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The Captivating Wilderness – Advice from a Korean Mermaid Dress

When I look at this dress, it’s composition stands out for me. Though the dress is mostly black and seemingly shapeless, the bottom has gorgeous cream layers. These layers elegantly flow as the wearer of the dress walks. In this the first blog post of the four-part Fashion x Devotional series, I invite you to look past the garment. Just like this dress, the uncultivated wilderness possesses captivating beauty. Keep reading to learn how I gained spiritual advice from my local forest and a Korean mermaid dress…

Fashion Masks, Structures and Landscapes

I had my first outdoor self-taken photo shoot a few months ago. I thought I had it all figured out: take a few pictures of myself wearing different masks, stand here, pose there. When it was time to create the blog post, the main subject – the “fashion mask” – faded in the background amidst the iconic red bridge, mountainous landscape, rushing stream, and my town’s skyline. Two words came to mind: structures and landscapes…

3 Ways to Wear a Turtleneck Sweater

The great thing about wearing turtlenecks is that you can dress them up in different ways…

A Korean Faux Fur Vest

There is one tried and true way to turn any outfit from wow to WOW: add fur, real or faux…

My Lucky Brown Cardigan

Your next statement piece might be somewhere you least expect it to be. Mine happened to be at my schools’ bazaar…

My First Dress “Made in Korea”

Am I the only one who travels to a country and looks for the “Made in ‘said country’,” tag on the clothing? That was important when I first moved to the rural town where I teach in Korea…