Articles by Choi Si-young
Choi Si-young
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Runways show off pastel luxury, flamboyance, sustainability
Designers showcasing spring-summer 2025 collections at Seoul Fashion Week were just as diverse in their choice of materials as the messages highlighted on the runway, where 21 brands are making their pitch during the five-day fashion week ending Saturday. Cahiers, a womenswear brand led by designer Kim A-young, started Friday’s runway shows focusing on what she calls “pastel luxury” -- ready-to-wear fare inspired by ballet costumes -- a symbol of elegance and delicacy, accordin
Arts & Design Sept. 6, 2024
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Design & Art at DDP Through Sept. 8, artists will adorn Dongdaemun Design Plaza with their works, lighting up the Seoul landmark during the annual DDP Design & Art festival. Artists whose works will be on display include Kim Whan-ki, a pioneer of abstract art in Korea, and Felice Varini, a Paris-based Swiss visual artist who paints in urban spaces. The UK-based art and design collective Studio Vertigo will exhibit a giant heart-shaped installation made with more than 11,000 mirrored
Travel Sept. 6, 2024
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[단독] 대한제국공사관 美국립사적지 지정 여부 9일 결정…“승인 거절 드물어”
미국 국립공원관리청(NPS)이 이번 달 9일(현지시간) 주미대한제국공사관의 미국 국립사적지(NRHP·National Register of Historic Places) 지정 여부를 결정한다. 지난 달 의견 수렴 기간 동안 단 한 건의 반대의견이 없었고 워싱턴 DC 당국의 신청이 거절되거나 반려되는 일도 “매우 드문” 경우라 승인 가능성이 높게 점쳐진다. 5일 NPS 관계자는 본지에 “최종결정(action)은 9일로 예정돼 있다”며 “만약 승인된다면 이 날이 공식 ‘단독지정’일로 기록될 것”이라고 말했다. 주미공사관은 이미 국립사적지 일부로 등재돼 있는데 공사관이 워싱턴 DC 로건서클 역사지구(’72년 지정)와 14번가 역사지구(’94년 지정)의 ‘부속건물’이라서다. 9일 승인 결정은 ‘단독건물’로 그 역사적 가치를 인정한다
한국어판 Sept. 5, 2024
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[Exclusive] Old Korean Legation building could get historic listing Monday
The decision on whether to designate the Old Korean Legation building in Washington, DC a US historic place worthy of preservation will be made Monday, and it would be “very uncommon” to see the US National Park Service reject the proposed designation, sources confirmed to The Korea Herald. “Action will be taken on this nomination on Sept. 9,” a National Park Service official with direct knowledge of the matter said, referring to the application filed by the DC Historic P
Culture Sept. 5, 2024
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First Korean Confucian Culture Expo launched
The Korean Confucian Culture Expo began its five-day run Wednesday in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, bringing Confucianism closer to the public with interactive programs. The expo marks the first-ever nationwide event by the Institute of Korean Confucian Culture since it opened in 2022. Key programs, scheduled from Friday to Sunday, will engage audiences of all ages, from the K-Confucianism English Speech Contest for youngsters to the K-Confucianism International Forum for those older and i
Arts & Design Sept. 4, 2024
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Seoul Fashion Week’s first day heavy on contrasts, harmonies
Seoul Fashion Week returned Tuesday, with contrasts and harmonies taking center stage on the runway where 21 brands are expected to present their spring-summer 2025 collections over the next five days. First off was Youser, a unisex brand launched in 2011 that prides itself on blurring the boundary between deconstruction and minimalism. The result was a relaxed silhouette highlighted by pleats and tucks, which render the collection playful and three-dimensional, according to designer Lee Moo-yeo
Arts & Design Sept. 4, 2024
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As MCM gets functional, designer focuses on story
Lasting designs communicate a story behind objects that is unexpected but familiar on second look, said Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari, founders of the design studio Atelier Biagetti, ahead of presenting their collection at MCM Haus in Seoul. The exhibition “MCM Wearable Casa Collection,” first shown during Milan Design Week in April and now on show at MCM Haus in Seoul, features seven pieces of furniture that double as clothing and accessories by designer Biagetti and artist
Arts & Design Sept. 3, 2024
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Night out at Seokjojeon
A tour of a Joseon-era (1392-1910) palace that includes coffee and desserts as well as a mini-musical exploring the life of King Gojong, the 26th Joseon king and the first emperor of the Daehan Empire, will return for a fall edition from Sept. 24 to Nov. 2. Seokjojeon, a hall at Deoksugung designed by British architect John Reginald Harding and constructed in 1910, is known as the first Western-style stone building in Korea. A guide will start tours by introducing the history of the two-story ha
