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Wed, May 22, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name : Irene Kim Astro sign : Scorpio Currently obsessed with : Snapbacks Favorite song to sing at noraebang : "No Scrubs" by TLC ... MORE
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Wed, May 15, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name: Sunhwa Hwang Astro sign: Aquarius Currently obsessed with: Instagram Last song I downloaded: "Sensual ... MORE
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Mon, May 6, 2013If we've learned anything from our year of featuring young and established Korean designers , it's that the Seoul fashion scene is bursting at the seams with unique concepts and trend-setting ideas. ... MORE
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Fri, May 3, 2013Popsicle sticks stuck to a card that will leave glitter all over the house for the next two months is no longer an acceptable Mother's Day gift. It's time to mom up and get your #1 something fantastic for Mother's Day. ... MORE
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Thu, May 2, 2013Kaal E Suktae 's Spring/Summer 2013 collection is all about white. Let's not get into the whole Memorial Day question—people wear orange before Halloween and pastels before Easter. ... MORE
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Fri, April 19, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name : Karen Lee Astro sign : Capricorn Currently obsessed with : Proenza Schouler PS13 bags, structured wrap skirts, and anything blue and/ ... MORE
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Tue, April 9, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our KOREAN SLANG BOOK is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Mon, April 8, 2013These silver leather pants are everything. I love shiny things and pushBUTTON 's spring runway at Seoul Fashion Week was like magpie heaven. The collection is now on the racks at OC. ... MORE
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Wed, April 3, 2013Having seen the Kaal E. Suktae Fall/Winter 2013 show , Carol and Joyce dropped by Lee Suk Tae's showroom in Sinsadong Kangnamgu to chat more about the collection. ... MORE
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Tue, April 2, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our KOREAN SLANG BOOK is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, April 2, 2013"Comfort is critical!" Wise words from experienced traveler and OC womenswear buyer Carol Song! Check out what she packed for Seoul Fashion Week . ... MORE
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Tue, April 2, 2013After Kye 's Fall/Winter 2013 show, the OC buying team headed to the designer's Seoul showroom to play with the collection. (And to decide which pieces we'll be stocking in OC stores next season, of course. ... MORE
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Mon, April 1, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! Continuing the pinstripe and cutout ideas of their current collection , for fall, ... MORE
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Mon, April 1, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan, make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! If one thing was crystal clear this Seoul Fashion Week, it was PUSHBUTTON 's message ... MORE
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Mon, April 1, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name: So-Myeol Astro sign: Aries Currently obsessed with: Tattoos Last song I downloaded: "Born for This" by DFD MORE
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Fri, March 29, 2013OC's Most Wanted presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. Complementing his cyber-friendly menswear collection are the Juun.J accessories, new to OC. Our pick of the bold bunch? The super soft and textured leather wallet . ... MORE
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Fri, March 29, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! It's official: baby blue fuzz has gone global. ... MORE
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Thu, March 28, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! Perhaps what is so unique and exciting about the current Korean fashion scene is its ... MORE
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Wed, March 27, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! For Fall/ ... MORE
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Wed, March 27, 2013All I can think about now is Sebastian the calypso crab from The Little Mermaid. Give me a second... OK. Fleamadonna 's shell-covered bomber jacket is the last word in underwater chic. ... MORE
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Mon, March 25, 2013New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, KOREA ! Although it is nominally spring in New York, we're still thinking about coats. ... MORE
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Mon, March 25, 2013Inspired by several friends who won't stop talking about theirs, I'm finally buying a 202 Factory clutch this week. Things I'm looking forward to about life with a see-through bag: Never scrambling to find my Metro card and missing my train. ... MORE
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Thu, March 21, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name: Chaemin Chun Currently obsessed with: Chilling Last movie I downloaded: Lolita I aspire to dress: Like myself and not others! MORE
