say good-bye to daul...

Daul Kim 1989-2009

Daul Kim could quite have possibly been the coolest girl on the planet. A South Korean supermodel living in Paris by day, a painter & filmmaker with solo artwork exhibits in Seoul by night, she was also the blogger extraordinaire. I was truly obsessed with reading her blog 'I LIKE TO FORK MYSELF' almost daily for the past year, which I can only describe as being undeniably brilliant. It was by far my favorite blog I have ever come across. She was humorous, probably more so than she knew, starting each of her blog entries with the title 'Say Hi To...'. Her writing was heartbreaking and her thoughts so charming and pure you would think that she was something other than 'just a pretty face'. But she was also witty, charismatic, and incredibly funny, like almost genius-funny. Much of her thoughts were those typical of your regular 20-year-old young woman in today's world (confused, angry, insecure, uncertain, but somehow always hopeful, or so I thought). The girl could made me laugh and cry at the same time. 

Her fight for hope ended this week as she ended her life in Paris on Thursday with nothing but a letter left behind. Rumor is that she felt depressed and empty living with her career as a fashion model, something quite occasionally clear in her blog entries. Understandable but what I wished she would have known is that everything in this life is so temporary- sometimes even those feelings of unworthiness and hopelessness- this lesson that she wouldn't have learned in her brief twenty years. 

Discovered at the age of 13, Daul recently became the new face of Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld declared her as his latest muse, not surprising as she was breathtakingly beautiful and held a magnificent presence in front of the camera. But what she will really be remembered for is her character, her quirks, and her beautiful ability to communicate with people across the globe like me. Say hi to forever, Beautiful Daul...