Arts & Design Sept. 1, 2024
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Seoul Fashion Week rethinks sustainability, latest tech
Sustainability is back in the limelight as the spring-summer 2025 Seoul Fashion Week kicks off its five-day run Tuesday at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, addressing the urgent concern shared by the fashion industry. One of the 21 brands showcasing their collections on the runway is Julycolumn led by Park So-young. The 41-year-old designer, who opened the previous fall-winter 2024 show in February, will feature pieces that use materials created using recycled plastic bottles. The materials com
Arts & Design Aug. 31, 2024
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[Well-curated] French butter cake, gugak festival and Pachinko pop-up
The kouign-amann go-to Kouign-amann, a delicacy of Brittany in France meaning “butter cake,” is something like a caramelized croissant. This opulent pastry balances caramelized crust with light, moist layers with salted butter baked between, which crumble into sweet flakes upon a bite. One of the best places to try a slice is b. Patisserie at the mall complex Shinsegae Central City in Seocho-gu -- one of the three branches in South Korea operated by the San Francisco-based pastry sho
Arts & Design Aug. 30, 2024
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
DongGang photo festival The longest-running annual festival of photography in Korea since 2002, the DongGang International Photo Festival is the go-to for photography enthusiasts and hobbyists. The festival -- held at the DongGang Museum of Photography in Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon Province, and around the museum -- looks at the history of photography and photos by artists from Korea and overseas. The event will end Sept. 29. Admission costs 3,000 won. Go to dgphotofestival.com for more informati
Travel Aug. 30, 2024
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Yeongyeongdang Feast to take place at Changdeokgung
A reenactment of a royal feast showing how Joseon-era (1392-1910) officials celebrated events involving kings and their families will take place Sept. 4-5 at Yeongyeongdang in Changdeokgung, one of the five Joseon-era palaces in Seoul. The Yeongyeongdang Feast was first held by the eldest son of King Sunjo to mark Queen Sunwon’s 40th birthday in 1828 at Yeongyeongdang -- a hall Crown Prince Hyomyeong, the eldest son, set up during the same or the previous year to host royal celebrations. T
Arts & Design Aug. 28, 2024
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[From the Scene] Seon meditation front and center for Jogye leader
GONGJU, South Chungcheong Province -- Templestay programs are usually light on message, focusing instead on enabling participants to experience Buddhist routines like prostrations and early morning chants. The latest templestay program held from Saturday to Sunday capped an eight-week teaching by the Ven. Jinwoo on practicing seon meditation. The president of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the largest Buddhist sect here, rallied participants to not only follow the Jogye style of meditation,
Culture Aug. 27, 2024
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[Herald Interview] YouTube star seeks reach in creator economy
For Ddoddunam, a creator who runs an eponymous YouTube channel, his first career in marketing was something he entered by accident, but which, in hindsight, readied him for a more fulfilling life as a creator. “I never thought I would end up as a marketer in the credit card business, fresh out of college. I was thinking more retail,” said the video creator, who shares travel tips with about 512,000 subscribers on his channel. The 37-year-old quit Shinhan Card in April after nine year
People Aug. 26, 2024
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Changgyeonggung Nighttime Feast to open during Chuseok
An interactive program where participants can experience what it was like at celebrations hosted by Joseon-era (1392-1910) heirs to the throne will be open to the public during the Chuseok holiday at Changgyeonggung. The Changgyeonggung Nighttime Feast, an annual event in its fourth year, will accept 90 people a day to take part in the feast as ranking officials in traditional attire, prepared by the Joseon-era palace in Seoul. Royal music performances and food will follow. Tickets purchases in
Arts & Design Aug. 23, 2024
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