South KoreaShopping

Designer shopping in South Korea

  1. A

    Boon the Shop

    This slimmed-down version of Galleria has stairways and balconies around an atrium courtyard, providing a chic atmosphere as you browse lesser-known brand-name stores. Don’t even think about taking a photograph – shopkeepers will think you’re trying to copy their designs (styles appear in Apgujeong and a few days later they’re out in Dongdaemun).

    reviewed

  2. B

    Andre Kim

    Haute couture from Korea’s number-one eccentric, celebrity fashion designer doesn’t come cheap, especially when it’s tailor-made. This shop is full of the ageless Andre Kim’s trademark flamboyant and extravagant dresses and gowns amongst the white statuary.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Kim Young Joo Milano

    A boutique of a well-known local designer who is famous for adapting traditional hanbok, the striking traditional clothing that followed the principle of unadorned modesty, into a modern style.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Galleria Concos

    Experience brand-name nirvana next to Seoul train station in this brand new department store where top world designers sell status and style to folk burdened by too much spare cash.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Second Hotel

    If you like way-out designers, try the Korean­-American Suitman’s stuff on the 2nd floor of this glass and concrete pyramid. He tries his hand at almost anything.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Taste Maximum

    Up-and-coming Seoul fashion designer Kim Gyu-sik and his associates have a cute boutique here in Apgujeong and in Lotte department store in Myeong-dong.

    reviewed

  7. Chiseongno shopping precinct

    Chiseongno shopping precinct has a number of youthful fashion stores and brand-name boutiques stocked with clothes, accessories and cosmetics.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Jewel Button

    The award-winning handmade jewellery designs are created by two top Seoul designers.

    reviewed