Stylish Korean Chick

at NY fashon week. Hye Lee, model. Love the coat.

Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang is one of the best new designers of our generation. His line makes me want to wear tee shirts every day all spring and summer. NY Mag wrote a piece on him this past week and I find him to be amazingly cool.

I've been wanting his Rocco bag for the past 6 months. I looked everywhere in Seoul for it but it was unavailable.

Now I'm sending Peter on a mission to Opening Ceremony to buy this for me because I am worried it will sell out before I get back to NYC. Sometimes having a BF def has it's perks. The big one being that you kind of have a slave to do errands for you. :-D

Maybe I should get the Lia bag instead of the Rocco bag because A Wang totes named a bag after me.

Lia Bag:

Gel Manicure

I stumbled into a nail salon today since my regular nail salon was closed.

I'm so happy I did because this new nail salon only did gel manicures. I am so hooked, they are amazing. A regular manicure will never feel like pampering again.

Maybe you have heard of this, I have never but apparently there are a few places in NYC that do this now. Sadly, all the ones in Manhattan do it for a ridiculous price (around $70), I did find a place in Williamsburg that does it before $40 which I will def be checking out.

A gel manicure uses a special gel polish.

The benefits of gel manicure:
-there is no drying time (you put your hand under a UV light right after a nail gets painted so that by the time she is done your nails are rock hard, ready to go)
-It is virtually chip proof, can last 2-4 weeks without chipping
-Will not come off with nail polish remover (you need to go to the place that does gel manicures to take it off)
-It gives your nails an amazing hardness like acrylics without the fake look.

I highly, highly recommend getting this before a special event, a long vacation, busy months when you don't have time to go to a nail salon 3 times.

Also, yes my nails are now sparkly pink. In NY I wore 2 colors from 2008-2010: OPI Black Onyx and Russian Navy. Black or dark blue. That is it. Now, my nails are sparkly pink like a 6 year old. And yes, that is my pale pink bedspread. Ugh, I have lost all my NY fierceness.

thick nails:

Great Purchase

I just bought this. I am a loser. And I will rock the shit out of this.

If You Were wondering What a Man's Clutch looks Like

Only in Asia

Jess: So the Aland in garosugil was amazing.
Me: Right?!
Jess: Except I feel like it's more expenive than the other Alands
Me: Really?
Jess: Yeah, I saw a man's clutch for 200.

OK messenger bag or even shoulder tote bag is one thing. I know guys love the murse here, but a man's clutch is too much.

Are You There Santa? It's me, Lia

I've been really really good this year. And it sure is cold here in Seoul.

Bring me a Moncler Degas Jacket, thanks Santa

Where do I find This?

I've been looking for the spiked hoodie in the 2ne1 video.

12 Year Old on Lady Gaga

JY: I hate Lady Gaga.
Me Why? She's amazing.
JY: She dresses so ugly and weird.
Me: Fashion isn't about dressing pretty, it's about making a statement. You will understand when you are older.

I feel like I make a difference by teaching her stuff like this.. Grammar schammar.

Wedding Dress

I love this dress by Monique Lhuillier. Vera Wang to me is overrated because 9 out of her 10 dresses are strapless and so typical.

Although don't expect me to ever have this dress, it's 9g's.

Korean Vogue

I love buying fashion magazines here. Seeing asian models rock the looks is great.

I remember being in middle school and trying to learn how to do my eye makeup from American fashion magazines and just not being able to adapt. We don't have eye lids so it's hard to figure it out when it is new to you.

Now I know how to do my eye makeup but seeing it on Asian models in a magazine is refreshing.

Also, because Koreans love free stuff you will often get a free lotion or a fashion book with the purchase of a magazine. I guess it's one way to boost magazine sales.

These photos would be much better seen larger however I forgot how to make my images bigger . I am the worst blogger. Oh well.

Very pretty photo:

She's like coneheads are so hot right now:

MMmm meat:

Nice fall look/colors:

Her makeup is very striking:

NYMag lookbook

I had to mention this week because the guy is rocking a hahoe mask.

