Irene Kim

Irene Kim
Irene Kim in September 2024
Born (1987-11-06) November 6, 1987 (age 37)
Iowa, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • influencer
  • TV personality
Agents
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Irene Kim (November 6, 1987),[1] also known by her online alias Ireneisgood, is an American model, beauty and fashion journalist, and television personality based in New York City. 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.[2] Kim studied textile design at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology.[3][4] While interning at JYP Entertainment, Kim came up with the leopard print concept for the Wonder Girls' single, "So Hot".[4]

Kim credits her sense of style to her grandmother.[5]

Career

Modeling

Irene Kim at a photo shoot with VOGUE Taiwan

Kim's first runway show was for Jardin de Chouette and SJYP in 2012.[6] Kim 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]

Kim is known for her multi-colored hair.[4][3]

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][14] 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".[15][16] 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.[17]

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.[18]

In May 2024, Irene signed with new agency Saram Entertainment.[19]

Label

In June 2018, Irene released her brand, IRENEISGOOD LABEL.[20] The Label had pop-ups in Shanghai, China and Seoul, South Korea.[21][22][23] In March 2019, IRENEISGOOD Label released its first sneaker collaboration and pop-up with JOSHUAS in Taiwan.[24]

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"
2021- 2022 Shooting Stars Self Member of FC Giants

Awards

In 2017, Kim won the "Style Influencer" award at the ELLE Style Awards.[25][26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "아이린 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. ^ Ngan, Robyn (May 4, 2020). "Irene Kim". The Wow. No. 4. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Campbell, Charlie (3 June 2016). "Irene Kim Is the New Face of the Fashion World". Time. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. ^ a b c hermes (2016-10-13). "Korean-American model Irene Kim more than a pretty face". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  5. ^ Regensdorf, Laura (July 14, 2015). "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. 26 June 2017. 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. ^ "Who is Irene Kim? - Style Vanity". Style Vanity. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  15. ^ "STYLE LIVE". 온스타일 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  16. ^ "STYLE LIVE | LIFESTYLE INFLUENCER". 온스타일 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  17. ^ ONSTYLE. "출연진 소개 - GET IT BEAUTY". getitbeauty.tving.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  18. ^ "Spring fashion: Instagram influencers highlight hottest trends". Today.com.
  19. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (May 13, 2024). 아이린, 새 소속사는 사람엔터테인먼트 [공식] [Irene, new agency is Saram Entertainment [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Naver.
  20. ^ "IRENEISGOOD Store". I GOOD, INC. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  21. ^ "China's Street-wear Obsession: Why Yo'Hood Works". Retail in Asia. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ ZBRA choi (2019-03-22), BEAKER Instagram Stories Jessica (190322 ireneisgood x BEAKER Collection Event), retrieved 2019-04-22
  24. ^ "Irene Kim x Joshua Sanders' Chunky '90s Sneaker Collab Finally Gets a Release Date". HYPEBAE. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  25. ^ "고소영X공효진X배두나 등 '엘르스타일어워즈' 수상자 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  26. ^ "Korea's First-Ever Elle Style Awards Winners Announced". Soompi. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-20.