Ever wondered where Big Bang get their unique style from? Its nearly impossible to track down where they get their sweet wardrobe from! Well here at Taeyangsol.com we have uncovered a brand that the Big Bang boys just keep coming back to season after season – introducing Joyrich!

An insanely trendy japanese influenced brand that is difficult to source here in the US  is however exclusively Los Angeles based . Joyrich holds one basic concept close to heart. That is happiness, freedom and self-expression equal a rich and joy filled life. Founder Tom, launched the full range men’s and women’s label in Feb. 2008 with a “think outside the box” mentality. Exploring a unique L.A. meets Japan style, Joyrich met the world with an always fresh, forward thinking perspective.

Big Bang Wearing Joy Rich

G Dragon was first seen wearing Joyrich and has since championed the brand and his influence has fed down to his band members! Check out the Joyrich cardigan G wore in thailand recently….

G dragon wears Joyrich cardigan

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Then there were the promotional materials in which G-Dragon was wearing the pink leather jacket by Joyrich also know as chemical dye jacket.

Pink leather JoyRich jacket

pink leather joyrich

And my personal favourite – The blue biker style hoody! I need one of these in my life.

TOP also rocking a simple but damn bright and cool pink perforated Joyrich jacket

sueng ri in blue biker style hoody by joyrich

top pink perforated joyrich jacket

The love affair with this brand isnt one sided – on the official Joyrich blog  the founder has declared his admiration for G-dragon! read here… and also stated that Big Bang are his favourite artists on his twitter account.

This is truly a brand to look out for and Taeyangsol.com have sourced where to buy!

Both Karmaloop.com and Revolveclothing.com stock Joyrich so get shopping to get the Big Bang look!

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High Top Sneakers

Having a dilemma of what to wear this summer? You may be wondering what footwear will stand out for this summer.Are you sick of wearing your plimsolls? Boots  too hot for the summer? Hi top sneaks might be your answer!

You may have noticed that the combinations of bright, fluorescents clothing  and sportswear styles are playing a big part in the kpop celebs fashion scene. Resurrecting the styles from the 80s and 90s. But we are in 2010, so maybe we should only take the good things from  the past and compromise with the present. In this article we will look at High Top sneakers.

High top sneakers have always been around. It was initially designed for basketball players to protect ankles from injuries hence the high tops.  Then throughout the 80s/90s Micheal Jordan boosted the popularity of high top sneakers, fans and the general public wore high top sneakers as casual wears on the streets. Other basketball players’s sneakers soon followed, such as Penny Hardaway. The trend has lead to now, where the high top sneakers can look both casual and smart with unique designs.

Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish the difference between mid and high top sneaks. The more noticeable or important difference is that the top of the high top sneaks should reach above the ankles. So they are more boot-like.

As you can see from the photos of Big Bang above, the high top sneaks are demanded to be shown off. This will make a perfect combination with the current trend of shorter trousers,  rolled up jeans for the full casual look and skinny jeans tugged into the trainers. Whatever the combination you go for, just make sure you show off your high tops! The shorter trousers and rolled up hems on jeans might be more suitable for hotter weather countries, as they can let warm air in and out from your footwear, keeping your feet cool and looking cool at the same time.

There’s a vast amount of high top sneasks out there to choose from. For this summer, simple colours might make you stand out instead of the multi retro colour scheme.The materials and shape of your sneaks could be the key to show off your personality and your difference. But everything is down to personal tastes and what goes with your whole outfit. Maybe you can show me what you’re rocking

A few choices that we have selected:

Gentlemen:

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Ladies:

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Price: $95.00 From: Tobi

Designers such as Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Moschino, Giuliano Fujiwara, Christopher Shannon, Top Man, Emporio Armani, Jean Paul-Gaultier, ATO and  Adidas Y-3 have come up with many trendy high tops for men and women. Many were spotted on the Runways through 2010. Some photos below:

Have fun with the high tops this summer! Show us what high tops you’re bouncing on this summer, email us!

MTC

The Adidas event of last week in Chungdam-dong, Seoul brought out many famous Kpop mega-stars such as 2NE1, Yang Seung Ho, Marco, T-Max’s Kim Joon, Seo In Young and Lee Chun Hee.

Adidas fashion powerhouse and Kpop favourite Jeremy Scott was of course in attendance and all the stars wore his collections.

Check out our Fave looks of the night:

via Kstyle.

The SNSD girls have been producing the video for the highly anticipated single Run, Devil Run for some time now and it is definately worth the wait. We see SNSD switch between a dark dramatic hooded black look and a cleaner smarter white military look.

With shots of the girls in their induvidual styles in between the two main ‘looks’.

But first enjoy the amazing video:

Look 1: Black Sequin hooded top, studded wide belt, hot pants and leggings

Look 2: White Military Look, White miliatry  jacket and tight white trousers

Look 3:Skinny loose fit leather jacket teamed with pop art bold loose t-shirt

Look 4:Tight fit blazer with sequin top

Look 5: Padded shoulders short biker jacket

Look 6: Snsd leather blazer with bold pop art t-shirt

The SNSD girls have been representing and modelling for SPAO since November of last year and the latest shots of them modelling the SPAO 2010 Spring/Summer range.

Soo Young, Tiffany, Seohyun, Yuri, Yoona, and Hyoyeon. show off their curves in a range of jeans. Bootleg, tight fit, stonewash, faded these jeans are fitted well and can be worn casually or dressed up for a night out.

We at Taeyangsol.com (TYS) have struggled to find any online retailers who sell or ship SPAO jeans if anyone out there have any ideas or know of any places online to by SPAO please contact us at yoyoasia1@googlemail.com so we can inform all our other readers