VOGUE: MEET THE SEOUL STYLE MAFIA

From Vogue:

Meet the Seoul Style Mafia: Your Guide to the K-pop Stars in Chanel’s Front Row

From a floating pink hanbok-inspired frock to the final bow with Soo Joo Park, it was a fully Korean affair at Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza, where Karl Lagerfeld brought his traveling Chanel resort collection this season. Among the regulars seated on the candy-colored stools in the front row—Kristen Stewart, Tilda Swinton—were a handful of K-pop stars, who created more red-carpet fuss than even a surprise Gisele spotting. Here, meet five of the famous faces from last night’s show, whose front-row style ranges from over-the-top androgyny to ladylike cool.

1. G-Dragon
The Band: Big Bang
The Brands: Rick Owens, Saint Laurent, Balmain

G-Dragon is known for his androgynous, changeable style—a tartan kilt and pink fauxhawk one day, prim Chanel tweed the next—and his collaborations with designers like Nicola Formichetti and up-and-comer Hyein Seo. With 4.2 million Instagram followers waiting for each #OOTD, he might be Seoul’s top style influencer.

The Front-Row Look: A lapel-less gray tweed jacket with a black braided hem, worn with a white Mandarin collar shirt and blackout shades. Matching gray pants, cropped at the ankle, and black combat boots with white laces. Surprisingly restrained, save for a camellia and costume jewelry pin—a crystal train, pretzel, and beer stein from Paris-Salzburg—overtaking his chest.

2. CL (2NE1)

3. Taeyang
The Band: Big Bang
The Brands: Chrome Hearts, Balenciaga, Givenchy

As former bandmates set to embark on a world reunion tour, Taeyang and G-Dragon are all but inseparable—think Tweedledee and Dum, as Dior Homme models. Taeyang tends to go a bit wilder in the hair and makeup department, but both favor the over-the-top, avant-garde style that made Big Bang an international K-pop sensation.

The Front-Row Look: A fire-engine-red duster coat with chain stitching, worn over a black V-neck tee and jeans slashed at the knees. Black and python ankle boots with pointed toes. Round blackout shades.