Lee Doo-Na’s Changing Wardrobe in Netflix New K-drama Doona!
With hits like All of Us Are Dead and Strong Girl Nam-soon, Netflix is fast becoming the place to find the latest South Korean drama’s. Dubbed K-drama’s (to go along with K-pop) the streaming platform’s latest romance won’t be forgotten in a hurry. With the hauntingly beautiful Doona! never quite what it seems.
But it’s not like lead Lee Doo-na didn’t warn Won-Jun that falling for her was foolish. Yet where was our warning before we fell head over heels for her effortlessly chic wardrobe.
However, you might think you know how the story goes: a normal boy, a famous K-pop singer and a slow-burning romance. But Netflix’s new South Korean drama based on the Min Songa webtoon, The Girl Downstairs, is all that and more. Including a whirlwind journey through the changing looks of our lead stars K-pop career, isolation and loneliness, and sugary sweet romance in her Donna outfits.
Lee Doo-na the K-Pop Princess
Doona! might start with our romantic lead abandoning her girl group Dream Sweet, but fittingly portrayed by Bae Suzy a real-life K-pop princess turned actress, the nine episode run takes us on her journey back to stardom. Including a few statement looks worthy of the K-pop idol status she has gained.
The Black Prada Mini-Dress
Young, rich and famous, with a wardrobe full of designer labels, when Lee Doo-na returns to the world of K-pop the biggest luxury brands all want to put her in their garments. But with a more mature and refined look, than her time in Dream Sweet, her poplin collar and cuff black lace Prada mini-dress doesn’t need the added sparkle of sequins and gemstones to make her standout from the crowd.
Lee Doo-na’s Puff Sleeve Toile de Jouy Dress in Doona!
With one stylish look after another, the K-pop princess Doona outfits throughout the show are absolute perfection. Especially this sweet and innocent looking white and black Toile de Jouy dress from Seoul brand YCH. The exaggerated puff sleeves, square neckline and romantic scenes in black print across the mini-dress are as timeless as they are feminine. And perfect for our reinvented singing star.
The K-Pop Look: Lee Doo-na’s Dream Sweet White Two Piece Stage Outfit
When we first met Lee Doo-na at the peak of her K-pop career as one fifth of girl group Dream Sweet, the tension in the band could be cut with a knife. The popular lead singer, always singled out in a contrasting color to draw attention, wanted an escape from her idolized life. Yet that didn’t stop her putting on one last show in her gemstone encrusted and feather embellished white skirt and matching ruched top.
The Lee Doo-na Loungewear Essentials
When it comes to Lee Doo-na’s signature look, away from her bold stage and K-pop persona, she steers clear of eye-catching sparkles and embellishments, instead favoring low-key loungewear. Blending into her new shared housing situation and unemployed, retired lifestyle of smoking in the courtyard in her comfortable and relaxed outfits.
Lee Doo-na’s Many Crop Tops
Lee Doo-na’s changed lifestyle, away from the spotlight, meant that her new relaxed and at ease attitude needed to be reflected in her Doona outfits. With loungewear becoming her go to look.
But even though Doo-na’s outfits are full of simple basics that emphasize comfort, she hasn’t lost any of her stylish credentials. With her vast selection of midriff baring cropped tank tops and t-shirts giving her a youthful and fun look.
While using a soft color palette of whites, grays and pale blues to reflect her gentle and loving side. The simple cotton tops with lace trims, smock ruffles and lettuce hems mirror her playful character that we slowly see emerge as she befriends her new share house neighbor Won-Jun.
Simple Comfy Pants Worn by Lee Doo-na in Doona!
With the only denim featuring in Lee Doo-na’s wardrobe her Instantfunk one shoulder denim dress, she instead chooses softer and more comfortable fits and fabrics for the pants in her wardrobe. Sticking to her relaxed loungewear aesthetic, that becomes a big part of her Doona! story.
More likely to opt for a dress or skirt, when she does wear pants they are either comfy with a wide-leg fit, in check or flower prints to match her simple pale colored crop tops. Or typical loungewear sweatpants, given a stylish and icon worthy twist in delicate white fabrics or with sequin embellishments, before being paired with her statement platform slippers.
Lee Doo-na’s Oversized Sweatshirts
It might be Won-Jun who is a university student but the Doona outfits that we see her transition into after retiring from girl group Dream Sweet, have that relaxed college feel. And would allow her to blend right in on campus.
Her oversized track jackets and striped rugby sweaters, all but drown Doo-na’s petite frame. But paired with her stylish mini-skirts, lace trimmed tank tops and impeccable make-up they help her portray an air of innocence and fragility.
A side of her personality that she has always had to keep hidden in her world of fame and fortune, but that Won-Jun allows her to express. Even wearing her “Love” for him on her striped sweater, when they discuss the idea of officially being in a relationship.
Flirty and Floral: Lee Doo-na’s Flower Prints
The Lee Doo-na outfits throughout the nine episode run of the show can be broken down into the different, and very much changing stages of her life. From the K-pop princess, through her unemployed and retired loungewear stage, to these flirty “notice me” looks when Won-Jun might just be winning her over.
Lee Doo-na’s Black Flower Print Dresses in Doona!