2 points for the traditional Korean mask. Minus 3 points for saying:

1) "If my life were an episode of Friends, Union Square would be my Central Perk"

Starting any sentence with "If my life were an episode of Friends..." gets negative points in my book.

2) "The mask is something my mother got at a thrift store. It has some heritage, from somewhere like Japan or Mongolia."

It's Korean so give props when props is due. Also don't say "somewhere like Japan or Mongolia" that's like saying "somewhere like the Netherlands or Italy." Just say it's Asian.

I liked this guy after seeing the Hahoe mask but then immediately disliked after reading the interview.

Hell to the No

For some inexplicable reason, the Gwen Stefani/harem/diaper pants have really caught on in Seoul. When I refer to anything fashion forward in Seoul, I am referring to Apgujeong only really. Go to like Mokdong and it's a whole different breed of people out there.

Have these caught on in NYC? When I first saw Gwen Stefani wear them, I thought there was no way people would go with this blind fashion following because they will realize they look like...how do I say?....assholes. Kind of like the rolled up Katie Holmes weird pants thing she was trying to make hot.


Her smirk says: I am crying inside because I haven't been laid in 3 years.

In fact, why is Katie Holmes always trying to make some weird pants trend? Women do not want to look like a paid Scientology wife of a blatant closeted homosexual so you will never be our fashion trend setter....just saying.

Also, PS mom jeans are not cool and if you're going to try to make bell bottoms come back, they have to be updated from the 90's (the 90's were slightly updated from the 60's) because this is how fashion functions.

Also, I hate you.
I started out on harem pants and got off on a side rant on how much Katie Holmes annoys me aesthetically and morally. Anyways, I get that these harem pants are comfortable.

But it is comfort with the cost of looking like you are wearing a depends diaper and just took, as my 12 year old would say, a biggie.

NY Mag Look Book

God, I used to love NY Mag's look book. The looks! The New Yorkers! The freshness!

Recently though whenever I see the looks I want to gouge my eyes out and I think why???? Why do these ordinary citizens deserve a page in this book? My friends look better than these assholes...

She works at Madewell. Understood now. I also hate on Madewell, its like a mass produced hipster store owned by....J Crew. Those two do not go together, although I am not going to lie. I like their scarves. The scarf above with that striped shirt though? Never.


The header for this one said "People will comment when I’m walking down the street, 'You look like an idiot.'” Maybe not an idiot but just like you are trying way, way too hard. At least he is self aware.

"Women can get away with wearing shorts to work, but men can’t. I have an issue with that." he says. Men can't for a reason honey, that reason is they will end up looking like a hot mismatched mess i.e. above.


I had to go back to April 2009 to find a look that I liked. This guy on the other hand is fierce with a capital F.

Perhaps it is not NYMag so much as the state of fashion in general these days.

I died so funny

I stole this from my buddy Matt Schmidt. Thanks love!

I literally laughed out loud at some of their comments. It's about the National outfit portion of the Miss Universe pageant.

Gems like"Switzerland apparently got tired of being neutral, you guys. Miss Switzerland will bathe in the blood of her enemies if she doesn't at least make it to runner up. Also, if you don't drink her cocoa."

http://tomandlorenzo2.blogspot.com/2010/08/miss-universe-2010-national-costumes.html

Just to make it about Korea somewhat, here is what Miss Korea is wearing/wore (? I don't keep up with this crap) to 2010. She did not get the memo that the national costume should be a tranny hot slutty mess. This is so why we did not make the top 10.

It should have been this:

Did I just teleport back to Wiliamsburg?

I went sight seeing around Hong Deh University which is hipsterville of Seoul. You know you're close to hipsters when you see a guy with dreads and plaid on the subway.

Anything a hipster might need
Ugly rompers
Shorts with tights
Plaid
Chucks
Fedoras
Floral borderline granny dresses
Super ugly printed shirts

Ho bar (ok i just threw that one in there)Really fun, young area.