Topic: south korea

Photoshop Of Horrors: The Miss Korea Contestants Do Not Look The Same Because Of Plastic Surgery

Remember when those photos of the Miss [South] Korea 2013 contestants made waves because it looked like they’d all had plastic surgery to get the same face? And everyone believed the Reddit user who posted them, because he claimed to live in Seoul, and because one fifth of South Korean women get plastic surgery, so it seemed reasonable that more than one fifth of South Korean beauty pageant finalists would have had plastic surgery? More »

Do All The Miss Korea Contestants Look The Same Because Of Plastic Surgery?

It’s no secret that plastic surgery is incredibly common in South Korea. One in five South Korean women undergoes some kind of cosmetic procedure in her lifetime, and blogs like Korean Plastic Surgery chronicle the intense surgeries purchased by many women to fit a certain narrow ideal of beauty. More »

Video: Seoul Fashion Week Is Weirder, Cooler, Than New York Fashion Week

Have you ever wondered what fashion week is like in other countries? I’m not talking about the obvious (Paris, London, Milan) but places that are less well-known to people in the west. Vice‘s “Fashion Week Internationale” series looks at fashion weeks (and fashions) all over the world, and their new three-parter on Seoul is especially interesting. More »

Behold This Absolutely Bonkers Oreo Ad From South Korea

I’m supposed to tell you this isn’t really safe for work, because you can see the base of someone’s nipple. However, unless you work in a church (in the 1800s) no one is going to confuse this for inappropriately sexy stuff. More »

Party Favors: Nobody Likes A Sucky Wedding!

Five ways to ensure your wedding does not suck. -The Hairpin

The six coolest famous gay dads, of which Neil Patrick Harris is obviously one. -YourTango

Horrible: Egypt admits to administering “virginity tests” on detained protestors. -Double X

You can’t import Italy’s coffee culture. -MyDaily

Why would Ellen DeGeneres & Portia DeRossi get rid of this lavish house?! -ShelterPop

South Korea to Fendi: “Psyche!” -Styleite

A brief history of red pants, from Kanye West to Alexa Chung to the cover of that Loverboy album. -StyleList

Celebrities love panama hats. -Celebuzz

“From super stingers to gentle helpers:” do lip plumpers really work? -Birchbox

8 summer shorts for under $20. -College Candy

Kelly Osbourne wore a sheer polka-dot dress that retails for $60. -Betty Confidential

Random Photo: The Underwater Fashion Show

These models in South Korea not only had to look good in clothes, they had to look good in clothes and be really good at holding their breath. To celebrate the opening of a new mall in Seoul, these models … More »

Zhang Ziyi’s Grass Skirt Disaster

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi made an interesting decision at the press conference for her new film “Mei Lanfang: Forever Enthralled” in Seoul. For some odd reason, instead of pairing her black skinny jeans with an elegantly casual top…or possibly opting … More »