Kim in her Moss Park apartment; Photograph by Michelle Jun
Daeun Janet Kim
24, Graphic Designer and Creative Assistant at Hudson’s Bay: “I work with the design team to create the heritage brand product extensions, from bikinis to tote bags— it’s exciting to mix the old with the new.”
Closet Case: “I’m a bit obsessed with Emmanuelle Alt. Just a bit.”
Uniform Drerssing: “I live in destroyed Current/Elliott boyfriend jeans in the summer, and I always wear two gold Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane rings on my index finger.”
From left: Kim and Maxwell Chin, her cinematographer boyfriend, Kim’s Shih Tzu-Chihuahua mix puppy, Matcha, and two of Kim’s cameras; Photograph by Luke Murphy
Lust List: “My boyfriend’s Rolex.”
Beauty Buff: “Minimal and natural: argan oil as a nighttime moisturizer, coconut oil for hair and body.”
Hidden Talent: “I received a Polaroid camera as a birthday gift and I’ve started a nude portrait collection using Impossible Silver Shade Cool film, a new black-and- white instant film. I love that it’s so unpredictable. My portraits are on projectanonymousb.tumblr.com.”
Hudson’s Bay bag, $50, thebay.com. Saint Laurent Rings, $505 each, at Saint Laurent. Acne Studios sunglasses, $310, acnestudios.com. Opening Ceremony shoes, $400, openingceremony.us.
Toronto Go-To: “The Beach [in the east end]. I grew up by the water in Vancouver, so I was a little skeptical of Toronto’s ‘beach’ at first, but it is beautiful there.”
Shopping List: “The White Space at Hudson’s Bay carries some of my favourites: Theory, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Elizabeth and James. Gravity- pope is also great. I used to shop at the Vancouver location—there’s now one in Toronto and I couldn’t be happier.”
From left: Beside Book The Unbearable Lightness ofr Being by Milan Kundera (Harper Collins). Diptyque Eucalyptus candle, $72, Holt Renfrew. Olie Biologique 100% Usda certified Organic Argan Oil, $40, oliebiologique.com. Right: Le Select Bistro on Wellington Street. “Order the Omelette for brunch, Steak Frites for dinner”