Name: Susan Kim
Lives in: North Potomac
Age: 48
Occupation: Regional Manager for C2 Education
How would you describe your personal style?
"Especially during the colder seasons, I like to wear fur vests, sweaters, a skirt with a variety of stockings. I usually wear boots because they are a little bit warmer. The fur jacket is light and it keeps me warm. When I am active, it doesn't get in my way. I prefer to wear skirts over pants because when you wear pants, because I am usually working, they wrinkle.
Who are your style icons?
"I do like to travel a lot. Where I am from, Seoul Korea, they are very trendy. I go to Hong Kong often and I look around the shops. I don't have anyone that I admire, but I like anything that is in that year, that style. I try to follow that. Instead of following someone else's style, I like to have my own.
I don't really like bright colors, but I like more earth tones. I mix and match and I try to because there are so many clothes in your closet. I like to bring things from past years and I like to mix; especially skirts or some sort of sweater or cardigan that doesn't go out of style. It depends on what you wear with it: scarves, some kind of jacket, belt and things like that.
I try to make points and I like bags, so I try to make points with shoes and bags. The style of bags I like are big bags. Small bags don't look good on me. People say 'why is this so heavy?' and it's because it's so big. There's so much to carry around.
I like jewelry and I try to make points with jewelry. I wear necklaces, like long ones, and it depends on what kind of style I am wearing that day. "
Where do you like to shop?
"I like to shop in Chevy Chase and at Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom."
What's on your Holiday shopping list?
"I usually like to buy things for my daughter, and then half of them become mine because she doesn't want it. Her style is a little bit different; she likes more simple things than I do.
I think this year, instead of buying new things, I would like to work with what I have in my closet. It is good to clear out your closet every once in a while to see what you have. Then you can mix and match from there instead of buying and keep buying new stuff."
