K-fashion trend spotting: Blackpink’s Jennie, Exo’s Sehun and Start-Up’s Bae Suzy and Nam Joo-hyuk show us what to wear this summer – from Dior to Calvin Klein

May 21 , 2021

Nam Joo-hyuk in Dior, Irene Kim in Calvin Klein and Gong Hyo-jin in Piaget. Photos: @skawngur; @ireneisgood; @rovvxhyo/ Instagram

Aespa served up futuristic space suits and otherworldly looks from Off-White and Johanna Ortiz in their new video for Next Level, then went all out in Givenchy

Summer street style, according to Jennie Kim, Irene Kim and Sunmi, is all about pairing your Calvin bralettes with jeans – and not much else

Fashion is meant to be fun, and Korea’s style stars are great at showing us how it’s done. This month there’s no stopping Givenchy ambassadors Aespa, who are in a world of their own when it comes to both music and fashion. Meanwhile, style mavens might want to take note of how Blackpink’s Jennie has been rocking her Calvin Kleins recently – and she’s not the only one.

Read on for a round-up of what our favourite Korean stars have been wearing and the lowdown on which summer trends to copy.

Aespa go gaga for Givenchy

Aespa in their Givenchy looks. Photo: @aespa_official/Instagram

Top rookie group Aespa just dropped their latest music video, Next Level, a visual treat that not only showcases their bold fashion styles, but their versatile vocals and power choreography too.

Appearing to ride through space and time, Karina, Ningning, Winter and Giselle wear sporty bodysuits that look like spacesuits, structured mini dresses and lots of dreamy shiny leather and shimmery frocks. Wearing everything from Johanna Ortiz to Off-White and street style brands, their spot on styling perfectly fits the video’s virtual reality concept.

Then a few days after the music video dropped, the girls also debuted the latest collection from Givenchy on Instagram: 4G guipure lace mini dresses in pale pink and ink black, worn with a matching 4G box leather bag of their choice, and super thigh-high boots. One word to describe their head-to-toe Givenchy looks? Stunning.

Sehun and Nam Joo-hyuk kicked things up a notch in colours, layers – and that iconic saddle bag

Exo’s Sehun and actor-model Nam Joo-hyuk stepped out in the brand’s fall collection, inspired by the playful, colourful artworks of Kenny Scharf. The pieces that stood out most were Sehun’s knitted goat jumper, a multicoloured silk brocade coat layered over a printed shirt and an orange jacket, and Nam Joo-hyuk’s emerald green trousers. Undoubtedly the must-have accessory for both Dior boys? The saddle bag – worn nonchalantly of course.