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Wed, March 20, 2013Last season, we introduced Korean brand Goen.J to the US for the first time. (You may have seen Rih rocking the long lace jacket from the fall collection.) Well, this season designer Goen Jung is bringing pretty back once again. ... MORE
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Mon, March 18, 2013As you can see, Juun.J 's spring collection is awesome. What you can't see is that it also feels awesome. The OC-Exclusive Sweatshirt feels like the lovechild of your favorite hoodie and a wetsuit. ... MORE
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Thu, March 14, 2013Don't worry if you spaced on Valentine's Day. Today is another major romance-related holiday in Korea, White Day ! In Korean tradition, it's up to the girls to give their guys chocolates and presents on V-Day; on White Day, it's the boys who spoil ... MORE
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Wed, March 6, 2013Like my favorite candy from England (Percy Pigs), or French beauty products , Korean brand Low Classic is a treasure that's closely guarded by its home country. In fact it's all but impossible to find anywhere outside of Korea . ... MORE
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Wed, March 6, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from OC's FEATURED COUNTRY , Korea. Name: Flohong Lee Hometown: Seoul Astrological sign: Taurus Currently obsessed with: Fixing my toilet! Last movie I downloaded: Flawless ... MORE
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Wed, February 27, 2013This season, it's all about Kathleen Kye 's knee skirts. As in tiny skirts for your knees. If you haven't seen one before, obviously click through. If you have, Kye's new collection will still be full of surprises. ... MORE
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Mon, February 25, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea. Name: Minji Kim Spotted where: Iteawon Astro sign: Cancer Currently obsessed with: The fashion label Alee, which I'm ... MORE
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Sun, February 10, 2013Today marks the first day of the lunar calendar and this time around it's the year of the snake! Happy new year from all of us at OC! MORE
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Thu, February 7, 2013Fresh (as in brand new) and fresh (as in COOL) from Korea this spring, is Keenkeee . We're hooked on the label's trippy prints: melting tartan, prowling tigers, and wet-look camouflage with peeping eyes. ... MORE
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Thu, February 7, 2013Make It Snappy is a photo series showcasing quick snaps from OC & friends. Who: Kathleen Kye 's Fall/Winter 2013 collection Where: Concept Korea When: This morning MORE
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Wed, February 6, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Mir Choi Spotted where: Garosu-gil Astro sign: Scorpio Currently obsessed with: Visiting museums Last movie I downloaded: The ... MORE
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Thu, January 31, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Bryan Boy Astro sign: Aries Currently obsessed with: Garosu-gil, Seoul, Bulgogi, and stripes. ... MORE
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Tue, January 29, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our KOREAN SLANG BOOK is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Mon, January 21, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our KOREAN SLANG BOOK is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Fri, January 18, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Sungjung Kang Astrological sign: Aquarius Currently obsessed with: Travel Go-to noraebang karaoke song: Freestyle's "Habit" I ... MORE
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Tue, January 15, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Mon, January 14, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Joohyun Park Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Pisces Currently obsessed with: The model Heana Song Last movie I downloaded: Twilight: Breaking ... MORE
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Wed, January 9, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Yejin Kim Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Pisces Currently obsessed with: The color pink Last movie I downloaded: Les Mis é rables MORE
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Mon, January 7, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Fri, January 4, 2013Korea would win the gold in the stationery Olympics every time. So there was no way we were going to miss the opportunity to design our own pencils, paper, and note cards during OC's year of Korea . ... MORE
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Thu, January 3, 2013Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Nanjeong Lee Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Cancer Currently obsessed with: Raising a cat! Last movie I downloaded: The new Twilight movie Go-to ... MORE
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Wed, January 2, 2013Meet Jiho, our Korean photo correspondent keeping us in the loop on Seoul style. Name: Jiho Hwang Hometown: Seoul Twitter name: @j_ho86 Astro sign: Cancer Currently obsessed with: Taking photos! Supernatural power I would like to possess: ... MORE
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Wed, January 2, 2013Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Thu, December 27, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Yoojung Yoon Astro sign: Scorpio Currently obsessed with: Bossa Nova music Last song I downloaded: June Christy's "Something Cool" ... MORE