More often seen in whites and grays or pastel shades of pinks and blue, Lee Doo-na wears black when she really wants to make an impression. Just like with her Prada lace mini-dress above, she goes for subtle details and luxurious fabrics to make a statement.
In this case dainty white or pink floral prints that cover the short figure emphasizing mini-dresses and give them a feminine touch. Balancing out the delicate and pretty looks with chunky soled combat boots and chokers, stops Doo-na looking too girly though.
Sweet and Innocent: Lee Doo-na’s Girl Next Door Ivory Floral Dress
Black might make an impression, but there is nothing better to portray the look of “girl next door” than subtle frills, a delicate floral pattern and a neutral color, just ask Layla Keating from All American.
With this Not Your Rose figure hugging mini, with frilled hem and neckline in ivory and gray florals being the perfect choice for showing off your flirty side. Complemented with barely there make-up and soft and supple accessories, it’s no wonder Won-Jun had a hard time resisting her charm.
Miu Miu Floral Cropped Cardigan
Doo-na might have temporarily given up her young, rich and famous lifestyle but that doesn’t mean that her wardrobe isn’t still full of all the biggest designer brands. A perk of being in the K-pop girl group of the moment. Just like this beautiful Miu Miu cashmere floral cropped cardigan that works just as well over her loungewear as it would over an equally expensive Doona outfit.
Lee Doo-na Pretty In Pink
With so many different, yet surprisingly complementary styles, throughout the Doona outfits from loungewear to show stopping stage looks, the one thing that you can definitely be certain of is our stars favorite color pink featuring heavily.
The Many Pinks of Lee Doo-na’s Wardrobe
Lee Doo-na’s wardrobe is full of color, particularly neutrals and pastel shades, but the one color that appears the most often without a doubt is pink. Her favorite color to wear, the pretty in pink star uses it as a perfect contrast to her long dark locks and subtle make-up.
With Doo-na’s outfits playing on the sweet and innocent feelings that the color conjures, her “girl next door” feel is an intricate part of her looks throughout the show. And adds to the slow burning romance between her and Won-Jun, that is actually just as important as the star’s impeccable wardrobe.
But with everything from her simple long sleeved t-shirts to complimentary ribbed cardigans, her most memorable pink looks are the real statement pieces. Just like her co-ordinating jacket and skirt set with bold gold buttons and patch pockets, or the very ruffled baby pink tulle mini-dress that signals her sabbatical from the world of K-pop is truly over.
Lee Doo-na’s Statement Outerwear
There is only one thing that could finish off the stylish Doona outfits of our K-pop princess, and that would be her flawless jackets and coats. Seen throughout the show in a selection of fashionable trends, she knows exactly what to add to give her outfits a classic touch.
The Brown Jackets of our K-pop Princess in Doona!
Just like Emily Meyers from the steamy Netflix thriller, Fair Play, Doo-na knows that the quickest way to elevate any look is to add a beautiful coat or jacket. From the timeless classic of a camel colored wool overcoat, like our high-flying professional Emily, or something a little bit more adventurous, Doo-na wears a lot of neutral and brown pieces.
A step away from her pastel shades and love of pink, her sailor collar jacket and simple button front blazer are both in a dark and velvety brown, contrasting perfectly with the simple white features throughout. Sticking with wool like her camel overcoat, all of her outer garments shun the latest trends, and instead are classic timeless looks that work perfectly as investment pieces.
The Lee Doo-na Accessories
Lee Doo-na’s impeccable Doona outfits and styling isn’t just because of her designer clothes, statement pieces and “girl next door” looks, her accessories are just as important. Especially when she realizes that she might actually like Won-Jun and has to find a way to draw his attention.
The Gucci Hair-Clips
Just like her designer filled K-pop lifestyle and wardrobe, when it comes to adding accessories to her looks Lee Doo-na goes for the expensive and exquisite designer pieces. In her favorite shade pink, her Gucci double heart shaped hair-clip is anything but subtle. But the nod to romance and love perfectly accentuated her desire for Won-jun’s attention.
That Hime Haircut
A variation from the Min Songa webtoon’s Lee Doo-na, it was all thanks to actress Bae Suzy that Netflix’s Doona! might be as well remembered for the hime cut as it is for the plot and wardrobe. Thinking someone as unique as Doo-na deserved a look that stood out, the chin-length side locks and full fringe paired with her long dark straight hair was surprisingly the perfect answer.
One of Lee Doo-na’s Many Hats in Netflix’s Doona!
Doo-na might add hats to her outfits to hide her face, and statement haircut, so that people don’t recognize her. But she still uses the deception as a chance to add some more style and fashionable accents to her statement looks. Whether it’s a black baseball cap pulled low over her eyes, or a black and white plaid baker-boy hat, she never goes wrong. Just like Rebecca Welton, and her impeccable styling.
It won’t come as a surprise to find out that Netflix’s new K-drama Doona! Is one of the streaming platforms biggest successes. With a cast full of up and coming South Korean stars, a slow burning romance to draw us in and a wardrobe of Doona outfits that are the epitome of stylish, there’s no wonder we can’t take our eyes off it. And with something for everyone, romance and wardrobe wise, I don’t think that will change anytime soon, so maybe just watching it once more wouldn’t hurt…
