Korean Fashion Icons: Yuri and After School

Yuri for Cosmopolitan Korea

Yuri of Girls Generation is on the cover of Cosmopolitan Korea on its September 2011 issue.  The inspiration for the pictorial was the famous opera singer Maria Callas.  Yuri looked glamorous and sexy.

In the photo shoot Yuri was all glam up with a royalty inspired bustier dress with voluminous skirt.  She had a fierce look with a bold red lips to match her elegant ensemble.  She also showed off her statuesque figure with a leg revealing sheer dress.  Some of the outfit she wore were from the latest fall collection.  She also added textures, details and accessories.  She mixed and matched accessories and clothing items like: thick scarf, bracelets and silk pants.  She was able to transform her look from being innocent to someone glamorous and romantic.

To reinvent Yuri’s outfit you can pair your neutral colored outfits with bright and bold colors.

After School in Topshop apparels for Jelly Magazine

Kahi, Ju Yeon, Nana, and Uee are on the covers of Jelly Magazine.  The Japanese Magazine features the K-pop group in a photo shoot.  The members of the group wore apparels and accessories from Topshop.  They were styled in different looks from the Spring/Summer collection of Topshop.

They wore monochromatic outfits, vibrant colored ensembles and floral printed outfits.  The ladies were able to show off their fashion taste to the Japanese crowd.  In an interview for the magazine they were asked the following questions:

Q: Your 1st magazine shoot in Japan is today’s Jelly. What did you think?

Juyeon: Jelly is sold in Korea too, and I was so happy that our 1st shoot was one of my favorites, Jelly!
Uee: The poses for shoots in Korea are usually predetermined, so it was really fun to have some freedom.
Kahi: We have a lot of magazine shoots in Korea too, but there were lots of clothes and styles that I’ve never tried before, so it was really fun. I hope we’re able to do more of these kinds of shoots in the future.

Q: What is your usual fashion?

Nana: I wear mostly simple stuff with clean lines, but I love fashion, so I’m enjoying all sorts of genres.
Kahi: Nana was a model.
Nana: I can look good in anything (lol)!
Juyeon: I wear a lot of simple stuff too, but try to have my bag, shoes, or hat be the fashion point. I also like to mix and match colors!

Q: We had you guys wear clothes from Topshop this time. Do you guys shop at Topshop?

Uee: When we were in Japan before, the store was closed, so we couldn’t go. I’d definitely like to go this time.