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Thu, December 20, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Hye Yeon-Kim Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Virgo Currently obsessed with: Getting my US visa so I can work in New York! Last movie I ... MORE
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Tue, December 18, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Thu, December 13, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Sungho Moon Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Leo Currently obsessed with: Everything by Beyond Closet Last song I downloaded: "Memory of the ... MORE
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Tue, December 11, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, December 11, 2012I've been eating at Danji in Hell's Kitchen for a while now, and a couple of weeks ago, I took Bettina and her boo along for the tasty ride! After our Michelin-star meal (Danji is the first Korean restaurant to receive the star), I slipped into ... MORE
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Mon, December 10, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Sunhwa Hwang Spotted where: Itaewon Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Aquarius Currently obsessed with: Angora knits and ... MORE
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Thu, December 6, 2012Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no exception. ... MORE
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Tue, December 4, 2012Kuho Jung laughs so much you'd never guess he was the Creative Director of Korea's largest fashion powerhouse, Samsung Cheil, which can't be an easy job. He also designs one of its most successful and talked-about brands, Hexa by Kuho . ... MORE
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Tue, December 4, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, December 4, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name: Sora Choi Spotted where: Garosu-Gil Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Virgo Currently obsessed with: my boyfriend! I aspire to dress as: ... MORE
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Thu, November 29, 2012Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no exception. ... MORE
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Thu, November 29, 2012Our man in Seoul JIHO HWANG shares his favorite street style looks from FEATURED COUNTRY Korea Name : Mihee Ha Spotted where: Outside the War Memorial of Korea in Itaewoon Hometown: Seoul Astrological sign: Virgo Currently obsessed with: Shopping ... MORE
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Tue, November 27, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Mon, November 26, 2012Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no exception. ... MORE
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Fri, November 23, 2012Hailing from Korea, OC's featured country , meet Hazel, the latest production intern to join OC Worldwide. Name: Hazel Lee Hometown: Seoul Astro sign: Aries Currently obsessed with: Peanut butter smoothies Supernatural power I would ... MORE
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Wed, November 21, 2012202 Factory : yet another great name from Korea. What does it mean? Does anyone know? Does it even matter? Because we know we love the line's super sleek envelope clutches. ... MORE
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Tue, November 20, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, November 20, 2012What do designers in Seoul get for lunch? What do they keep on their desks? And what music do they work to? We asked Seoul-based fashion journalist and photographer Hong Sukwoo to scope out the office of Korean menswear brand MVIO , and we were not ... MORE
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Mon, November 19, 2012I Googled " Baby Centaur " when I began researching OC's newest Korean brand. Let me tell you, a baby plus a pony is not as cute as you'd think. ... MORE
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Tue, November 13, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, November 13, 2012Fleamadonna , a Korean brand loved by K-pop idols and fans alike, toes the line between super adorable and super dark. The fall collection is a complete cute overload (in the best way) but with furry creepers mixed in. ... MORE
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Fri, November 9, 2012Remember in junior high school when stationery was a status symbol? Of course, I was the kid with the same hideous tartan pencil case from the year before. ... MORE
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Wed, November 7, 2012New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week ! If we discount the marvellous tattoo-print leggings and long-sleeve tops, the harnesses, the tassels, the beanie-veils, and whatever you call those leather knee fringes, Kathleen Kye ... MORE
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Tue, November 6, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Mon, November 5, 2012During Fashion Week we’re nearly as excited to find out what’s playing during the shows as we are to see what’s on the catwalks. We asked some OC friends to hit us with their Spring/Summer 2013 show soundtracks. ... MORE
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Fri, November 2, 2012During Fashion Week we’re nearly as excited to find out what’s playing during the shows as we are to see what’s on the catwalks. We asked some OC friends to hit us with their Spring/Summer 2013 show soundtracks. ... MORE
