It’s near impossible to not have heard of South Korean television drama The World of The Married. After all, the series has smashed cable TV rating records in South Korea and overtook popular dramas such as Sky Castle and Crash Landing On You.
Beyond the dramatic plot and amazing acting, the drama also gave us amazing looks, especially from lead actress Kim Hee-ae. We had previously delved into the designer bags she carried, and now, we’re looking at the jewellery she wore.
In episode three, we saw the passing of Kim’s mother-in-law. As she was busy getting the funerary processions in order, she discovered that her husband, Lee Tae-oh (played by Park Hae-joon), was having a rendezvous in the car with mistress Yeo Da-kyung (Han So-hee). Ironically, Kim was wearing Tiffany & Co. Tiffany T wedding ring that symbolises a couple’s undying love for each other.
This episode four delved into the day that Kim and her husband took wedding photographs, with their son present. She was wearing Tiffany & Co. ear studs from the Victoria collection. The inspiration for its design is based on the brilliance and shine of the best diamonds, which seemingly reflected the happiness and bliss the family had.
In the same episode, we see Kim deciding to exact revenge on her neighbour and friend Go Ye-rim by seducing husband Son Je-hyuk, who happens to also be the accountant of Lee. If you look closely, she matched her Tiffany Victoria earrings with a necklace from the Tiffany Keys line. Could this hint at her resolve to “unlock” her marriage?
Kim had thought that she had finally gotten rid of her husband. But lo and behold, he had returned with Han, now happily married, after two years in episode seven. Yet, Kim kept a steely front while looking her best with a Tiffany T drop necklace for the time when the two camps eventually meet.
Clothes make a person. But in this instance in episode seven, jewellery was Kim’s armour of choice as she donned on her Tiffany T bracelet and rings to go into battle against her ex-husband and mistress. On the other hand, she could lack the sense of security and hasn’t let go of her husband, hence needing these pieces to give herself strength.
Episode 12 was a roller coaster of emotions. As Han was suspicious of her husband. Kim came forward and lied to police by providing a false alibi for Park when she took out his current Tiffany T wedding ring.
Have you noticed it? His new wedding ring was actually the same model as the one with Kim, which further fuelled Han’s nagging sense that the husband wasn’t over the ex-wife.
It seems that every time Kim dons on her best jewels, viewers will be treated to a dramatic plot moment. In episode 16, she wore an elegant white Alexander McQueen Grecian-inspired dress and a diamond Tiffany T bracelet to attend her neighbour’s “reunion party” with her son.
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This article was first published in NUYOU; Translation by Ho Guo Xiong