Guidebook for Jung-gu
Shopping
LOTTE FITIN is the country's first shopping center to dedicate an entire section for top premium fashion designer brands. In addition, local boutique designer stores from Hongdae, Itaewon, Garosu-gil, and Dongdaemun that have been acknowledged and successful as fashion trend leaders in their respective areas have earned their places alongside premium brands. All of Seoul's fashion trends can now be witnessed from one location. Global brands, like ABC Mart, Nike, Adidas, and Polo can also be found around the shopping center.
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Lotte FitIn
264 Eulji-roLOTTE FITIN is the country's first shopping center to dedicate an entire section for top premium fashion designer brands. In addition, local boutique designer stores from Hongdae, Itaewon, Garosu-gil, and Dongdaemun that have been acknowledged and successful as fashion trend leaders in their respective areas have earned their places alongside premium brands. All of Seoul's fashion trends can now be witnessed from one location. Global brands, like ABC Mart, Nike, Adidas, and Polo can also be found around the shopping center.
Dongdaemun has every fashion item imaginable: fabric, clothes, accessories, and wedding goods. The newest fashion trends, along with the newest fabrics, often make their debut in the market. It is home to the largest clothing suppliers in Korea, and aspiring designers also come to here to hone and test their skills. Cheap and diverse clothes attract not just fashion leaders but also the average consumer. It has become a place frequented by major Korean and international buyers as well.
Dongdaemun Market started as a traditional market in 1905 and experienced its first major transformation in 1970s as it began to develop as a center of the textile industry (both wholesale and retail), further contributing to the fast economic growth of Korea at that time. With the later construction of mega shopping buildings in the area, the market became reborn as the most famous fashion street in Korea.
Wholesalers across the country visit the market at night, forming an iconic night image in Seoul. The market is a mixture of both traditional and modern stores. Some stores maintain their old buildings, selling clothing materials, crafting clothes, or processing them. Modern shopping malls (such as Cerestar, Migliore, Designer’s Club, and Doosan Tower) popped up in the late 1990s, attracting young people by holding frequent music and dance performances at night. Various fashion shows and festivities are also held year-round.
Even though stores may sell goods wholesale, individual consumers and tourists purchase them at retail prices. The market offers special fabrics not found anywhere else and sells material and accessories at very reasonable prices. Simple accessories can even be made on-site at some stores. Plenty of currency exchange services and information desks provide a pleasant shopping experience for international visitors.
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Dongdaemun Market
18-221 Euljiro 6(yuk)-gaDongdaemun has every fashion item imaginable: fabric, clothes, accessories, and wedding goods. The newest fashion trends, along with the newest fabrics, often make their debut in the market. It is home to the largest clothing suppliers in Korea, and aspiring designers also come to here to hone and test their skills. Cheap and diverse clothes attract not just fashion leaders but also the average consumer. It has become a place frequented by major Korean and international buyers as well.
Dongdaemun Market started as a traditional market in 1905 and experienced its first major transformation in 1970s as it began to develop as a center of the textile industry (both wholesale and retail), further contributing to the fast economic growth of Korea at that time. With the later construction of mega shopping buildings in the area, the market became reborn as the most famous fashion street in Korea.
Wholesalers across the country visit the market at night, forming an iconic night image in Seoul. The market is a mixture of both traditional and modern stores. Some stores maintain their old buildings, selling clothing materials, crafting clothes, or processing them. Modern shopping malls (such as Cerestar, Migliore, Designer’s Club, and Doosan Tower) popped up in the late 1990s, attracting young people by holding frequent music and dance performances at night. Various fashion shows and festivities are also held year-round.
Even though stores may sell goods wholesale, individual consumers and tourists purchase them at retail prices. The market offers special fabrics not found anywhere else and sells material and accessories at very reasonable prices. Simple accessories can even be made on-site at some stores. Plenty of currency exchange services and information desks provide a pleasant shopping experience for international visitors.
Getting Around
Dongdaemun Stadium station
Food Scene
Very famous Korean Dessert Cafe Brand.
The signature menu is korean style 'ice flake with syrup'.
Sulbing
254 Eulji-roVery famous Korean Dessert Cafe Brand.
The signature menu is korean style 'ice flake with syrup'.
Sightseeing
Metonymic Landscape
The world’s largest three-dimensional amorphous architectural structure, the DDP metonymically combines history and culture with the city, society, and economy to create one landscape. Reminiscent of flowing water, the structure embraces the spatial flexibility of the park and incorporates Korean tradition and the future of ever-changing design into one.
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Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Metonymic Landscape
The world’s largest three-dimensional amorphous architectural structure, the DDP metonymically combines history and culture with the city, society, and economy to create one landscape. Reminiscent of flowing water, the structure embraces the spatial flexibility of the park and incorporates Korean tradition and the future of ever-changing design into one.
Heunginjimun
288 Jong-ro