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Fri, November 2, 2012Givenchy and Hepburn, Saint Laurent and de la Falaise... the relationship between designer and muse has been integral to fashion history. Our favorite contemporary designers and their influences are no exception. ... MORE
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Tue, October 30, 2012New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, Korea ! Seoul’s favorite fashion couple Steve J & Yoni P presented their ... MORE
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Thu, October 25, 2012New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, Korea ! This is the final boarding call for Beyond Closet, flight SS13, departing now! For his ... MORE
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Wed, October 24, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Wed, October 24, 2012New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, Korea ! Remember that scene in Pretty Woman where Julia Roberts dazzles Richard Gere in a ... MORE
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Wed, October 24, 2012New York, Paris, and Milan make way for Seoul Fashion Week! This week, check the blog for the latest collections from our featured country of the year, Korea ! Today, Paris-trained womenswear designer Lee Suk Tae of Kaal e Suktae once again ... MORE
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Wed, October 17, 2012The OC family is filled with many slashies: sales associate slash astrologer, legal counsel slash karaoke queen, buyer slash DJ, photographer slash reality TV star—the list goes on. ... MORE
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Tue, October 16, 2012This season, OC introduces Korean brand Covernat . Based in Seoul, Covernat is a menswear line that's all about creating the best possible products using the best possible suppliers. ... MORE
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Tue, October 16, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Fri, October 12, 2012About five minutes into talking with Chris Lee , I realized that her scarf was patterned with chickens. It's made from a printed silk she created for her graduate collection, "Rooster. ... MORE
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Fri, October 12, 2012Come on in, take a load off! Welcome to Opening Ceremony London, our 7,500-square-foot paradise! Inside you'll find UK and international designers, plus all the best and most innovative fashions from Korea , our featured country for the year. ... MORE
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Tue, October 9, 2012Stuck in Korea (our FEATURED COUNTRY this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Wed, October 3, 2012Gather round, it's time to tell the story of Gaecheonjeol , one of the most important national holidays of Korea ! On this day 4,344 years ago, the god Dangun descended from the heavens to live with mankind. ... MORE
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Wed, October 3, 2012Stuck in Korea (our featured country this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Tue, October 2, 2012Korean brand Human Potential has been worn by NU'EST, JJ Project, GLAM, and 2NE1. I don't want to name drop, but the names are so awesome I can't help it. ... MORE
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Fri, September 28, 2012When I first saw Flat Apartment 's fuzzy zipper bags, I wanted a human-sized one to nap in. I did some research and sadly they don't come in XXXL. ... MORE
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Thu, September 27, 2012Feeding into OC's lifelong tradition of "you heard it here first" introductions, this year we welcome Seoul-born designer Jin Kay into the fold. ... MORE
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Thu, September 27, 2012Stuck in Korea (our featured country this year!) with nothing but a couple of "Where's the nearest restroom, please" phrases in your vocabulary? Our Korean Slang Book is here to save your trip. ... MORE
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Wed, September 26, 2012Paging all leather daddies (and mommies). One of our new Korean brands, 99% Is- , is now on-hand to help you live out all your studded, buckled, and zippered dreams. ... MORE
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Fri, September 21, 2012To give you an idea of Kathleen Kye 's vibe: for her final collection at Central Saint Martins she made a sweater enveloped in an inflatable gorilla hand —inspired by a dream she had about King Kong. ... MORE
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Wed, September 19, 2012At the moment of writing this, at least three people at 35 Howard Street are wearing an item of camouflage, and, statistically, there are probably five or six more OC-wide. ... MORE
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Fri, September 14, 2012Bomber jackets, meet broderie anglaise . When OC Online's own Joyce Lee returned from Seoul recently with a broderie-sleeve varsity jacket embroidered across the back with "Mademoiselle" (like a Korean Pink Lady), we wanted in. ... MORE
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Thu, September 13, 2012What's cooler than an old-school A Guess T-shirt? A Guess T-shirt spliced with a picture of the moon. These shirts from Korean brand Reblank are like a new generation of hybrid supertee. ... MORE
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Wed, September 12, 2012I own a creepy number of black and white shoes. This is because, growing up, one of my mother's favorite questions was "But what would you wear that with?" While this rule scuppered my preteen dreams of croptops, it steered me towards a ... MORE
