10 K-Fashion Fall Outfits from a Korean Department Store, From Campus to Weekend

A Korean 백화점 (baekhwajeom, department store) styles each season right on the floor, with mannequins and hanger racks showing complete outfits, which Koreans call a 코디 (kodi). That makes it an easy place to see how the new season is being worn. We sorted the October looks by age and occasion. What stood out were the 20s looks finished with ball caps, knee socks, and high-tops, and the 40s and 50s looks layering windbreakers and lightweight padding. Keep your own closet in mind as you read, and see how many of these pieces you already have.

20s Campus Look: Pleated Skirt with Knee Socks

The 캠퍼스룩 (campus look) is its own everyday category in Korea, built from a cap, knee socks, and sneakers. Try an ivory padded vest over a gray collared knit, paired with a pinstripe pleated skirt. Add white knee socks with two black stripes, pink high-tops, and a yellow ball cap (볼캡, bolkaep), and you have the store mannequin look just as it was (Outfit 1).

Layer an ivory hoodie with a bear-ear hood under a dark brown cropped zip-up, and pair it with a black pleated skirt and cream high-tops with an orange fruit print (Outfit 2).

**Look 1** Padded vest + pinstripe pleated skirt

**Look 2** Brown zip-up + bear-ear hoodie + black pleated skirt

20s Daily Look: Wide Pants with High-Tops

Everyday Korean style is often summed up as 꾸안꾸 (kku-an-kku): polished without looking like you tried. Here the cap and shoes carry the color while the rest stays easy. Layer a gray collared sweatshirt under a black leather-look hooded zip-up, and pair it with washed wide denim. Add color with a lavender ball cap and white high-tops with red lines (Outfit 3).

For a raglan sweatshirt with burgundy sleeves, we recommend camo wide pants. Match the ball cap and high-tops in black (Outfit 4).

**Look 3** Leather-look hooded zip-up + collared sweatshirt + wide denim

**Look 4** Raglan sweatshirt + camo wide pants

20s and 30s Weekend Look: Autumn Outfits Changed by the Outerwear

As October turns cooler, the outerwear is what changes a look first. The 행거 (haenggeo, hanger racks) held four combinations with different outerwear.

Leather-look biker jacket: Pair it with a white high-neck top and a black and gray plaid skirt (Outfit 5).
Pink fur zip-up: Layer it over a black hoodie and wear it with dark blue (진청, jincheong) denim (Outfit 6).
Ivory quilted jacket: Pair a hooded diamond-quilted padded jacket with black-blue (흑청, heukcheong) denim (Outfit 7).
Ivory fleece vest: Layer it over a gray striped hoodie and match the tone with ivory pants, a 톤온톤 (tonon-ton, tone-on-tone) match (Outfit 8).

**Look 5** Biker jacket + plaid skirt (shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

**Look 6** Pink fur zip-up + black hoodie + dark blue denim (shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

**Look 7** Ivory quilted jacket + black-blue denim (shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

**Look 8** Fleece vest + striped hoodie + ivory pants (shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

40s and 50s Outing Look: Windbreaker and Long Lightweight Padding

A 나들이룩 (nadeuri look) is what you wear for a relaxed day out. The idea is simple layers. Try a gray and ivory fleece half-zip under a red hooded windbreaker (바람막이, barammagi). It is an easy combination for a weekend walk (Outfit 9).

Pair a beige hooded long lightweight padded coat with a white mock neck underneath. In Korea, any puffer-style jacket is called 패딩 (paeding), so lightweight padding is a familiar layer for the cooler months (Outfit 10).

**Look 9** Red windbreaker + fleece half-zip (bottoms and shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

**Look 10** Beige long lightweight padded coat + white mock neck (bottoms and shoes are a MY OOTD suggestion)

Before You Buy

Take this list to your own closet first, then buy only what is missing.