Irene Kim

Irene Kim (November 6, 1987)[1] is an American-born Korean-American model, beauty and fashion blogger, and television personality. She is most known by her social media moniker, Ireneisgood.

Irene Kim
Born (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987
Iowa, U.S.
Occupation
  • Model
  • influencer
  • TV personality
Agent
  • Society Model Management (U.S.)
  • ESteem (South Korea)
Height5'10" (178 cm)

Early life

Irene Kim was born in Iowa to South Korean parents and moved to Seattle, Washington when she was only a few months old. When she was in middle school, her parents decided to move to their home country of South Korea. [2] Irene attended New York's Fashion Institute of Technology and studied textile design.[3][4] Irene credits her sense of style from her grandmother.[5]

Career

Modeling

Kim's first runway show was for Jardin de Chouette and SJYP in 2012.[6] Irene walked for J Koo, KYE, Youser, Supercomma B, and S=YZ. She has worked with designers such as Mulberry, Ferragamo, MATCHESFASHION, MaxMara, Calvin Klein, Charles & Keith, and Chanel. [7][8] In 2015, Kim was appointed as Estée Lauder's Global Beauty Contributor with Kendall Jenner.[9][10] Kim is a brand ambassador for Chanel.[11]

She appeared on magazine covers for Cosmopolitan Korea, Marie Claire Taiwan, W Korea, Harper's Bazaar Korea, Elle Thailand, and Grazia Magazine China.[12]

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.[13][2] 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".[14][15] 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.[16]

In 2019, Irene met with E News' E Social Studies Club to discuss the meaning of Ireneisgood.

With Eva Chen, the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, Irene was one of the influencers who appeared on The Today Show to introduce spring trends of the 2019 season.[17]

Launch of label

In June 2018, Irene released her brand, IRENEISGOOD LABEL.[18] The Label had pop-ups in Shanghai and Seoul, South Korea.[19][20][21] In March 2019, IRENEISGOOD Label released its first sneaker collaboration and pop-up with JOSHUAS in Taiwan.[22]

Appearances
Year Music Video Role
2015 Amber Liu "Shake That Brass" Band Ensemble
2018 Amber Liu "Get Over It" Band Ensemble
Year TV Show Role Note
2019 Hangout with Yoo Self Episodes 3 and 4
2020 Somebody Feed Phil Self Season 3 episode 4, "Seoul"

Awards

In 2017, Kim won the "Style Influencer" award at the ELLE Style Awards.[23][24]

References
  1. "아이린 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. "Who is Irene Kim? - Style Vanity". Style Vanity. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. Campbell, Charlie. "Irene Kim Is the New Face of the Fashion World". TIME.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. hermes (2016-10-13). "Korean-American model Irene Kim more than a pretty face". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  5. "Exclusive! Meet the Korean It Girl That's About to Change Your Makeup Bag". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  6. "Model Irene Kim Talks First Runway & New Home | K-Beauty Now". K-Beauty Now. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  7. "6 Things You Need to Know About Model and 'It' Girl Irene Kim". Fashionista. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  8. "HOW TO WEAR IRENE KIM'S STATEMENT STYLE".
  9. "Estee Stories Article: 3 Minutes With: Irene Kim". Estée Lauder Australia Official Site. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  10. Canada, ELLE. "Irene Kim Kendall Jenner Makeup Line Estée Edit | Elle Canada". Elle Canada. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  11. "Chanel Unveils New Exhibition in Seoul". hashtaglegend.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  12. "Models.com".
  13. "[K-Style] S3 Ep 9 - K-Style Season 3 Finale". www.mnetamerica.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  14. "STYLE LIVE". 온스타일 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  15. "STYLE LIVE | LIFESTYLE INFLUENCER". 온스타일 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  16. ONSTYLE. "출연진 소개 - GET IT BEAUTY". getitbeauty.tving.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  17. "Spring fashion: Instagram influencers highlight hottest trends". Today.com.
  18. "IRENEISGOOD Store". I GOOD, INC. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  19. "China's Street-wear Obsession: Why Yo'Hood Works". Retail in Asia. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  20. "YOHOOD 666 | 第6年，让我们一起翻开这本YOHOOD专属同学录。_品牌". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  21. ZBRA choi (2019-03-22), BEAKER Instagram Stories Jessica (190322 ireneisgood x BEAKER Collection Event), retrieved 2019-04-22
  22. "Irene Kim x Joshua Sanders' Chunky '90s Sneaker Collab Finally Gets a Release Date". HYPEBAE. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  23. "고소영X공효진X배두나 등 '엘르스타일어워즈' 수상자 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  24. "Korea's First-Ever Elle Style Awards Winners Announced | Soompi". www.soompi.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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