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Mon, September 10, 2012OC's Most Wanted presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. Korean designer Kye has updated the modern classic 59Fifty New Era baseball cap with this gold fringe. WANT ! Shop all Kye here MORE
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Fri, September 7, 2012And they're off! Fashion week has begun! Over the next week we'll be sharing the outfits of two of our buyers, Jesse and Carol. ... MORE
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Fri, September 7, 2012It's a well-known fact that here at OC we take Fashion's Night Out pretty seriously. From our Voguin' FNO origins in 2009, to a Parisian flea market in 2010, and our Argentinean Carnaval last year, every event somehow seems to trump the year before. ... MORE
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Wed, September 5, 2012Korean designers Steve J and Yoni B have donated items from their Fall/Winter 2011 collection and personal wardrobes to our 'Closet 2 Closet' flea market at FNO! There are graphic knit and silk dresses, baggy trousers, and sweatshirts by the ... MORE
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Tue, September 4, 2012A faux leather mermaid skirt and a conical bra. Want! Cult Korean brand pushBUTTON just checked in at OC. The line is famous for its avant-garde shapes and all-round boundary-pushing aesthetic, making it a favorite among Seoul fashion ... MORE
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Tue, September 4, 2012It was the final showdown on Friday night as the top 10 contestants from the NY World K-Pop Festival competed to win the grand prize: round trip tickets to South Korea and the opportunity to perform at the largest K-Pop contest in Korea. ... MORE
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Fri, August 31, 2012Plug in the microphone and turn up those K-pop jams. This year our Fashion's Night Out event includes a noraebang (Korean karaoke party) honoring our FEATURED COUNTRY ! Come sing with us at the Ace Hotel from 8pm onwards. ... MORE
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Fri, August 31, 2012OC's Most Wanted presents our favorite and most coveted items available at OC. The fall collections are filing in two by two! This week, we added these TASSEL ZIP-UP CLOGS by Korean designer Reike Nen to our Most Wanted list. ... MORE
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Thu, August 23, 2012OC Online's Joyce makes the trip back to her hometown of Seoul (which she's blogged about before HERE and HERE , as the best of the OC Blog nerds will remember). ... MORE
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Tue, August 21, 2012Last Friday night, Jacky and I headed out to the Prudential Center in Newark for 2NE1, a Korean-pop group whose fan following is not only unrivaled in Asia but is also gaining unbelievable traction in the rest of the world. ... MORE
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Mon, August 20, 2012Suggested soundtrack for wearing the latest collab line from Bean Pole: Kraftwerk, Suicide, and Cabaret Voltaire. Designer and new BP partner in crime Christophe Lemaire rides the New Wave hard for his first season. ... MORE
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Mon, August 20, 2012It’s been a big year for OC (our adidas Originals collaboration , the London pop-up shop, the OC Annual , and the 10 year book with Rizzoli), and it’s about to get bigger! Today, we are excited to announce our next featured country, ... MORE
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Thu, August 16, 2012The world would be a better place if we all had more Peace, Love and Understanding . Gummy bear T-shirts and manga girl hoodies for everyone! PLU is a Korean brand that we're crazy about. ... MORE
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Thu, August 9, 2012Juun.J is new to OC this season. The Korean designer has sent his all-black looks into the men's store like a cyber army and we're powerless to resist. ... MORE
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Tue, March 27, 2012Sometimes a piece comes into the store and I can't stop playing with it (see the Gerlan slime bra in the post below), and this 3-D patterned Hexa by Kuho medal dress is one of those pieces. And so are the tasseled heels . ... MORE
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Wed, January 11, 2012Guess what? Seoul got a makeover! Since my last visit , my friends and family back home have been updating me on the city's changes, and this upgraded and much cooler version of Seoul definitely gave me a pleasant shock. ... MORE
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Thu, February 10, 2011Karen O., whose new band Native Korean Rock has a song on the limited edition of 500 Playbutton Opening Ceremony Love Button , talks love and music. ... MORE
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Thu, January 27, 2011One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to check out the grocery stores. It's always fun discovering the packaging, names and shapes of your favorite similar snacks back home. While this year's theme at OC is USA VS. ... MORE
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Thu, April 8, 2010I may have been raised in the US, but my family has always resided in my home country of Korea, where I was born. My last trip to visit my family in Seoul was back in 2005––and from the looks of things, a lot has changed in my ... MORE