burger kim of the day 0.6

black knit cardigan / People's Market
light blue priest collar shirt / People's Market
black denim / Cheap Monday
black boots / Dr. Martens
black backpack / Eastpak x Raf Simons
chess piece necklace / from Korea
black braided belt / Topman
orange umbrella / no brand


We found this amazing lego block display outside of a shop called DOM in Amsterdam and it immediately go out attention. Especially Burger's since he is such a toy fanatic. Inside the all black store were designer & kitsch housewares, accessories & knick-knacks.

Burger picked up the bright orange umbrella (Dutch cheering color!) at Centraal Station when we arrived as the weather was way gloomy. It adds a bit of whimsy & pop color to his otherwise dark outfit. I gave him the chess piece chain (I have a matching one in white) which I found at A-Land in Seoul and extended the original black chain by adding a few inches of gold chain to it.


If you ever find yourself in Amsterdam and want a quality magazine & bookshop,
Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum is the place to go. They have a huge selection of fashion publications, design books & not-so-touristy postcards and its a great spot for browsing & people watching.



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chadchad of the day 2.2

brown leather jacket / vintage Memebers Only
brown rabbit fur vest / vintage
leopard tee / vintage from Aprogod
grey shorts / Raf Simons
black cracked leggings / American Apparel
studded black shoes / reformed Giordano Concepts
black frame glasses / Tom Ford
black hat / reformed H&M

I've been finding a lot of inspiration for outfits lately while riding the bus & browsing through my favorite iPhone app: STYLE.COM. It's an up to date look at every ready-to-wear, couture & menswear collection from New York, Paris, London & Milan right at your fingertips. Today's 'chadchad of the day' was inspired by the in-your-face Givenchy Fall 2011 Menswear collection by Riccardo Tisci which featured a lot of wide shorts & leggings (if you browse my lookbook you'll see I'm a HUGE fan of this look), graphics of snarling Rottweilers, black framed nerd glasses, heavy brown fur & some bad-ass thigh high lace-up boots with white soles.


My interpretation of this collection is more thrift store chic than brand name - an old roommates Members Only jacket, a rabbit fur vest I thrifted last year (which also looks great worn over the jacket) & a leopard staring intensely out of a vintage tee with ice-blue eyes. The shorts aren't nearly as baggy as I'd like them to be - I'll have to add a pair of those to my ever expanding wishlist.


The little gold crown pin on my jacket is from an online shopping mall I used to model for called JBros. They also have a magazine in Korea called JBOOK that features both men's & women's clothing, mostly made in Dongdaemun - think Korean version of Men's Non-No from Japan.

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london kids 0.1

Garbo


white fur jacket / vintage
grey & black scarf / no brand
colorful skirt / vintage
black boots / unknown
black bag / unknown
walking stick / no brand
silver sunglasses / vintage
colorful head wrap / vintage

Yasu


Machine-A staff / www.machine-a.com


black lace jacket / Marjan Pejoski
black scarf / from Spain
black denim / Balenciaga
red plaid shirt / vintage
copper shoes / Raf Simons

Harlot von Charlotte



black & grey striped top / H&M
grey high waisted skirt / H&M
black lace leggings / no brand
black boots / vintage

Joel


grey leather jacket / vintage
grey scarf / no brand
striped tee / unknown
brown leather bag / vintage
black denim / unknown
black high tops / Nike

Gracie


black leather jacket / unknown
magenta & green knit scarf / no brand
red head band / no brand
black dress / unknown
red leather bag / vintage
plaid gloves / vintage
black & leopard print shoes / unknown

Umaru


black double breasted jacket / unknown
black denim / unknown
brown fur hat / unknown
black boots / no brand
horn rimmed glasses / unknown



Cherry


pink ostrich feather jacket / brand unknown
pink flowy top / brand unknown
black leggings / no brand
black flats / brand unknown

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chadchad of the day 0.6

grey & black vest / Irony Porn(o)
black & white checked shirt / vintage
grey shorts / Raf Simons
sock garters / handmade
black studded shoes / Giordano Concepts (reformed)
feather army man brooch (necklace) / Burger Kim

It's Thanksgiving in the States this weekend and since both of my roommates are from America we thought we'd have a turkey/potluck dinner at our apartment. I always have images of dressing up in our Sunday finest to see the grandparents and relatives during Thanksgiving back home, which is part of the inspiration for this look: my Sunday best.



The vest was given to me by Korean designer Dongwoo Han after walking in his Irony Porn(o) FW 2010/11 Collection last season.  The black cut out shapes sort of have a pilgrim vibe perfect for Thanksgiving and the grey is a nice thick wool for a windy fall day like today. The checked shirt is also a warm wool and was yet another Dongmyo find for only W1,000 ($1 US). The one of a kind army man/black feather brooch was handmade by my friend from London - the gold chain can also be used to hang it lower as a necklace. I'm going to post some more of his accessory designs soon if I can get my hands on some good photos.



The black wingtip style sneakers were bought in Hong Kong about 3 years ago at Giordano Concepts - they have a much trendier selection of clothes than the Giordano stores found in Korea. I added each of the studs to it myself using crazy glue and tweezers, which took quite a while but was so cheap to do. I think a small bag of those studs (which can also be ironed onto clothing) cost maybe W2,000 ($2 US). I made the sock garters for the first ever WhiteNoize party way back in April '09 out of old black suspenders (miss you WhiteNoize!). The socks are just cut up women's panty hose. ;)

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