This Time in Seoul

I must first thank the lovely Mikeum and I-Soo for taking time out of their busy lives to navigate me through the sea of fabric at Dongdaemun. They are currently students and now I hope, friends. Patience truly is a virtue and they are most virtuous women!

Dongdaemun is one of Seoul’s most famous markets. Here you will find everything but the kitchen sink, but I’m sure some adorable elderly Korean gentleman has a store tucked away somewhere stocked full of the nicest kitchen sinks…but I digress. You could get lost in this area for a week and still would not have seen it everything that this place offers. Mother necessity has been knocking on my door for a while and well,  she told me to get my long legs to Dongdaemun, find some beautiful fabric, have some pants, blazers and a suit made.

The fabric/textile section of ‘Dongday’ is just…amazing, it’s almost too much to take in at once. You’re in amazement, you’re overwhelmed by the volume of silks, wools, prints, textures that your surrounded you. Another thing, you will probably become a tad bit irritated because every second someone is bumping into you or telling you to move as some race down the aisles moving fabric from place to place. The aisles are narrow here and this is no place for the “wide of hips”. I hope that the merchants will let me photograph here. 
I picked up some wonderful fabric tonight for two pairs of trousers that I’m going to have made, as well as have a wool suit custom made from a highly regarded tailor in this market.  He has the loveliest wools, cashmere, etc. and the hues were perfect. A lot of people usually go to Itaewon to have a suit made for them but I just can’t stomach this area for more than an hour which is about how long it takes for me to choose some shoes to be made, buy a mag and get the hell up and out of there. Seriously.
I can hardly wait to be fitted for my first suit! I’ll of course model it for you when it’s done. I wouldn’t be surprised if I become a designer. Thank you Korea!