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Seeing Red

1 February 2022 • Kimberly

lunar new year red - vogue feb 2022 hoyeon jung cover

I've always been drawn to the color red. It may have been instinctual—red is the first color humans recognize after black and white—or the product of conditioning; after I first discovered horoscopes and learned that Aries were fiery, singular spirits emboldened carnelian (our birthstone), I ... Read More

Jacquemus Spring 2021

10 August 2020 • Kimberly

jacquemus spring 2021 runway review 2

It feels strange to write about fashion because it's been years since I felt compelled to. Oversaturation in the digital space made me apathetic at worst and at best, afraid of contributing to the noise—but like most, I was tired of runway shows as they were. With six productions churned out every ... Read More

Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 8)

20 May 2020 • Kimberly

book review - daydream and drunkenness of a young lady by clarice lispector + ysl rouge pur nude lipstick

Still at home, reading one book a day for as long as this quarantine lasts. DAY 51: DAYDREAM AND DRUNKENNESS OF A YOUNG LADY I was surprised when Clarice Lispector's Daydream and Drunkenness of a Young Lady arrived. I didn't expect it to be so tiny but was instantly charmed by its miniature ... Read More

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