Death of Daul Kim suspected
Twenty-year-old fashion model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment on November 19th. According to French police Daul Kim appears to have committed suicide, but this is yet to be confirmed.
Daul Kim had modeled for world famous fashion labels such as Chanel, Dries van Noten and Alexander McQueen.Kim was a familiar face at fashion events in some of the most stylish cities in the world including New York, Milan and Paris.
Her most recent public appearance was at Seoul Fashion Week in October this year.
Daul Kim also authored a popular blog entitled “I like to fork myself” on which she shared poetry, photos and music.
Daul Kim also frequently wrote of her loneliness. In one recent entry she wrote in a poem “…staying relative is hard, staying honest is hard, I know I’m like a ghost…”
It appears Kim felt stressed about her work and ambivalent towards her hometown.
In an outpouring of grief, hundreds of fans expressed their feelings of loss by posting messages on her blog. One poster wrote, “Daul, i am so saddened that you’re gone. I never met you, i never saw you, but you were special.”
Another pointed out “you were a tour de force in the fashion industry and an utmost inspiration to korean girls like me. thank you, you will be dearly missed.”
Daul Kim’s agents at the modeling agency Next said in a statement. “She was a top model and a great friend to all of us at Next. Please respect her family’s privacy at this time of sadness. We will all miss her very much.”
