2025-01-04
Feeling: 
This is my second time typing this because my dumbass forgot to hit the “save draft" button ... .but wooo here we go again!
Set the stage
Helloooo everyone, so last weekend I went to spend a Saturday to check out the Korean Gyaru clothing brand called ' BabyMetalClub ' or BMC for short. Some of you have seen this brand around TikTok and Instagram because they have hosted multiple pop-up shops here in Korea and in Japan before. I think this year's collection, Glam Kiss, is leaning heavily on the onee/agejo vibes. Compare it to Rady and DaTura giving that same type of styling with the gems and jewels. However as sparkling as they are I wish she or the designer could have pushed it more? Maybe add a decal on the joggers, add some leopard print on some of the items, etc. Bring some good ol staples from the past and interweave them to something modern .
Her last collection felt close to old Ma*rs with the lace detailing, ruffles, and sexiness but this one fell flat. Although, in my opinion, I think her target audience isn't just gals but more of any Korean girlie that would add this to their wardrobe without it being standoffish. What I mean is that the fashion here in Korea is, yes, very organized and chic at times but also very boring and flat. Muted colors, black and beige, ;ess is more are the top things to go, and adding any pop of color or print would make you stick out like a sore thumb. So to the outside, it's good but could be better, while in Korea this is 'glamorous 
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Last year's collection
All in all, the vibe of the collection was cute and very gal pop princess, maybe channeling some juicy couture but still left to be desired.
On the actual day
Saturday was a packed day for me as it was also my nail day so to match the weather, which was ice cold winds, I decided to do icey nails, I rarely have blue designs but I thought 'Why not' and felt random, in the end they turned out really cute. Maybe I'll do a year of nails 2024 edition.
So after a morning of nails, I headed down to Hongdae which was where the pop-up was located and ngl, I was a bit nervous because I hadn't done something like this before and was ready to meet the designer herself
I was getting the butterflies. Once I arrived, I saw I had to sign in for a reservation and saw that I had to wait for almost 2 hours. Hehe kinda shitty but oh well, I decided to take this time to do some window shopping and head to my favorite cafe!
The cafe I went to was called 'Verticle Cafe' and they sell this delicious, scrumdiliumptious, lotus cheesecake! It's so light and airy, not too sweet or bland but just so right. It's like my staple and I recommend it to anyone coming here. Also, the blue drink is just lemon syrup with tonic so it's not too bad. I don't like coffee and their tea options weren't giving me what I was looking for soo… the pop lemonade it is!!! After enjoying my alone time I checked the wait time and saw it dropped from 79 to 30 to 19 within 3 minutes and I had to book it across the way to make it on time haha. BUT ya girl made it.
The Lotus Cake and Lemonade Pop
One of the random korean stores to pass time.
Inside the Pop-up
image by @mood25_hd naver
As I walked in, I was welcomed by one of the shop staff, he looked good heh and I was given an items list of the clothes I wanted to purchase, which included the clothing number, color, and quantity etc. Once you're done, you can hand it up to the clerk and get your items there fressshly packaged. The area had a couch and table that had gal mags and items spread across, which was one of the photo areas where you could take a pic with friends and even the designer herself. They also had a photo booth where you could get specialized BMC-themed pics. I didn't take any as there was a long line to get in and I honestly didn't have time for that so I will post the examples below.
iphoto booth samples
the order form.
hweisei egg mags, ignore my crocs lol
They pretty much had all of the clothing from this collection and some from the last collection you can get and try on. Lots of fashion girlies were there, having fun and trying on clothes. I even saw a jirai-kei person there supporting as well, which was pleasant to see haha. I was aiming to find the sleeves turtleneck top but saw that it was actually more expensive than the pink jeweled one, however, I saw that I could get more out of wearing the pink one than the turtle neck one and copped it.
modoles modeling the collection hung on the walls
corner of the pop up, I stayed mainly in this area
Final Thoughts
I was in the store for about 25-30 mins, because most of the items there were
- Not my size
- Too short for my taste
- The style/cut wouldn't compliment my figure.
Plus I'm tall so most of the skirts/ bottoms would look like I'm wearing children's clothing, speaking of the sizing, now I know this is primarily a Korean brand but since gal is a widespread fashion style I am a bit disappointed that the sizing isn't at least slightly inclusive, for example, everything in that store was “one size” or made for a size xs/s. luckily with the shirt, I could fit but it is slightly tight in the chest area so keep that in mind big boobie peeps. But c'mon..its 2025 lol
After a long day of deciding and judging, I bought the singular item and bounced. The packaging was nice and I was given such cute goodies, like stickers and a lollipop! I did stop at one of my fav shops to buy a jacket that was on sale. So cute!
top plus the goodies that came with the purchase
jacket I bought from my favorite store
Yeah…this was a lot, but I hope you enjoyed the read. In the future maybe I could write about how gal is portrayed here in Korea and how it's represented vs elsewhere. It's an interesting topic to share I believe...anywho I would see myself buying a couple of more items of hers but to re-do it in my own vision HELL I may even start making some stuff for me.
Have a good day and tell me how you feel! Thank you~
