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The importance of cycling jerseys when it comes to representing yourself
The most anticipated bicycle marathon was about to be organized in my hometown with people of all age groups showing a keen interest in the event. The promotion of the marathon event was executed efficiently which grasped the attention of numerous people within the county and those residing in the adjoining areas. I simply could not mention the level of excitement I had before the event took place.
The bicycle marathon event is something that left a huge impact in my life, since I had a chance to encounter three crucial aspects. I started understanding the importance of overlooked sport aspects, such as using a cycling jersey for representing myself and my team, the importance of participation in such athletic events over the intent to win it and how to discipline yourself through practice and clean diet strategies.
First and foremost, I would like to share with others the importance of representing yourself in such athletic events. It happened a few days before the event took place. My friends and I were involved in an intense discussion in regards to how we were going to present ourselves on the day of the event? We started pooling ideas, and decided to place an order to get custom cycle jerseys. We started contributing money and that took take care of the expenditures related to clothing and designing. With the help of the internet, we got a hang of various bicycle jersey styles. None of those really poked our interest.
We got some ideas and we started coming up with our own styles. After a lot of discussion, we finally settled for a style and logo we wanted over our backs. My friends got in touch with a local manufacturer and we grabbed a deal with him. It left me astounded when it came to making payments. Since we had placed an order for twenty jerseys we managed to get a huge discount from the manufacturer. After accomplishing this task, the pride we had on the day of the event wearing our custom made jersey is simply beyond description.
On the day of the event our hearts were blazing out of excitement to give our best. Unfortunately, fulfilling that desire in the overcrowded marathon seemed a bit difficult. That is where I learned how important it is to participate and represent rather than holding on to the intent to win. A few days after the event, I noticed how active I became due to regular session and good diet. I started realizing the food and liquids that I introduced to my body held enormous nutrients. The experience I had during this course simply amazes me. I understood the importance of being fit and how it helped me increase my energy levels. But all in all, the best part to strike my mind first is to recall how my friends and I presented ourselves in cycling jerseys.
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K-Fashion Project styled by Patricia Field
Last night fashion insiders, fashionistas, stylists, and club kids flocked to ENK to check out styled looks by celebrity stylist Patricia Field at the K-Fashion Project presented at Intermezzo. The K-Fashion Project introduces Korean fashion to the New York market. This season Korean brands Ugiz,Culture Call, Jessi N.Y. and Buckaroo Jeans were featured and included mannequins and models all styled by Miss Field. Guests checked out the collections while listening to K-Pop music, nibbling on Korean hors d’oeuvres and sipping rice vodka cocktails.
This is the second year Patricia Field’s has been involved with the K-Fashion Project. “This is an opportunity for me to work with K-Fashion again and I am looking forward to styling each collection. With their own unique identities and style, I am excited they are participating in Intermezzo and hope they are able to show the essence of Korean fashion.”
Each ensemble showcased a different vibe in full Patrica Field manner. One look, which was Field’s personal favorite, was what she called the “Couture Hooker look” that included a leather bustier and studded three finger leather gloves. The model wore shoes and accessories, including hats and jewelry provided by Field’s store.
Patricia Field for K-Fashion
White-wigged mannequins and models. Those were the center of attention last Monday afternoon, August 5th (despite the K-pop tunes, cocktails and Korean hors d’oeuvres) when THE K-FASHION PROJECT held a preview of its second season at Intermezzo at the Javits Center. Presented by ENK International (with whom they have an exclusive partnership), the PROJECT was created by the Korea Fashion Association, which was established in 1985 under South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy and now has a membership of about 300 fashion companies.
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The mission of the KFA is to “promote, strengthen and globalize the competitiveness of the Korean fashion industry”. Certainly, when you have your brands (this season, showcased by four debuts: Buckaroo Jeans, JESSI N.Y., UGIZ, and Culture Call) styled by the inimitable Patricia Field – mission accomplished. ENK said that this collection “brings an Asian flare that is youthful, edgy and playful”. Well, Patricia Field is a champion at that game. And this being THE city of “Sex and the…”, there’s a flirty femininity that is not always girlish, but appropriately womanly, to this collection, as well.
