Twenty-year-old model Daul Kim died yesterday. Today, reports are surfacing that the cause of death was believe to be suicide by hanging. Despite her extremely young age and relatively short time in the fashion industry, there's no denying that Kim left a sizable mark. Her spirit was infectious, as is evident on the various videos and musings she leaves behind by way of her blog, where comments in light of Kim's tragic passing have already reached in the hundreds. The South Korean model appeared on most major runways -- from Chanel and Roberto Cavalli, to Rodarte and Dries van Noten -- and is represented by Next in both New York and Paris. She likewise recently appeared in a recent Christopher Kane commercial for Topshop.
Refinery 29 and The Cut have assembled great galleries of the model's extensive work here and here, respectively. The image of Kim here is from the most recent issue of Lurve, which contains a number of stunning, surreal, and haunting images of Kim. She was truly one of the greats and will be deeply missed.


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