LFW OUTFITS.

• Photographs 1-3: (SUN) Being photographed for Phoenix Magazine street style. H2T: Shirt- Ralph Lauren, Trousers- Topshop, Belt- Charles Rodin, Heels- KG by Kurt Geiger.
• 4: (TUES) Heels- Topshop, Chiffon maxi- American Apparel.

Many thanks to Vicki Lee for the photographs!

OFF TO KOS/PARIS/SWITZERLAND!

Nice family portrait in the background there.

Tomorrow will be the start to everything: summer- bring on the chiffon layers, the ultra-short levis, the atrociously oversized sun hats and of course plenty of photos on the disposables. In 48 hours I will be experiencing that feeling that hits you as you get off the plane to your holiday destination, the heat, the culture and the buzz of a new city always seems like a reverie, as well as the unreal feeling that summer has finally arrived. Although right now I should most definitely be packing (having only packed a inflatable beach ball and my underwear so far), I felt it only right to do a quick update as i'll be around Europe for the next three weeks!

My summer wardrobe so far has been dominated by light fabrics and pastel palettes, although it hasn't been complementary to the recent British weather. I have layered two waistcoats (one Topshop, the other Vintage) with contrasting textures, bringing them together with a Vintage cameo broach. Shoes Topshop, Skirt Seoul. I am also currently working towards achieving a Asian Blonde- however nothing paralelled to the wonders of Daul Kim's infamous blonde!

I am off to Kos in Greece, landmarking my first holiday with just my friends. Afterwards I will be off straight away to Paris (where i'm hoping to pap a few street style shots as well as a visit to AUP and Parsons!) and then Switzerland. I hope to be bringing back updates with photo journals of my visits, so long for now, email me at habin@hotmail.co.uk for more :)

Apologies for the poor photo quality, photoshop has been down.

PALAZZO.PALAZZO.

 

Finally decided to brush the dust off and wear my palazzo trousers, the sheer amount of fabric they're made from is a marvel in itself. Decided to mix and match the bulky trousers with a sheer mesh (dress worn as a) top, bringing the colours together with a tweed hat- a £3 souvenir from Glasto. With the outfit seeming a bit too smart for my liking, I opted for a 'bed-head' plait- a really quite shockingly, pathetic attempt, I agree.

All Topshop, Propped with my Brownie Reflex camera.

The weeks of school I still have to endure have given me plenty of time to reminisce about last summer- the feeling of unbearably hot sand beneath my feet, foolish evenings in the sunset and embarrassingly, the smell of suncream in sync with panics of getting sun burnt. Foster the people's track Pumped up kicks will most definitely be that summer track- the one that trawls around in your mind the rest of the year until the liberation of the next summer.

Completely counteracting the laxed beach scene in my mind- here are polaroids from the photoshoot I did yesterday in the pouring rain, so typically British.

HABIN KIM PHOTOGRAPHY, photos may be used but credit must be linked back to www.habinkim.blogspot.com. Many thanks to Sang who modelled.

Happy to hear your thoughts!

GLASTONBURY WARDROBE NITPICKING.

Packing incessantly for Glastonbury doesn't seem so worrying now that i've finished exams! 

The earliness of the packing must seem incredibly anal for those who are yet to get to know me and my organisational ego. Being more of a Wednesday Adams type I found it difficult finding a lot of the pastels and chiffons I wanted for my festival suitcase in my wardrobe. Alas, I still hold the many Topshop vouchers from my recent birthday to over-turn my wardrobe in time for this summer. Hoping that the weather will be obedient (touch wood) i'll be packing lightly with lots of injections of crochet, pastels, florals and tropical drinks to go with any tropical head gear!

This outfit is a montage to the shorts which I received as a birthday present! Unfortunately with the outfit being too dressy for any festival (other than the infamous Coachella festival) I will only be taking remnants of the look to Glastonbury. I am wearing TOPSHOP top, collar and shorts with a Vintage cameo broach.

I am still deliberating whether to pack one of my film cameras, and which one? Funding my addiction to film photography is getting far too expensive, a more-or-less cheap switch to the iphone's hipstamatic is inevitable!

These Balenciaga cut-out boots would go with the outfit so perfectly, if only....

ADORNAIS.

As a baby my auntie took it upon her hands to shave my head bald, which resulted in half of my childhood photographs of me baring an uncanny resemblance to my younger brother, and my mother being on the receiving end of perplexed looks from strangers as they questioned why she had dressed her son in a frilly dress. Of course, my mother soon grew to forgive my auntie as the overall result was good: thick hair.

After hair fantasies being a central distraction during my recent exams, as soon as my last was over, I jumped at the chance of going techni-colour- by getting mermaid green locks. I was confused to find where the colour had disappeared to in the photographs, but settled with the reality that (having dyed only the underneath layers of my hair) the colour just wasn't that obvious. I plan to re-apply the colour for Glastonbury festival (10 days now!), where i'll be pairing the green with the excessive number of flower garlands which i've bought recently- with the inevitable result of being mistaken for a nature-crazy nomad.

With my excitement for Glastonbury and this summer (and, with not ever being one to pull off the 'colour-blocking' trend), I opted for a light, floral summer look. I am wearing a long-sleeved top by Jaeger, a scallop edge vest top - Vintage, Belt by Topshop and a chiffon skirt from AA. 


And the title in case you were wondering is a branch out from one of my favourite songs by the cure: ADONAIS - as well as the name of my tumblr which can be found here!

ONE DAY IN PARIS.

N2K.Yep, this is yet another self-titled blog. My name is South Korean, but having lived in the UK for precisely 88% of my life, I am most definitely a London girl at heart. I'm seventeen, currently studying four subjects which (even after 9 recent exams) are still a mystery to me. I'm not a newbie to the blogosphere; I've revived blogging in the hope that this blog will bring the satisfaction which my last one failed to bring. 

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I've worn this outfit far too many times now, and yes, I realise that the preppy, school-girl style does not help my oriental looks at all, but to hell with stereotypes. I've combatted the girly outfit with my chunky, power heels to give the look a hard edge. H2T.Topshop tee, heels and belt.Vest and skirt are remnants from my visit to Seoul two years ago, the British weather is making me miss cosmopolitan, summer nights in Asia. And incase you were wondering, it's not just the photographs, I am wearing the eek-worthy combination of black and navy. The back drop is downstairs in my house- a clear indication of my mother's attachment to antiques, something which, without even realising I have inherited.

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Apologies, photoshop has decided to take a break, photo editing will have to wait.