Daul Kim
| Daul Kim | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Kim Da-ul (김다울) 31 May 1989 Seoul, South Korea |
| Died |
19 November 2009 (aged 20) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
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Modelling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Hair colour | Black[1] (was dyed blonde for some time) |
| Eye colour | Brown[1] |
| Manager | Next, Storm |
Kim Daul (Hangeul: 김다울 May 31, 1989 – November 19, 2009) was an international South Korean fashion model, small painter and regular blogger. She committed suicide at the age of 20.
Career
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 31 May 1989.[1] She was regularly featured in magazines such as British Vogue, i-D and Dazed & Confused.[2] In South Korea, she appeared on the covers of South Korean Vogue in August 2007 and May 2008 and in Harper's Bazaar in July 2008.[1] She made her international catwalk debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2007.[2]
Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and Christopher Kane are among the top designers who consistently used Kim to showcase their latest collections.[1][3] She also modelled for H & M and GAP.[2] In 2008 she was named Model of the Year by Anan magazine.[4]
She also appeared on the South Korean series I am a Model in season 3. In June 2009 she appeared nude in i-D magazine, sparking criticism in Korea.[4] Her career was developing when she moved to Paris, France, in 2009 to model for Next.[2] Shortly before her death she had appeared on the cover for the Australian Russh as well as video advertisements for Topshop, Richard Nicoll and Chanel.[1]
Personal life
Kim was a keen painter and on 10 August 2007 she held a solo exhibition of her artwork in Seoul.[4] She collected antique forks and kept a quirky blog titled "I Like to Fork Myself ". She was also a fan of Klaus Kinski and his films and collected works.[4] She had a tattoo of a star on the inside of her left hand.[1]
Kim was discovered hanged in her apartment in Paris on 19 November 2009 at the age of 20.[2] The Paris prosecutor's office found a suicide note at the scene and ruled her death as a suicide.[2] Kim had suffered from insomnia and struggled with depression and had a deep frustration towards the demands of the fashion industry for a long time. She had voiced her personal thoughts and issues in her own weblog and expressed herself through her paintings. She would also dodge calls from her agents because she felt overworked and often lonely.[2]
As far back as 2007 she had left dark posts of self angst related to self-mutilation and suicide. At one point in April 2007, she had posted “I am going to smash my face… My life as Daul was so miserable and lonely. Please join my loneliness in another world. I love you all. Daul.” She then added shortly after, “KIDDING. I'm fine. Just tired.”[2] She had also admitted that she self harmed.[2] In October 2009 during New York Fashion Week she left a post on her blog describing herself as “mad depressed and overworked.”[2] She became the ninth South Korean celebrity to commit suicide in 2009. Daul's last post included a song titled “I Go Deep” by Jim Rivers. The post was titled “Say Hi to Forever” and under, Kim wrote “best track forever.” [2] She took her own life shortly after.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Daul Kim at the Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved November 20, 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bremner, Charles (November 20, 2009). "Suicide model Daul Kim wrote blog about pressure of catwalk". The Times (London). Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Top South Korean model Daul Kim found dead". BBC News. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "Daul Kim". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009.