Apgujeong: Seoul’s Magnet for Stars
By Gregory Curley
Apgujung is affluence in abundance. Having long since earned its rightful reputation as being that of a ``money magnet,’’ the area has never lost its momentum and remains a dwelling teeming with exuberant displays of immeasurable wealth. And as the summer days only continue to grow hotter, the relentless pursuit for the latest trend plays out throughout its streets from well within the bordering, protective walls of glamorous, riverside high rises.
Yes, the trappings of wealth are in plain sight everywhere, with the well kept, well trimmed, and well-pampered scurrying about in droves, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding, swarming bubble of envious traffic, unable to penetrate the shell status affords.
Flanked by boutiques of every imaginable aesthetic embellishment and with enough clothing stores to rival its neighboring counterparts, Dongdaemun and Myeongdong, just north of the river, a walk down the area’s heralded ``Rodeo Drive’’ will find one marveling at the sheer scale of fashion sense spilling out from the long line of luxury outlets, as aficiona
Jul 19, 2007