Patricia Field’s involvement in THE K-FASHION PROJECT began with a visit to Seoul in June of 2012. Invited by the Korean Government, Field visited the stores of Korean designers, including Buckaroo whom she worked with on last year’s New York showcase. “This is an opportunity for me to work with K-Fashion again and I am looking forward to styling each collection. With their own unique identities and style, I am excited they are participating in Intermezzo and hope they are able to show the essence of Korean fashion.”
Music Love Fashion: The K-Pop fashion Takeover
K-pop has had a huge influence on fashion especially in Asia, much of the cosmetics, clothes, hair and accessory trends worn by K-pop stars are the most sought after by young listeners. South Korean fashion has become the topic of interest among the fashion world with many K-Pop stars becoming the faces of International design house. K-Pop is bring the Korean craze to making South Korea one of the world’s cultural powerhouses in music and fashion. As the country continue to export its influence the globe fashion brands are launching collection clothing worn by idols to cash on the immense pull of South Korean pop culture. As K-Pop continues to its influence will open the door to American Fashions and designers looking to enter the market as well as Koreans launch new fashion brands and unearth emerging young designers. K-Pop is a great how the relationship between music and fashion can flourish into big bucks if packaged properly.
Fashion Houses and K-Pop
•Luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Dior did placements in the country’s television dramas
•Chanel debuting its first fashion show in South Korea with 2015/16 Cruise collection in Seoul on May 4
•Gucci names South Korean actress Gianna Jun as the new face of its accessories ads campaigns.
•Calvin Klein, hires South Korean actor Kim Woo Bin to endorse the new 2015 Calvin Klein Infinite collection, featuring sleek automatic watches.
•LVMH is investing $80 Million in YG entertainment to expand in fashion luxury market
History of K-Pop
K-pop aka Korean pop is a fast growing genre musical genre originating in South Korea, the element of influence includes all genres of western “popular music” such asdance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, metal, hip-hop music and R&B. K-pop goes back to 1885 when an American missionary, Henry Appenzeller started teaching American and British folk songs at a school. Many of the western songs are changed into Korean and are typically based on a popular Western melodies. The first K-Pop album was done in 1925 it was Yi Pungjin Sewol (This Tumultuous Time) by Park Chae-seon and Lee Ryu-saek. Many of the first pop songs were mixed traditional Korean music with Gospel music that American Evangelists introduced in the 1870s. This music was known as Enka in Japan, and later in Korea as Trot.
It wasn’t until the early 90’s K-pop producers began to experiment with new forms of western music which began the shift in the music industry of South Korea. Since early 2000’s K-pop overseas audience has been on the rise and with South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer PSY it is considered South Korea’s Greatest Export bringing in Billions. The song’s refrain “Oppan Gangnam Style” was entered into The Yale Book of Quotations as one of the most famous quotations of 2012. K-pop star Psy is labeled the “King of YouTube”for the video for his Gangnam Style video that hit two billion views.
K-Pop Critics and Global expansion
The spread of K-pop among teenagers and young adults of has become worldwide. It has brought the spotlight on South Korea” the Vice President of Peru Marisol Espinoza in February of 2013 gave an interview with South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, where she voiced her desire for more South Korean companies to invest in her country and named K-pop as “one of the main factors that made Peruvian people wanting to get to know South Korea more”. President Barack Obama, one his visit in 2012 to South Korea made mention of the strong influences of social media networks in the digital age. Many critics of the genre still remaining doubtful the genre can even break into western pop music scene. Many critics of the music state the music is merely a copycat of western music, has to many manufactured characterizations, to shallow, use of out of date or non existing English, to much pre-packaging” of idol bands and songs produced for fast consumption, lacking originality and lyrics to many repeated song patterns and formats and remain to artificial because of the overuse of autotune.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Korea’s entertainment business is notoriously improvisational and unregulated. In-demand K-pop stars — many of whom are teenage ‘idols’ — have been known to rehearse and perform without sleep” so in 2014 , South Korea passed regulations on its music industry to protect underage K-pop stars from unhealthy labor practices and overtly sexualized performances.
