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I was most pleased with the night pictures from Insadong and Myeongdong. There were lots of street vendors selling intriguing looking snacks from carts and stalls, which always makes for a nice picture. Also lots of narrow alleys and walkways with lots of signage.
And you can view a selection of my own favorites here.
One pleasant surprise during this trip was coming across a shop opened by textile designer Shin Young Mi, selling her silk scarves and ties. I bought one of her ties on a previous trip to Seoul, I think last year or the year before. Some of her work was being sold in a section devoted to contemporary Korean designers in the museum shop in the newly-built national museum. I saw one of her ties and was transfixed. I bought it and have been wearing it to meetings and giving presentations. It is so overwhelming that no one remembers what I say during presentations, after I am finished all they remember is my tie. On this trip, I happened to wander through Ssamziegil and while passing one shop I saw a tie very much like the one I had bought in the national museum. I went in, and it turned out it was Shin Young Mi's shop Artger, where she was selling a variety of her designs. I ended up buying three more ties and a scarf. If you like to wear art, not just hang it on a wall, next time you are in Seoul I recommend you go to Ssamziegil and find Shin Young Mi's Artger!
Another pleasant surprise in Insadong was coming across the Dolsilnai store. Dolsilnai makes 'contemporary' traditional Korean clothing, i.e. contemporary designs inspired by hanbok that you can wear everyday.
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