#DAILYLOOK IRL: PARK JIHOON @COKE3CAKE

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We chat with trendsetting Instagrammers to learn more about their world beyond what we see on their photo grids. Park Jihoon, known as @coke3cake, joined the SNS platform on a whim and to date has gained nearly 12,000 followers. The notoriety has helped him obtain a collaboration with DoubleLovers and a feature in Bling magazine. In this interview, Jihoon among many other things, introduces us to his very own fashion label, ANOTHERYOUTH.




Hello, please introduce yourself!
Hello, my name is Park Jihoon. I recently I launched my own fashion brand called ANOTHERYOUTH.

It doesn’t seem like you’ve been on Instagram very long. When did you join? And why?
Originally, my friends weren’t using Instagram, but they started so I decided to make an account as well. At first, I didn’t even know how to use it, but I found it great for searching for photos. As I started figuring it out it was very fun. Getting a lot of likes was fun, too. At first it started out as something for my personal use, or as a way to communicate with my friends, but very recently, around a couple months ago, it became more of a project.


How has your style changed since starting the Instagram account?
At first, I was wearing a bunch of different styles. Like workwear. I was between different styles while on Instagram.

Have you been inspired by other Instagram accounts?
I've been inspired by some of the people who followed me, and I followed them back. I do look at some Japanese actors and some brands, too.

Is there a country’s fashion that really inspires you?
I like British/London style and Japanese style. I’ve never been to England, but I went to Japan. Although shopping is fun there, I think people watching is more fun. Some of the people wear things that really stick out or whatever they really want and I think that’s really cool.



Who is always ahead of the trends?
Sen Mitsuji. And another Japanese actor I can’t remember… Shouji?

Shota Matsuda?
Yeah, him! And Heidi Slimane who works with Saint Laurent is also someone who I look up to a lot.

When you’re taking photos, how do you decide on a place?
I don’t really go to places purposely to take photos, but I really dislike taking photos in a messy environment.

How many photos do you take, and how many actually get published?
While I don’t use just any photo I take, I’m not someone who takes a whole ton of photos either. I’ll take several, and if I think some of them are okay, then I’ll move on. However, I don’t put up more than one photo a day. And I don’t really upload any photos on the weekend either. I just don’t really like putting up too many photos—it’s not my style.

What apps do you use to edit your photos?
The color filters and settings in the Instagram app are done really well, so it helps one get the desired colors and brightness. I’ve found the settings that I really like so I try to match that everytime I upload a picture.


What are your favorite foreign brands?
Currently, with my taste right now probably Saint Laurent. I’ve been looking at him ever since he worked with Dior and I think his emotion is very cool. Within Japanese brands, I really like Yohji Yamamoto.

What kind of things do you own from them?
I really like collecting shoes. Lately, I’ve been collecting Saint Laurent shoes. Truthfully, for clothes, I usually buy vintage. For shoes, I really try to buy quality shoes so I own around six or seven pairs of Saint Laurent shoes. Rather than sneakers, I mostly own boots—whether they are motorcycle boots or with straps. If I really want to wear comfortable shoes I will wear Converse or Vans. I used to collect Prada shoes, but I cleared all those out.

visit the source to read about how @coke3cake started his own fashion brand!
If you're wondering he also tells us about his ~ideal type~!!


SOURCE: MUTZINE

PS: An example of how little space there is between underground and mainstream fashion in South Korea. In this interview, Park Jihoon told us about modeling for brand DoubleLovers. Those shades you see Namjoon wear in BTS's Run m/v & MAMA 2015 stage? They're DoubleLovers and they're now sold out :)