K-Pop Business model and charts
K-Pop is seen as a business model and its used to promote Korean fashion, geographical interest, tourism as well as politics. Its sparking many of its fans from around the world to show interest in South Korea for tours. K-pop launched a whole industry of production houses, event management companies, music publishers, distribution companies as well as K-pop and Hallyu related merchandise and service providers. The genre itself uses a concept of Cultural technology, or CT. The concept was started by founder of the South Korean music label and talent agency S.M. Entertainment Lee Soo-man, K-pop is exporting with this 3 set process or what many call “extreme pre-packaging”. The genre is tightly controlled and is ran by only a handful of entertainment companies which include the top three S.M. Entertainment the largest of the all as well as YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment.
The companies often come under fire because it often over works the artists and is very demanding and doesn’t allow mistakes and program the rookies to become multi-talent stars. The CT concept of global entertainment focuses on providing complete product and performances based solely on sensations rather than only music with the use of music, dance, fashion, shows, TV appearances and acting. K-pop has its own subculture that focuses on genre expressions with the use of Korean honorifics. Three important factors of K-Pop include debut dates, popularity of the artist as well as age. K-pop has both Boy and girl groups called idols or idol bands with Idol Bands there is a leader chosen based on age, personality and leadership. All Idol bands have a strict hierarchy with the leader being the bands rep who is also responsible for the group’s harmony. Every group has a Maknae (막내 this is the youngest member of the band and often the most popular.
All Idols are recruited the entertainment companies are responsible for recruiting, financing, training, marketing and publishing new artists as well as managing their activities and public relations often spending in excess of $400,000 USD to train and launch a new artist.
The three steps to the Cultural technology described by Lee Soo-man consists of the following:
(1) exporting cultural products; such as placing Korean singers in different countries.
(2) creating international collaborations
(3) globalizing the product by cooperating with musicians from different countries to create a global brand.
The K-pop industry is very serious about the creation of K-pop idols and the launch of new musicians.The journey to stardom for many K-Pop Idols all live together and start out around age 9 or 10, with tightly supervised trainees being taught English, Japanese and Chinese, dance and voice classes at night and live together while attending school. The idols do not make their debut until their brand and performances have been perfected.
Top K-pop music charts include the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 and the Gaon Singles Chart with some hitting the Oricon Albums Chart of Japan. In 2014 K-pop idols Exo became the third K-pop act to enter the Billboard 200 that year after 2NE1 and Girls’ Generation. Billboard in 2013 launched Billboard K-Town, an online magazine to cover K-pop music; artists, concerts, events, chart information and news. SXSW launced its K-Pop Night Out at SXSW in Austin, Texas with the group f(x) being the first K-pop group to perform at SXSW in 2013.
K-pop produces more than 60 boy and girl bands are produced each year.
Successful Korean designer Son Jung Wan launches e-commerce site
South Korean designer Son Jung Wan can count many celebrities as clients, including Kelly Rutherford, Kelly Bensimon (shown her with Son), and Adrienne Bailon. Son Jung Wan’s e-commerce site, www.SonJungWan.com launched this month.
all photos courtesy of Deborah Hughes Inc.
Son Jung Wan is a fighter. After learning her trade at Sookmyung Women’s University followed by design school at International Mode in Seoul, she opened up a tiny little shop across the street from giant retailer Galleria Department Store. Once there she quietly worked at getting their attention with her gutsy, sexy designs and only a year later had a shop with them. Since then she’s won the Golden Needle award (1993) and was named Designer of the Year (2005) by Seoul Metropolitan. By 2012, after her amazing decision to open that little shop, she had become one of South Korea’s biggest designers, with annual sales of $60 million.
Featured in Korean Vogue and WWD, Son Jung Wan has a loyal celebrity following. She can count Kelly Rutherford, Haley Cuoco, Keke Palmer and Brooke Shields among the women who have worn her designs. While she sells through boutiques across South Korea, Europe, and America, she hasn’t sold anything via internet. This month, Son Jung Wan launched her e-commerce site as stylishly as she does everything else, with champagne mimosas and a commitment to cutting edge creativity. A select group were invited to preview the site and take a closer look at the AW2014 collection, which will be available for pre-sale online.
