Why Korea loves monochrome fashion

Why Korea loves monochrome fashion

Behind Seoul’s streets awash in black, gray and white lies a quiet desire to blend in rather than stand out, a style shaped as much by practicality as by cultural psychology As morning temperatures dropped and the daily temperature gap widened on Nov. 4, people wearing thick coats cross a street near Gwanghwamun Square in…

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Fire destroys massive Cheonan fashion logistics hub

Fire destroys massive Cheonan fashion logistics hub

A towering inferno ripped through one of South Korea’s largest fashion logistics centers on Saturday, leaving the E-Land facility in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, a hollowed-out shell and destroying millions of garments inside. No injuries were reported. A helicopter circles above the burning E-Land logistics center as massive plumes of black smoke billow over Cheonan,…

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South Korea cautious that Xi Jinping’s visit will lead to end of cultural ‘ban’

South Korea cautious that Xi Jinping’s visit will lead to end of cultural ‘ban’

South Korea has moved to calm speculation that China will lift an unofficial ban on the country’s entertainment industry in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the country. Lawmaker Kim Young-bae said Xi had responded positively to a proposed South Korean performance in Beijing, prompting a rise in entertainment companies’ share prices. “I…

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