Kamsahamnida!

Wool shop! see the big strawberries? It's handmade crocheted sponges!

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 Corso Como

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It was my first time in asia. Korea is a fascinating country, so far from what I know and expected.

As you can see in my pictures it's really a big mix between traditional temples and palaces, cuteness (customised cellphones seems like an art there.And it's kinda viral!),huge shopping malls, food markets, a lot of Kamsahamida (thank you), ubiquitous screens and of course noraebang ! (karaoke,think lost in translation, korean version).

I saw a lot of things in 10 days, I wish I could show everyting but it would take months and tons of posts! So I made a small list of my favorite places in Seoul:

- The Dongdaemun shopping complex: this is the first place I'd advice to a fashion student. It's the biggest textile market I've ever seen.You can probably find everything, if you know how to look.If you go, plan to stay the whole day!
( I wish I bought more fabric there! )

-Uniqlo and A-land: Uniqlo because they have great basics. A-land is like the korean Urban outfitters, you can find the brand Low Classic and second hand stuff.

- Corso Como: So I failed to see it in Milan, luckily they have one in Seoul too! The bookshop is great if you look for internationnal art books.

-Kyobo Bookstore: a huge underground bookstore where you can find tons of korean books of course, but also magazines (kinda hard to find in the city), foreign books, japanese sewing / knitting books, stationary( I probably bought half of the stickers section!)...

-MMMG: a small concept store with a cafe (where I eat a delicious Bingsu).

- Hongdae : is the student area. So it's plenty of bars and restaurants ( try beer and fried chicken!) and also a lot of tiny clothes stores.It's probably the best place to go If you want to meet the young korean population. 

-The Seoul Forest: a  HUGE park with statues and games and even deers. Beautiful. 

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Have you been to Korea? What is your favorite place?