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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Time-honored hanbok attire in vogue among young
For many years, "traditional" has been a euphemism for "dull" for young South Koreans. But lately there seems one exception: hanbok, or Korean traditional attire.On Thursday's quaint cobblestones of Gyeongbok Palace, the largest royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), a throwback to an ancient era is on display: young people sporting colorful hanbok with matching hairdos and clutches."I saw lots of photos of my friends in hanbok posted on social media sites. I thought it would be cool to
March 22, 2016
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Victoria Beckham reveals exclusive dresses for Korean customers
Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham revealed four dresses for spring and summer exclusively for Korean consumers on mytheresa.com, an online luxury brand shopping website, Monday. “I picked these colors and silhouettes because I think these are well-suited to my Korean customers. They are cute, energetic and right amount of fun. We will have fun, but not too much fun,” said Beckham, at a press conference Monday in Seoul. Victoria Beckham (third from left) poses with Korean models wearing fou
March 21, 2016
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Fashion KODE to open during Seoul Fashion Week
Fashion KODE, an annual trade show for Korean fashion designers, will run March 23-24, during Seoul Fashion Week. The fifth edition of one of Korea’s largest fashion fairs will take place at J-Gran House near Mount Namsan, Seoul. It will feature some 70 Korean fashion brands and is expected to be attended by more than 500 local and foreign buyers. There will be local womenswear and menswear brands such as Isabel Moon, Gaze de Lin, Navy Factory Lab and Sling Stone. This year’s fashion event w
March 16, 2016
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Polarized luxury jewelry market
Korea’s luxury jewelry market has become polarized in terms of price, while consumers are becoming more adventurous in their purchases when it comes to design. Amid the lull in the global economy, the wealthy continue to invest in fineries, while those with smaller budgets still look to enjoy luxury while paying less, said Giorgio Damiani, vice president of Italian jewelry brand Damiani. Jewelry and luxury brands are catering to this consumption pattern by dividing their product lines, said Dam
March 16, 2016
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Alpaca fiber from Peru destined for luxury stores
PUNO, Peru (AP) -- The 4 million alpacas that graze on the remote slopes of Peru's southeastern Andes wear warm coats of a silky fiber highly sought in the United States, Europe and Asia. Colored in one of 24 different natural tones, the fiber from this domesticated camelid smaller than a llama is processed after an annual shearing, with each alpaca producing a little more than 3.7 kilograms of fiber each year. The finest threads are chosen, then washed, dried, cleaned up and converted into ya
March 16, 2016
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Isaac Mizrahi says new show a survey, not a 'retrospective'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don’t call the Jewish Museum exhibition on Isaac Mizrahi's work a retrospective. Those, the 54-year-old designer said, are for dead people. This journey through several elegant rooms on Fifth Avenue is more like a mid-career survey. "I was very, very reticent and a little bit, kind of, shocked," he said Monday of his first reaction to the idea of a show just for him. "I hesitated, only because I feel as though it needed a lot of exploration and a lot of clarification." But awa
March 16, 2016
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Seoul Fashion Week expands trade show component
Be prepared to see hip and trendy Seoulites flocking to downtown Seoul as Seoul Fashion Week returns with fall-winter 2016 collections from March 21-26. The biggest fashion event of the year will take place at two venues this season. The main venue is Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the other location is a former flour factory-turned hip fashion venue in Mullae-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. More than 60 shows and presentations will be held at the two sites with a few designers hosting their own shows thr
March 9, 2016
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1980s glam makes a Paris comeback as Chanel stays classy
PARIS (AFP) - It was back to the future on the Paris catwalks Tuesday as Chanel cleverly tweaked its back catalogue only for Saint Laurent to revive a look that some thought best forgotten. In what could be his last show for the label, designer Hedi Slimane -- the man credited with the skinny black jeans look and making grunge glam -- was judged to have given the brand “the finger” by parodying its founder Yves Saint Laurent's least glorious period. The hugely-influential Women’s Wear Daily was
March 9, 2016
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On the color wheel, Jay Z has an odd bedfellow
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie has her own color (pink). So does Tiffany (blue), Gap (also blue), Coach (brown) and even the roly poly Minions (yellow), but rare is the individual who cares deeply enough about a shade to have one custom made.At the Pantone Color Institute, the privilege doesn't come cheap. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars for the company to come up with just the right one. So why would an actual person, rather than a business, even bother? Only two, at least in the Pantone clie
March 2, 2016
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Paris fashion looks to ‘fat ladies’ for inspiration
PARIS (AFP) - Fat ladies tend to be thin on the ground on the Paris catwalk. But rising Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn made her ready-to-wear debut Tuesday with a colourful collection to light up autumn-winter inspired by the feminist artist Niki de Saint Phalle's proudly voluptuous “Nanas.” Her show with its eye-catching zebra-striped trouser suits was full of the bold and joyous colors of the sculptor’s liberated ladies. Frowijn said Saint Phalle “just wanted to make people happy and herself
