Category: Travel

Bearing Up in Seoul

Away from Zaha Hadid’s globular UFO-shaped Dongdaemun Design Plaza, where Seoul Fashion Week was held a fortnight ago, lies Minju Kim’s studio, hidden in a warren of traditional Korean houses in the tourist-driven but still charming Bukchon Hanok Village.  I somehow managed to escape here during my jam-packed schedule during SFW to catch up with Kim. … Continue reading Bearing Up in Seoul

Casa Made Concrete

When you drive into Rome’s city centre from the Fiumicino airport, you’re likely to see the Palazzo della Cività Italiana, otherwise known as the ‘Square Colosseum’ looming large, with its cuboid facade of six by nine arches confronting you squarely.  As of late last year, this is where Fendi’s new headquarters are now based, housing… Continue reading Casa Made Concrete

Roots Manoeuvring

Once my parents realised that I’m not in fact just cruising through a ‘fake career’ of swanning around fashion shows and ‘playing’ at being a journalist, they’ve both been hugely enthusiastic – nay, insistent that I should go back to Hong Kong more often and in their words, ‘ply my trade’.  As in, take whatever supposed… Continue reading Roots Manoeuvring