PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI REPORTS ON PID AND DAEGU COLLECTIONS

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I recently attended my first textile fair in Asia and discovered the city of Daegu, located an hour away from Seoul by plane. Daegu is an important textile center in South Korea, where you can source all kinds of unusual fabrics, whether they be technological or traditional. During the trade show event -called Preview in Daegu- fashion shows are also presented. Daegu wants to increase its profile as a fashion city and attract more and more foreign visitors.

I developed a new obsession for historical Korean clothing, which I find beautiful and inspiring. Hanbok is the traditional Korean dress. In Daegu, it is celebrated with its own fashion show, and I loved finding out about the different materials and dyes used to make it.

A visit to Korea wouldn't be complete without a tasty bbq dinner. It's one of my favorite meals in the world.

Best,

Philippe

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Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.