March 2, 2016
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Oscars fashion: Many of the red-carpet stars went soft
Alicia Vikander set the tone on the Oscars red carpet Sunday as she walked early in a pale yellow custom Louis Vuitton gown, her hair flowing down her back.The Swedish actress has become an "it" girl for glam and didn't disappoint this time around in the strapless princess gown with a balloon hem that was higher in the front. Like her hemline, her hair was also high-low, fastened into a half-bun that showed off her chandelier earrings. Alicia Vikander(Academy Awards Official Website)"I love the
Feb. 29, 2016
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Rejections aren't dead losses for OMA architects
Dubai Renaissance compared with other iconic skyscrapers (OMA)A conventional, rectangular office building may not seem like an attractive design choice when major cities compete to build iconic skyscrapers as symbols of their economic growth. But Reinier de Graaf, partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, founded by architect Rem Koolhaas, says the simple form will ironically stand out among other stylish buildings. “When everything is exciting, a non-exciting (design) becomes excitin
Feb. 28, 2016
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‘Sustainable and responsible’ buildings for the future
A conventional, rectangular office building may not seem like an attractive design choice when major cities compete to build iconic skyscrapers as symbols of their economic growth. But Reinier de Graaf, partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, founded by architect Rem Koolhaas, says the simple form will ironically stand out among other stylish buildings. “When everything is exciting, a non-exciting (design) becomes exciting,” said de Graaf at a public lecture at Daelim Museum in Seou
Feb. 28, 2016
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Seoul's Gangnam supports local enterprises for New York fashion expo
The office of Seoul's Gangnam district said Monday it is supporting local enterprises at an international fashion expo in New York this week.The Gangnam District Office said it is financially supporting six firms specializing in womenswear, including MAG&LOGAN and Sweet One Eighty, at the Fashion Coterie, which will run from Monday to Wednesday.The enterprises have been selected based on their brand awareness, competitiveness, preparedness and stability, according to the district office.The dist
Feb. 22, 2016
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UK design star Anderson mines influences to dazzle London
LONDON (AFP) - British design whiz kid Jonathan Anderson led the charge on the second day of London Fashion Week Saturday with a celebration of individualism that fused inspirations including the natural world, the military and Far-Eastern tradition. British fashion mainstays Jasper Conran and Julien McDonald had earlier set the tone with shows that mixed the spectacular with the sensible, but it was 2015 designer of the year Anderson who was the hottest ticket in town. The 30-year-old Northern
Feb. 21, 2016
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Vera Wang brings Modigliani, Giacometti to N.Y. runway
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Designer to the stars Vera Wang shored up her artistic clout Tuesday by sending models down the New York runway in towering platforms and elongated cuts inspired by Modigliani and Giacometti. Wang, best known for designing wedding gowns for the rich and famous, presented a collection steeped in the lean, sculptural image of the European artists, whose modernist masterpieces fetch record prices.The Vera Wang Fall 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York on Tues
Feb. 17, 2016
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Instant gratification: Fast fashion revolution
NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York Fashion Week this season has put “click and buy” on the map, revolutionizing the antiquated global fashion calendar with clothes that now can be ordered straight from the catwalk. For more than 100 years, the world of high fashion has been divided up into four seasons – spring-summer, autumn-winter. Designers debut their collections at fashion week, fashion magazines write them up and go to print a few months before the clothes are available to buy in boutiques -- six
Feb. 17, 2016
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Hilfiger makes N.Y. Fashion Week splash with 'It' girl Gigi
Tommy Hilfiger kicked off New York Fashion Week day five by sending model-of-the-moment Gigi Hadid down an ocean-liner themed catwalk. Hilfiger, who has turned affordable but fashionable apparel into a global empire, is known for his flamboyant Fashion Week shows, which each season transport the Armory on Park Avenue into a spectacular set. “Years back, in the ’20s, the ’30s, when the people would travel trans-Atlantic they would get dressed properly,” the 64-year-old design king told AFP ahead
Feb. 16, 2016
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Western brands want in on K-beauty action
Diem Xuan Nguyen was instantly hooked on cushion foundations when a Korean friend of her mother gave one to her last year."I love how light it felt, especially in the summer," said the 27-year-old Vietnamese-American living in Seoul. "Foundations can be like a layer of ganache, but a cushion is like a souffle. The downside is coverage and shade range -- not much beyond 'pale' and 'darker pale.'"In layman's terms, foundation is the skin-colored makeup that renders your skintone even and complexio
Feb. 16, 2016
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Pharrell Williams becomes co-owner of G-Star Raw jeans
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pharrell Williams, the pop culture renaissance man who is a designer, performer and hit songwriter, was named Tuesday as co-owner of jeans brand G-Star Raw. The company, based in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, said that Williams would be involved in design but also in decisions on business strategy and advertising. “G-Star is an independently minded and forward-thinking company. I believe they will be the definitive jeans brand of the 21st century,” Williams said in a statement. Wil
Feb. 10, 2016