Cafe Dior in Seoul

Who doesn’t want a taste of luxury? Café Dior opened up its ultra-chic café on top of its new flagship store in Seoul in 2016. This store’s beautiful design represents silk fabic gift wrapping falling from its object as the ribbons are removed from the top. Like the store itself, the actual “gift” or store…

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Louis Vuitton and Visiting the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul

I would say my most favourite year in South Korea was my final and last. I took a newfound interest and understood the importance of being present. Instead of looking to go party on exotic islands around Asia to “escape my boring job” as I had done prior, my final year was all about experiencing…

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The Korean Hanbok Experience

So, I finally did the Korean hanbok experience! I put it on my Korean list to-do when I arrived. When I first came to Korea it wasn’t really a major attraction nor were there many places advertising his opportunity, but over the last 3 years it has become a popular activity with tourists. I personally…

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Hello Kitty Café: Character Consumption

I first learnt of Hello Kitty Café in 2011 on arriving in Korea. I had no idea it even existed and stumbled upon its quaint pink façade while walking the streets of Hongdae. The café concept was small then, they had only really existed within Japan. Since then the characters themed café has grown, and…

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