“I am very pleased to finally bring my designs to the world” said Son. “The internet is such a powerful tool so I wanted to wait until the brand was prepared for this international platform. The e-commerce site will assist in the growth of my brand’s global reach and will be key to the company’s expansion.”
Visitors to the site will be treated to beautiful images and videos of Son Jung Wan’s runway shows in New York and Paris. You’ll be able to shop the Spring/Summer 2014 collection, with prices starting at $750 for a simple day ensemble and up to $3,600 for a more dramatic hand-beaded sequinned dress. The collection for Fall 2014 will include furs at $20,00 plus.
Make yourself a mimosa, open your laptop, and plunge into the world of Son Jung Wan by visitingwww.SunJungWan.com to shop at your leisure, without having to leave the comfort of your home. Enjoy!
Designer Series: Fashion creative & educator Young Kim profile
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Young Kim
Young Kim isn’t your run of the mill fashion designer. She is a woman with a history and the street smarts to boot. She comes from the school of hard knocks and her ambition and drive have proven that they can take her anywhere. She is on a mission to make an impact in the world that surrounds her, and in the opinion of the CFTE, she is making strides to do just that.
Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Young Kim is a fashion designer, educator, and an interdisciplinary artist. She came to the US on a fine-arts scholarship program by the Korean government. She began her undergraduate studies in Fashion Design Department at Parsons The New School for Design, New York, and completed her bachelor’s degree in fine arts at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago majoring in fashion design.
Life has definitely not been fully glamorous for this fashion professional. In fact it has definitely had its share of hardships for Young, but she never allowed any hiccups in the road called life, hold her back from achieving her dreams. She utilized a move back home to help with family in Korea (that basically put a stop to her education for a while) as an opportunity to gain incredible industry experience. During her time back in Korea, Young was able to make a mark working as a production manager/design liaison for corporations like Ann Taylor, Ellen Tracy, and Ellie Tahari.
When Young finally made her way back to Chicago, she discovered a passion while still completing her bachelor’s degree at the SAIC. Teaching is something that few can truly master and many attempt. Young is one of the few. She has evolved from a designer into a creative and educator. She is preparing the minds of the future as well as creating artwork, installations and fashion for the future.
The CFTE was lucky enough to catch up with her during Chicago Fashion Week and get an insider interview with her to bring to all of you readers! We talked about the Code fashion show her students recently put on and her involvement in the Chicago Fashion Industry. If you are interested and want to learn more about one professional’s journey through the fashion industry read on!
CFTE: Can you tell the readers a bit more about the fashion show your students just put on?
YK: Well, DRESS CODE has been a creative correlation of work between all of the major fashion schools in Chicago. The SAIC, Columbia, Illinois Institute of Art and IADT – Schools have been apart of Fashion Focus since 2004. We’ve always done small events, but all the schools felt strongly about showcasing talent on a professional level. I have been involved in Dress Code for 3 years, 6th Fashion Focus. Fashion Focus is a city hosted event, the city is keeping it local. That was part of the reason why schools felt it was important to be a part of this.
CFTE: As someone who has been so involved in this, how do you feel as you see your student succeed and continue on in the industry?
YK: I have several students who have participated in student competitions and 2 of my students have actually showed a part of Macy’s Incubator Program Showcases. Also, one of the first scholarship recipient of the Chicago Fashion Foundation Scholarship program was also one of my students. I have students who have come full circle in their career and it truly makes me feel so positive about the direction they have gone in and the part I have in all of that.
CFTE: When it comes to the 4 major educational institutions in the area, do you feel we are competitive when it comes to other similar fashion institutions in the so-called fashion capitals of NYC and LA?
YK: That’s a tricky question! That’s because you are faced with this façade of competition in terms of the big names in those area. Somehow, you are graphically challenged. I don’t necessarily think it is fair to critique, say for example, a students work, based on poor fabrications because of the fact that we don’t have great places like MOOD near us and that is a big challenge. However, techniques are most definitely on par. Technically the Chicago students are learning exactly the same repertoire as the East Coast Students. I am now in my 10th year teaching in a post secondary institution and I have seen many of my students move on to big fashion houses like BCBG and Vera Wang as design staff. They have the technical skills, it is just that the location in terms of getting the wholesale product you may need that is readily available in New York, that poses a challenge. Yet, I feel the professionals that they are learning from who have not only schooling in the industry, but real world experience as well, are offering the students a great opportunity for learning.
