Ok Nara thinks I am a bit weird because I take photos of these, but I love looking at the hand-drawn signs you see outside shops and cafes! Maybe it is because I am an artist, but yeah… just seeing the shops doodles on boards is really amusing for me ♥  I notice lots of them here in Korea of course, so I wanted to share some of them with you… maybe someone else likes looking at these as well? ^^; maybe?

 I will add to this post as I find new signs, newest at the top!

 

Corn Liquor…. lol wut?

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Want to know the latest fashion trends in Korea for 2012? Let me tell you what I see ♥

Punky pop things everyplace!

Studded, plastic, punky, cute items come and go around here lately, but this summer I noticed a huge BOOM of them in the stores all over Seoul. Chunky laser cut acrylic, Skull, studs, skulls AS studs, punk rock spikes of all sizes, stars, etc are being placed on every kind of thing here right now! Former trends like the bunny twist bow and detached collars are getting punky pop makeover as well.

Aside from the metallic embellishment trend, textures and materials are being combined a lot~ twisted chunky plastic chains with thin metal and such. Very large or over-sized tops with leggings or tight pants~ and these are being used and remixed into more normal styles as well. Check out some inspiration images I sifted around for online!

SOME YOU CAN BUY ONLINE THROUGH MY SIDEBAR SHOPS!! I’ll link ones I found stuff for!

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I see that spike headband all the time in Seoul! It’s so interesting~ could not find any listings online for one though outside of shopping on a korean site sorry OMG NEVERMIND! YESSTYLE GOT ONE IN! ~  The bag is so cute, several stores are selling it atm in a few styles~ but no English listings atm! I will keep my eyes open though.

Here is the style Yesstyle is selling atm HERE ! Two colors as well ♥

South Korea skull cuff  HERE

(left) Korea off-brand (right) from Sammy Dress HERE

The shirt is an off-brand~ The leggings are as well!

you can buy a stripe version HERE and or 200 other versions of the slashed ones HERE

You can buy the dress above HERE ♥

South Korea skull backpack~ also found the SAME one on yesstyle HERE

Punky pop wedges from Sammydress HERE  and very popular atm Skull bag with skull studs here is also on Yesstyle HERE !

So Nara got these SAME skull glasses in Japan for freaking 3000Yen (almost $38!)

Yesstyle has them for like $18! HERE gotta get more colors now I guess *_*

Candy-colored Skull Dress!! Buy HERE ♥ I love this one

Pretty studded bow to finish off the outfit! Off brand, found one HERE

Super cute wedges that would go with this look on Yestyle HERE

Scarf Image from gmarket and I found an identical one on Yesstyle HERE in 3 colors!

You can buy this sheer skull blouse HERE

You can buy this shirt HERE

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I’m really enjoying this trend because it is tempting me to buy new pieces that I would have not tried to pull off in the past.  Its an “edgy” style, but it also has a very playful and fun thought process behind it + you can mix in lots of fun colors!  What do you think? Do you like this look or pieces in it?  Tigers, legos, and super large flat clutches are also getting sprinkled and used in the looks above ♥ I’ll share an outfit and some fun things I bought from this new trend in another post ^^

I loves me some nnonn! Since many shops contribute to each issue you have lots of interesting combinations and style VS the normal large fashion magazines.  Here are some adorable photos (edited for maximum cuteness + color by mwah!) from an issue in 2011, but its still totally worth seeing.  Amazing styling in the candy ones by bongjashop and the “blooming garden” shoot styling is by Luxury Girl Shop 2

Very soft and romantic feeling to all of these~ I normally find cream/off-white colors a bit bland, but with all the layering and lace textures they look almost princess like!

 March’s Vogue Girl Korea had a very lovely and inspirational shoot titled “Imperfectly Pretty” which showed some very nice ideas for how to dress this summer.  Delicate and mismatched pattern and texture with a feminine style that is both relaxed and elegant.  Old-fashioned straw hats also make an appearance in this shoot once again, something that has been a trend in Korea and Japan for the last summer or two with girls looking for a pretty country cottage style

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Images © Photographer 홍장현  & Vogue Girl Korea

One thing I love about Edae is the amount of shoes they have!  Since it is a Uni area and students shop here you can often find things a bit more fun and colorful~ YES PLEASE! Here are some amazing finds I spotted this week!

♥ Lets look at some super cute shoes from Korea! ♥

 

 

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