October 3rd.
Hello Everyone!!!
I just wanted to take some time to expand on the fashion trends in Korea. Well, there are none. It seems that Seoul, Korea is the Manhattan of New York. Anything and everything goes. There are of course some things that seem to be popular with certain Koreans. Popular footwear (men & women) seems to be "old school" Chuck Taylor's. All colors!! Also, for the men well, they seem to like man purses. Yea, they all have them. All styles, colors and name brands. Along with the man purses they also seem to take a liking to what women in the US call Capri pants. The pants that are to short to be "real" pants, yet to long to be considered shorts. Not flattering in an already vertically challenged society. On the other hand the females seem to favor the promiscuous stockings that stop just above the knee with shorts or mini skirts. Covering the back side with well the "bare" minimum of cloth. I really don't want to get into the hair styles, all I will say is black and bangs...lots of bangs. As for headgear, Major League Baseball caps seem to be a choice by many. Oakland, San Fran, Boston, and of course the New York crap teams just to name a few. I ask my students if they like the A's or the Giants and they look at me with a deer in the headlights face, sporting the MLB apparel while responding "huh, what's that", I just shake my head and respond "are you crazy? never mind" and move on with class. You see, Koreans will buy anything that deals with a "brand" from the US. Most don't really understand what they are buying. They just know that it is from the US so they buy it. For example, Annie and I were exploring our neighborhood last weekend and walked by a Korean teenager with his family and he was sporting a shirt that said " I'm Black and proud of it", all I could do was laugh. Not really sure what else to say about that. Speaking of style, business men love their silver business suits. Not grey, silver. It seems that the older they are the brighter the silver. I'm guessing to match the hair. Don't worry I will be sporting one soon. Gotta fit in!! Of course I am trying to take pictures for all to see. Coming soon I promise. Take care all.
Stay Safe
Ryan
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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i'll send some capri pants in my next care package
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