This week we headed home for thanksgiving and the weather turned absolutely frigid. Last week we saw the cuddly, fuzzy side of winter wear but this week we'll really dip into the amazingness of winter fashion with (one of our favorite female trend setters)
Missing You by 2ne1
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Ruby: I’m just so happy. I’m home on break, I’m eating mac and cheese and winter fashion is back! (Okay so the only relevant part was that last one). 2ne1 fashion tends to be wild, crazy and all over the place (spiked bralette anyone?) but this video was rather reserved for them. It played up voluminous cuts, block-usually dark-colors and sparkle. It was warm and fuzzy, but with a hard edge. The result were outfits that looked expensive and luxurious. Recently I think kpop has strayed away from the luxury concept, (it looks costumey when done wrong) but this is just so spot on fashion wise.
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| Dara in an adorable color block dress. |
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| Leather studded, dark and punk but still classy. |
Em: I really liked this. A lot. The nice thing about winter clothing is that you can only reveal so much skin, so sexiness because a lot less in-your-face and a lot more subtle and classy. The stylists have to focus more on color and material than on skin exposure, so they end up playing up the mystery with a dark hat, sunglasses, and a black coat rather than just throwing lace and eight inch heels all over the places. I mean, it wasn’t that everyone was completely covered *cough* CL was nakey *cough* but overall it’s a classier sexy. The makeup helped a lot too. The video also had some decidedly weird moments, but they were well-integrated so that the outfits seemed fashionable rather than out-of-place.
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| This picture is totally NSFW, if you work with shoe-a-holics |
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| Bom looking pretty and classy and warm |
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| CL takes a dark approach to winter chic |
URGENT MEMO
TO: SUZY
DEPT: STYLING
Suzy. I know you were planning a concept for 2ne1’s video shoot today including cute dresses and flirty heels, but looks like that’s going to be a no go. The heating in the filming location’s heating is totally broken. Sorry we didn’t get this to you sooner. Please send a new concept idea back ASAP. I have high expectations.
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| .... WHAT. |
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| THESE ARE NOT WINTER SHOES, I REPEAT NOT FOR COLD. |
RE: URGENT MEMO
TO: PAPAYG
Alright. Well we can’t scrap the entire outfit set, so we’ll have to work with the dresses…. But we can add, uh, JACKETS! YEAH! We have left over jackets from some earlier scrapped concept ideas. Sure they were meant for guys, but they’ll work. I think we have a few super hipster sweaters lying around as well. I’ll throw those in the box too.
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| Idk why we have this jacket, but doesn't bom look awesome!? |
And well, I guess we can use tights? Lots of tights? We are running a little low, but we have a pair with rhinestones, and studded leggings? Skinny leather pants? Whatever they’ll work! We might even use one of the ripped hairs, super edgy right?
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| We got them on, that means they're still technically clothing. |
We even have some accessories left over from that trot video we never aired. Sparkly jackets can be a thing right?
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| The jacket is weirdly old fashioned, but Minzy can pull it off. |
Thank god we already did Cl’s scenes…
And now, in case you’re getting a haircut soon, (Like Em!) here are some possible hairstyles for you to choose from!
Whacked out Rockstar
Cropped red hair, pretty short (easy to care for!) You’ll look like an angsty rocker, which is always nice. Choppy layers and inconsistent color add to your charm.
Romantic Female Lead #342
Long, simple, straight brown hair in a half pony. You might end up romantically staring off into the distance or posing dramatically in really tall heels. Take notes from every kdrama ever made.
Arsty Indie Film Star
Long, smooth, black hair. You might end up watching artsy films that don’t make a lot of sense, like she is. It’ll make you a cooler person at hipster colleges, and a more confused person. But we all make sacrifices.
Rebel Barbie
White-blonde hair in a high, messy bun. Could you be more prim and proper? You might develop a penchant for chess and then... putting your shoes on a chair? (rebellious)
Queen of Contrasts
Perfectly straight, white-blonde. You may develop a liking for oversized sweaters and lying in giant vats of purple fur. Basically you like fuzzy things. Which is odd cause your hair is now the opposite of fuzzy. Also buy a hair straightener. You’ll need it.
Dying to be a Zookeeper
Black and white stripes. You might be a penguin, or maybe a zebra. Possible skunk. You’ll get endless questions, and might even have to cage a few rowdy boys! *winkwink* Woohoo a trip to the zoo!
#fabulousfur
#nailedthenails
#brimmingwithjoy
#fabulousfur is great, though fake fur please! It seems like these have been quite a few fur coats floating around this season. There’s the constantly relevant coat from Cooked, GDragon, Everybody (SHINee), and Very Good (Block B)… But those are all boy bands… Don’t worry ladies, you look great in them too.
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| Cl rolling around on a marble floor in her fur trench |
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| GD from his MV Crooked, showing off his own fur trench. |
#nailedthenails as always! Fashion nails are really trending in South Korea right now. There was even a drama featuring a Nail Salon (full of cute boys). As for styling nails, the bigger, the fancier and the flashier the better! These nails are somewhat toned down, but the feeling is still there. Recently Love Options also featured some pretty epic nail art.
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| Dara casually flicks a chess piece with her glitter manicure. |
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| bestie's Love Options nail styles. |
#brimming with joy would definitely be an over exaggeration of the way we feel about the broad brimmed hats that seem to have cropped up recently. Now we have nothing against hats, we quite like them, but in this instance, it feels a little bit overwhelming to have that large of a brim. This trend definitely is still on the rise and maybe it’ll stop before it really becomes widespread, but we’re gonna keep watching for them...
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| Dara shields herself from the snow |
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| Jonghyun shields himself from fangirl tears in the teasers for SHINee's everybody |
Just to make sure we didn't miss anything...
Ruby: The video had its weird moments, my diamond encrusted bondage hood, for example. However, the overall effect was really stunning, So far this year, we’ve really stayed in autumn videos and sort of happy fluffy winter styling. This video was a real departure. I mean I have no idea what was happening at all, but they looked classy while doing it. I loved the emphasis placed on sparkles (they didn’t need to be on people’s faces) but Bom’s liquid silver dress and head piece or Dara’s gold detailed fur coat just really exemplified what was so awesome about this video. Lux and classic are trends I’d love to see continue.
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| Bom looks like a frosty winter princess. |
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| The emo tear drop feels... angsty and unnecessary. |
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| BUT i do love the fake eyelashes CL dons. |
Em: The scenes were set up like a moving photoshoot, with every detail taken care of, and the attention to detail showed. Their poses were very photographic and deliberate, even more than usual in a music video, and the clothes complemented that idea with powerful, eye-catching pieces. It was beautifully done and the whole video seemed like an art piece in itself. Very cool.
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| Bom looking thoughtfully into the distance |
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| CL glancing at the camera while taking a bath. At least it's warm. |
Dara has a purple feather Mohawk. JUST ACCEPT IT, OKAY? Okay.
Bedazzled Bondage is classy bondage.
Are you guys looking forward to winter as much as we are?
Let us know! And leave us some love in the comments!
See you next week!
Ruby and Em <3
