Yoon Ahn’s style picks: the Ambush co-founder and Dior Men jewellery design director shares her tips for a more fashionable life
The South Korea-born creative grew up in Seattle but now calls Tokyo home – she stans Japan’s Daikanyama Tsutaya and Donki shops, treasures her Cartier Crash watch and enjoys luxe stays at Izu Cliff House and the Setouchi Retreat
Co-founder and creative director of fashion label Ambush, Yoon Ahn is a true citizen of the world. Born in South Korea, the 47-year-old Korean-American grew up in Seattle and has lived in Tokyo for almost two decades. Ahn is Dior Men’s jewellery design director and started Ambush in 2008 with a single Tokyo studio making jewellery. Since then she has opened boutiques around the world, and worked on projects with the NBA, Nike, Bulgari and Rolls-Royce. Here, she shares her favourite finds from her adopted home of Japan and beyond.
The Instagram accounts I can’t stop following
I have been trying to pick up photography again so I have been watching tutorials on colour theory and film. I am enjoying learning from videos analysing and breaking down these topics. There are a few accounts I follow that are focused on film and photography like @asian.filmm, @film.wave and @shootfilmmag, and I enjoy some accounts that repost works from photographers and videographers.
My cosmetics hacks
I love the sun so much but wearing sun cream has helped me to avoid wrinkles. Vitamin C serum is another must. They are both essential items in my skincare routine, not only for my face but my body as well. I use SkinCeuticals’ CE Ferulic and Beauty of Joseon sunscreen.
My top Tokyo haunts
Firstly, Daikanyama Tsutaya because I can check out so many books and read them there – I don’t want to buy and own everything now so it’s very helpful. Another is “Donki”, or Don Quijote. I feel like there are so many innovative items there that are often overlooked and underappreciated because the packaging is not “stylish”.