine throughout my lifetime for their kindness, their love and even for their fashion. Grandpa always wore some sort of a hat which I copied a lot growing up, and Nan was always wearing neutrals with bright autumn yellows, oranges & reds to match her fiery red hair. These photographs mean a lot to me and they were definitely part of my inspiration for starting this blog.

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more PLAC Jeans street fashion

Sarah Kate


pink, teal & black paint splattered top / no brand
white denim / PLAC Jeans
white heart-shaped sunglasses / no brand
black studded shoes / no brand


chadchad


Grace Jones tank top / no brand
red suspenders / no brand
denim / PLAC Jeans
black boots / vintage
black sunglasses / Cheap Monday
black watch / Casio


Jenny Nakao


navy & white striped top / H&M
red belt / vintage
white denim / PLAC Jeans
black shoes / Vans


Irene Cortez

white top / Maison Martin Margiela
white denim / PLAC Jeans
black hat / no brand
blue heels / no brand
2 dogs / mutts

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whitenoize presents white hot summer @ club answer

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