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"My bigg t w d from tail - w n my c o p • ir tr • • my w k." • ir tr • • my w k." • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p "My bigg t w d from tail - w n my c o p "My bigg t w d from tail - w n my c o p "My bigg t w d from tail - • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p Taek Kim kpcostume@gmail.com 818-508-1772 Growing up in Korea, Taek Kim would go to his grandfather's tailoring shop after school. He fi rst learned the basics, then his grandfather taught him the small details that would help him become a tai- lor. He also instilled in Kim that this craft would help him fi nd work anywhere in the world and would always be a source of income. This loving apprenticeship and many years of training on the job got him where he is today. Good friends Taek Kim and Man Pae opened K&P Tailoring shop in 2005 and partnered for many years until Pae's pass- ing. One of Kim's most memorable jobs was when President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Seoul, Korea, in 1966. Kim had the honor of making tux- edoes for the Korean president and all of his generals for a dinner party. "Tuxedos take fi nessing," he says. "Making morning coats and cut-away jackets are more tasking." Each project demands his focus on what he's trying to achieve, and time is always the consummate challenge. "My bigg t w d from tail - w n my c o p "My bigg t w d from tail - w n my c o p "My bigg t w d from tail - • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p • ir tr • • my w k." w n my c o p Johnson visited Seoul, Korea, in 1966. Kim had the honor of making tux- Johnson visited Seoul, Korea, in 1966. Kim had the honor of making tux- edoes for the Korean president and all of his generals for a dinner party. "Tuxedos take fi nessing," he says. "Making morning coats and cut-away jackets are more tasking." Each project demands his focus on what he's 43