17 - Hanbok (한복-韓服)

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    17.  Hanbok (한복-韓服)

     Hanbok is the traditional Korean dress. It is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets.  Although the term literally means "Korean clothing", hanbok today often refers specifically to hanbok of Joseon Dynasty and is worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celebrations.  Modern hanbok does not exactly follow the actual style as worn in Joseon dynasty since it went through some major changes during the 20th century for practical reasons.

     Throughout history, Korea had a dual clothing tradition, in which rulers and aristocrats adopted different kinds of mixed foreign-influenced indigenous styles, while the commoners continued to use a distinct style of indigenous clothing that today is known as Hanbok.○

-  Basic  composition  and  clothes      Traditional women's hanbok consists of Jeogori , a blouse shirt or a jacket and chima, a wrap-around skirt, which is usually worn full. The ensemble is often called chima jeogori. Men's hanbok consists of Jeogori and baji  which means pants in Korea. The baji were baggy pants in traditional men's hanbok.○ - Goguryeo tomb mural(벽화의 옷) -  Jokki  and  magoja      Jokki(조끼) is a type of vest while magoja(마고자) is an outer jacket. Although jokki and magoja were created at the end of the Joseon Dynasty in which the Western culture began to affect Korea, the garments have been considered parts of traditional clothing.    Each is additionally worn over jeogori for warmth and style. Magoja was an originally Manchu style clothing, but was introduced to Korea after Heungseon Daewongun, the father of King Gojong returned from his political exile in Manchuria in 1887.   Magoja derived from magwae that he wore at that time to protect cold weather of the region.   It was good to keep warmth and easy to wear, so that magoja became popular in Korea.  It is also called "deot jeogori" (literally "an outer jeogori") or magwae.○   - left) Heuk dallyeongpo in the late 18th century - right) Waryonggwan and hakchangui in 1863. - Material  and  Color      The upper classes wore hanbok of closely woven ramie cloth or other high-grade lightweight materials in warm weather and of plain and patterned silks the rest of the year. Commoners were restricted by law as well as resources to cotton at best.      The upper classes wore a variety of colors, though bright colors were generally worn by children and girls and subdued colors by middle-aged men and women. Commoners were restricted by law to everyday clothes of white, but for special occasions they wore dull shades of pale pink, light green, gray, and charcoal. The color of chima showed the wearer's social position and statement.      For example, a navy color indicated that a woman had son(s). Only the royal family could wear a clothing with geumbak-printed patterns (gold leaf) on the bottom of chima.○ ○ ● ○

- left) Full skirt and tight jeogori were considered fashionable. 18th century. - right) Soksokgot(속속곳), similar to petticoat is shown under the woman's skirt. 18th century. - Two models wearing dangui and seuranchima decorated with geumbak (댕기와 금박으로 장식된 치마)   - left) A man wearing jungchimak. 18th century. - right) Photograph taken in 1863 - Male aristocrat dress; a gat (a horsehair hat) on the head and yellow dopo (an overcoat). - Hwarot, bride clothes.(결혼예복-활옷)

- Women's hanbok consists of chima skirt and jeogori shirt. / - Men's hanbok consists of jeogori and baji which means pants in Korea. / magoja

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One of seniors said to me when he studied in Sydeny, Austrailla used to have a contest of each countries traditional customs in the university and HANBOK all the time reach NO 1. every year.

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Yes, it is a deserved victory and natural result!