Wednesday, 13 April 2011

PINA BAUSCH is PASSION for me

 My dear friend Jenny introduced me Pina Bausch, 
not in person but in a way that you show your precious stamp collection to your sister-like-friend.(or your precious Hermes glove collection, perhaps?)
Ever since, I am intrigued by every and any news and work of Pina Bausch. 
I love her work that's because, for me, she's all about PASSION.
PASSION of her unique dance and passion that me and Jenny had for our studying during hard-core school days back in London.












Monday, 11 April 2011

6 Buns for Spring

from Sleek to Slouchy

Be sleek with big chunky clips
Classic ballerina bun

Chiffon fabrics make hair look like haute couture

Effortlessly-messy bun 



Friday, 8 April 2011

Gown Raffle for Queen's Birthday Ball by BASS

The Raffle Day
Before announce the lucky winner, 
we had fun time that two of members were modelling the collection.
The event held in Seoul Club on 29 March 2011.

Marika in cobalt blue Karen dress

Stephanie in sage green Michelle dress

 (dummies from left) Bonnie in violet, Jennifer S in aqua blue & Venus in lilac

Bonnie and Jennifer S dresses in up-close and personal

 Marika in nude Palermo

 Stephanie in lilac Venus and Marika in apple green Mya top & J.young green floral shorts

And the winner is....
The lucky winner is Ms. Jenner Sanger!! U-HOO!
I will design very special piece only for Jennifer that reflects her personal style and taste plus my magic touch. 
Stay in tune ;)

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Seoul & Osaka

Seoul & Osaka_Beginning of Spring in 2011
Cheonggyecheon(canal) in Seoul & Cherry Blossom in Osaka

  
This dreamy and beautiful Cherry blossom picture is photographed by Sanae Shigehara, my dear friend

A Statement Piece for Living Room

Painting by Rose Hilton
A beautiful but rather loud piece: the boldness and dominant RED!

Monday, 4 April 2011

Ready for Summer

Spring is here, it's official now, I'm forward-thinking of summer!
I'm looking at Liz Taylor's natural sun kissed tan( not the hairdo, not this time anyway ). 
The tan looks healthy, not over done but just-right tone to go this summer.
Wonder where she got that colour from...

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Baking at home

Bread 
by Daniel Stevens
"Bread is also like humanity itself. We come in many different shapes and sizes, colours and guises, yet underneath the skin/ crust, we're all made of the same stuff. And the trick of achieving happiness and harmony is surely to celebrate and enjoy both our similarities and our differences, with equal vigour."

From preface of the book, written by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

My Current Reading...

What to Cook & How to Cook It 
by Jane Hornby
This book has step by step pictures that show you the colours and texture of the food so you know if you are doing it right it or wrong. Kind book for a lazy chef !

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Ah, el amor...

" Yo creo que el amor verdadero existe, y creo que es algo bastante distinto del enamoramiento, de la idea romántica, del flechazo y esas cosas. El amor es un proyecto común, tenga la duración que tenga, en el que dos personas ponen su voluntad y su deseo de vivir una aventura conjunta, lo que exige sentido del riesgo y de la generosidad, y exige también ir más allá del sexo. Requiere esfuerzo, pero estoy convencido que ofrece un cierto tipo de felicidad superior.

Sin convivir es difícil hablar de amor. No digo que no pueda ser amor, pero sin convivencia nos estamos refiriendo a algo que tiene más que ver con la ensoñación o con la esperanza.

Pienso que las parejas hoy duran menos que antes por exceso de individualismo, y por la poca resistencia a la adversidad. Esto al margen de lo que podríamos llamar elecciones equivocadas, que en sí son sólo eso, salvo que uno se emperre en mantenerlas. El individualismo tiene mucho que ver con la falta de generosidad y con cierta pérdida del sentido de la lealtad. En esta época tan resultadista la generosidad tiene poco sitio.

Reniego de la fidelidad, es una virtud perruna. La lealtad en cambio es un valor entre iguales que se respetan y se quieren. Los enamorados prometen fidelidad porque no lo piensan, porque no calibran a lo que se comprometen.

La clave, tanto para los amores resueltos como para los fallidos, es el respeto al otro. En el más amplio sentido de la palabra ".

José María Guelbenzu.


"I believe that true love exists, and I think it's quite different from being in love, the romantic idea of sight and stuff. Love is a joint project, has the duration you have, where two people put their willingness and desire to live a joint venture, which requires a sense of risk and generosity, and also demands go beyond sex. It takes effort, but I believe it offers a superior kind of happiness.

Without co-living it is difficult to talk of love.
I'm not saying it can not be love, but not living together we are talking to something that has more to do with the dream or hope.

I think that couples today take less than before for excessive individualism, and the little resistance to adversity. This regardless of what might be called wrong choices, which themselves are just that, unless one is to keep them Pigheadedness. Individualism has a lot to do with the lack of generosity and a certain loss of sense of loyalty.
In this age as resultadista generosity has little place.

Oath of fidelity is a virtue. Loyalty is a value instead of equals who respect and love each other.
The lovers pledge allegiance because I do not think, because that is calibrated to agree.

The key, both for love and for bad debts resolved, is the respect for others.
In the broadest sense of the word. "

José María Guelbenzu.

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Hint of upcoming collection

After the launch of my label and very first collection, I went to see more of the world out there.

I spent three months in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The country has so much to offer.
Wonderful people, beautiful climate which produces its infamous meat & wine, the evenings: the endless evenings with summer breeze toxicates you slowly but surely and it just goes on and on and on...
It wasn't all pink over all, but I've learned my great lesson if not grand.

With the new collection, I want you to taste and feel Argentina. Not the only way I did but hope it transits in your very personal way, somehow.

One step up

Spring, Summer 2010 Catwalk Show by Rous Iland, London UK
Wed 3 March 2010

Now 'Minyoung Kim' is available at Rous Iland, London.

Rous Iland is a membership boutique in London where includes various ranges of different designer's labels in London.

For Spring Summer 2010, Rous Iland is organising a fashion show including some of pieces of Minyoung Kim.