Dressful: The Best of 2011

Elegance in Exile exhibition

Last Updated on December 29, 2011 I've put together a list of my 10 best posts of 2011. Some of them were chosen by popularity, others by personal preference. Excluded are fashion week posts (photos and reviews of shows and presentations), which you can find in the show directory. Enjoy the wrap-up! Elegance in Exile ... Read more

2011 recap: Blogging my way to fashion weeks

Concept Korea Spring 2012

Last Updated on December 26, 2011 2011 was an exciting and fruitful year for me as a fashion blogger. In February I attended my first major runway show, Emporio Armani F/W 11/12 at Milan Fashion Week. Envisioning myself working in fashion before I started blogging, I thought I would have to spend years interning and ... Read more

Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

Last Updated on December 21, 2011 I picked up Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie in Paris during fashion week after the secluded Chanel store at Place Vendôme instilled me with a nagging feeling that I dared tread the holy soil without having done my homework. Before Paris, it was New ... Read more

Self-portrait for Fall/Winter 2011/12

Last Updated on January 30, 2013 This fall I started wearing my mom's old veiled hat. The only piece that aligns with my signature mood of simultaneously wanting to hide and to stand out (the eternal struggle expanding far beyond fashion), it moulds my personality to feel at ease anywhere. I'm protected by the veil, ... Read more