A rookie model at 40, Heo Yong-jin eyes Milan, Paris Fashion Week

For some, 40 might seem too late to start a modeling career. But for Heo Yong-jin, it was perfect timing. Last July, the 40-year-old walked in an invitation-only, exclusive Louis Vuitton trunk show in Bangkok, where the French luxury house presented a collection created by its Men’s creative director Pharrell Williams in collaboration with Japanese designer Nigo. “I was in awe. Like, how did that happen to me? I thought,” Heo said in an interview with The Korea Herald on July 22. The opportunit