A Suit Distraction

Simplicity is key here—this shoot had a couple of other odd pieces, but the photography and styling used the same principles. Choi Siwon, in that thing, and nothing else that would really call the attention.

Of course, these are the two pieces I liked—a pullover sweater, dressing up jeans with the clean lines that still have so much texture. Same for the denim shirt, actually—the sense of texture that comes across is disproportionate, because knits and denim have such character.

My magazine-crush strikes again, with photos of my SuJu crush—looking strangely mature. Donghae has a puppy-vibe, but he *is* turning 26 this year. I’m not including the photo of him in only jeans, but it was, uh, ravishing.

I like the through-a-window obscuring of parts of each photo here. It sets it in a story—maybe this is the view of a secretary in the outer part of the office, watching the young tycoon’s turmoil.

The black-and-white ensemble seems mute, in the monochromatic scale, but the blouse is actually a trendy one—with color-tipped collar and a body in a contrasting color. Makes me think of the leather-accented jacket Kim Soo-Hyun modelled here lately…

I missed a couple of these because I didn’t wait long enough for my dealer to post them all… but that’s all right.

These two both star excellent jackets with totally different presentation though belonging to the same type. This shoot also has a fairly restrained palette—the tones of the colors are the primary statement made in that way. But the rich brown is fresh in menswear, something coming in with longer jacket silhouettes and vintage bikes I think…

Again, ubiquitous watches (to the point that they’ve switched him to a lefty with these two, though in the other three he’s got it on the other arm) but I really like the motion of these two shots. It makes them less obvious.

I do not like loafer shaped shoes, but the hats here atone for everything. EVERYTHING.

[Full Disclosure: Donghae is the person I most want to adopt. It’s possible seeing him in a cute hat not unlike the ones used in Asian kindergarten uniforms is affecting me in a way it will affect no one else.]

I love the stony blue of the suit jacket and corduroy ensemble, though. This is a comfortable look, rather than a highly fashionable one. Which suits his more easy-going persona, anyway.

Looking good, Siwon, and I have a weird bias against your classically handsome face, so that’s saying a lot…

A girl has to wonder if they were actually advertising watches with this shoot rather than clothes (it’s possible) but even so—love the photographs. The clothes look real, and their settings likewise, though it’s all in densely saturated hues to make it clear it’s no snapshot.

This is actually a great illustration of why Siwon is no Ren to me; he looks great in these slightly informal, complex looks. Ren of Skip-Beat is a Gaultier guy, a couture model with a striking, minimalist wardrobe.

Love the underlying layer of plaids and check here, though.