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Quote: Originally Posted by flash ipanema These are about what I'm looking for : http://www.clarks.co.uk/find/Product...ct-is-20319517 but I need some asap. Do they sell them in Korea? There's an ABC near work I'm going to try, but when I checked them out this summer they had mostly sneaker-type styles and I need nicer shoes for work. I'll check it out though to see what they've got now. It really depends on your shoe...

Quote: Originally Posted by pororo.penguin I don't know how to sew... I can just about sew a button on... anything more complicated than that goes straight to my dry cleaner who does all that for me. I missed a good one here, some of these folks who own cleaners are master tailors and could alter your clothes for you, simple stuff I don't believe I was charged for, included in the cleaning, but alterations, I imagine many could do a...

Yup. My dry cleaner does a lot of alterations for me at very reasonable prices - I had a skirt altered a couple of weeks ago for only 3,000 won!

I actually have pretty small feet, US size 6, but they're wide so I usually bump up to a 6 1/2. In Korea I'm 235 and have them stretch the toe area out (which helps but still isn't the best really). I'll check some stuff out this weekend, thanks everyone!

there's a store in Hongdae called Beetle Juice. the owner sells her own designs alongside stuff she gets from distributors. she just started selling boots, Docs and whatnot. thing is, she is catering to a range of women (otherwise she'd prolly go out of business) so the styles aren't all rugged gothy stuff. plus she speaks English. if i weren't outside the range of K-women's shoe size, i'd look seriously at...

Gah...see that's why I should use quotes more often....

speaking of Uniqlo, i have a funny story when they first opened in NYC, they only had a small test store while they were getting their big store ready, i went and tried some things on but found that i had to wear a smaller size than i normally do in jeans, when i asked why, the salesgirl told me that they are specially making clothes for the American market and so on the first entry into the market, they vanity sized more than normal!!

All size too small for you! Go home now! You been here too long time!

Quote: Originally Posted by G booty = ass It's always best to specify this very clearly. You should hear what they call a fanny! o_O

My mom has "fixed" some jeans for me... they suck. Not comfortable. Don't look good. Can't wear them. They need to be put together right the first time.