CFTE: Now, I want to move on and hear more about your ongoing projects. I know you recently talked about moving towards creating a stronger presence in your design and artwork aside from teaching. You already have a thriving design company; can you tell our readers more about those plans?
YK: Well, the brand itself is a special occasion, made to order line. I create gowns, wedding dresses and special occasion dresses for the sophisticated woman who knows what she wants. She is a bit of an older demographic not in her 20’s and she has places to go and be seen. The line is all about the special occasion whether it is a black tie gala or an awards show; I create looks that will meet her very demanding needs.
I actually got my official start as a designer as a senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A local gallery owner purchased my senior collection and one of the looks was worn to the Venice Biannual and that is how I pretty much got my start in my design business. All of my work since then has been through word of mouth. Since I have been able to build my reputation as a responsible and reliable designer, people continued to come back and refer me to others.
CFTE: What is the direction you plan on taking your career in the upcoming years?
YK: I have been a part of post secondary for quite some years now and I love it, I will always want to be a part of it. Yet, lately I am getting more and more demand from my design business and I am at the point in my life where I feel I need to be a little more aggressive with pursuing that. The problems I have faced were that I never really felt I was ready for the leap into running my line full time, but now I feel like it may be the time.
CFTE: What is the kind of direction you will be focusing on?
YK: Well, I won’t be going the traditional route. I have done that. I won’t be releasing a line every season. Where I want to be is a specialty vendor who is made to order. I want to create an experience with my clients as someone they can creatively divulge their goals for their fashion and in turn I can create them specialty garments tailored to their needs. I want to create a special experience and connect on an intimate level with my clients.
CFTE: In this series I want to focus on the entrepreneurship aspect of designers in the industry. Can you tell us a bit about your journey?
YK: I had few breaks in my journey. 97 and 98 was an incredibly difficult time in terms of finance in Asia and I had to take 3 years off from my education to go home and help my family. Yet, I didn’t take that as a blow. I made it a point to pursue industry experience, which is readily available in the manufacturing companies in Korea. I did internships, design work and warehouse work. I also learned through those experiences I had a passion to want to help and make a change.
That is why after an 80-hour workweek, I am here on a Sunday with you to support my board and my students at the Fashion Focus Education Day. Although I faced difficulties, every step of the way was worth it. I learned to survive and came back stronger. I learned through trial and error and I wouldn’t trade a single second of my life. People look at fashion with stars in their eyes and don’t always realize the difficulties the industry challenges them with.
Many students assume that in 2 years after school they going be able to launch this successful line and many go through the motions and just end up discouraged. I think it is important people have to continue to pursue their passion and forge on.
CFTE: What are your goals for the next year for your business?
YK: My major goal is to have a concrete cyber presence for my line so that I can build this brand and have a way to connect
CFTE: What are some tips you can give young students about entering the fashion industry
YK: In life, working hard, being passionate, that is a given! But, fashion has so many facets to learn from. You have to have goals and be open-minded, be open to opportunities and work hard at it. If you do, you can succeed at anything you put your mind to. Take advantage of every opportunity and take criticism with a grain of salt and most importantly learn to be better from it. Take something away from every situation and use it as a learning experience.
CFTE: You are also an artist, how does your creative installation work affect your fashion design?
YK: Well, it is a symbiotic relationship! Art is art whether you are painting, creating music or designing clothing. When it comes to my installation, paper craft and collage work, I am able to transfer skill sets between all three of these styles of self-expression. What I learn from one I can utilize in another.
CFTE: Finally, every piece I write with the examiner relates to trends. Can you give us your quick rundown of how trends work in your design work and places that you find your inspiration?
YK: I think what is important to understand when it comes to trends, is to do your research and understand how it works for you and your customer. When it comes to my work 40% trend comes into my design work and 60% comes from my customer as I do specialty made to order work. Research major publications, fashion sites like WWD and WGSN.
CFTE: Any last remarks?
YK: Keep moving forward and honing in on your skills. You’ll get to where you need to be and most importantly love what you do.
