Irene Kim (November 6, 1987), also known by her online alias Ireneisgood, is an American model, beauty and fashion blogger, and television personality. In 2018, Kim released her clothing brand IRENEISGOOD LABEL.
Early life
Irene Kim was born in
Iowa, to South Korean parents and raised in
Seattle, Washington. In middle school, Kim and her family moved to South Korea, where she attended a Christian
boarding school
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. Kim studied textile design at New York's
Fashion Institute of Technology.
While interning at
JYP Entertainment, Kim came up with the
leopard print concept for the
Wonder Girls' single, "
So Hot".
Kim credits her sense of style to her grandmother.
Career
Modeling
Kim's first runway show was for Jardin de Chouette and SJYP in 2012. Kim walked for J Koo, KYE, Youser, Supercomma B, and S=YZ. She has worked with designers such as
Mulberry
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,
Ferragamo,
MATCHESFASHION,
MaxMara
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,
Calvin Klein
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, Charles & Keith, and
Chanel
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.
In 2015, Kim was appointed as
Estée Lauder's Global Beauty Contributor with
Kendall Jenner
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. Kim is a brand ambassador for Chanel.
She appeared on magazine covers for
Cosmopolitan Korea,
Marie Claire
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Taiwan,
W Korea,
Harper's Bazaar Korea, Elle Thailand, and Grazia Magazine China.
Kim is known for her multi-colored hair.
Television
In 2015, Kim became a co-host for
Mnet's original programming, "K-Style", a show introducing Korean trends in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle.
A few years later, she became co-host of
CJ E&M's channel
Onstyle on a program called, "Style Live". Her segment was titled, "Irene Live". In 2019, Irene became one of the hosts for CJ E&M's "Get It Beauty" program, a show that shares beauty tips and trends.
In 2019, Kim met with
E News' E Social Studies Club to discuss the meaning of ''Ireneisgood.''
With Eva Chen, the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, Kim was one of the influencers who appeared on
The Today Show to introduce spring trends of the 2019 season.
Label
In June 2018, Irene released her brand, IRENEISGOOD LABEL. The Label had pop-ups in Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea. In March 2019, IRENEISGOOD Label released its first sneaker collaboration and pop-up with JOSHUAS in Taiwan.
Appearances
Awards
In 2017, Kim won the "Style Influencer" award at the ELLE Style Awards.
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
21st-century American women writers
21st-century South Korean women writers
American expatriates in South Korea
American female models
American models of Korean descent
American people of South Korean descent
American women non-fiction writers
American writers of Korean descent
Female models from Iowa
South Korean female models
South Korean non-fiction writers
American bloggers
American women bloggers
South Korean bloggers
South Korean women bloggers