What are the characteristics of Korean clothing

White is the favorite clothing color of the Korean people, symbolizing purity, goodness, nobility and holiness, so the Korean people from ancient times, "white people" called "white compatriots". With the development of the textile industry, nowadays, women wear more colorful and eclectic clothing, but the traditional national style of short clothes and long skirts has remained unchanged for a long time, because it is in line with the aesthetic psychology of the Korean women. So what are the characteristics of the Korean dress? The following is a small editorial by the understanding of the vision to introduce you, I hope to help you.

Korean traditional women's clothing

Korean national costume according to the age of the wearer and the occasion, choose a variety of texture, color fabric production. Before marriage, women wear bright red skirts and yellow blouses with colorful stripes on the sleeves; after marriage, they wear red skirts and green blouses. Older women can choose from a wide range of colors and patterns.

Korean women's short clothes and long skirts are the most traditional of Korean costumes, and they are also a major feature of Korean women's clothing. The short jacket is called "Zegory" in Korean, it is the favorite top of Korean people, it is made up of straight lines for shoulders, sleeves and sleeve heads, and curved lines for collars, with curved hems and sleeve cages, slanting collars, unbuttoned, knotted with cloth bands, and brightly colored satin borders on cuffs, lapels and armpits, which only cover the breasts, and the colors are mainly light colors like yellow, white, pink, etc., which make the women wear it in a dashing, beautiful and generous way; the long skirt is also called "Chee Kol" in Korean, which is the most traditional dress of Korean women. Also known as "chima" in Korean, it is the main dress of Korean women, with long folds at the waist and loose and flowing. Most of these clothes are made of silk and have bright colors, and they are divided into kimono, tunic, long skirt, short skirt, and apron. Young women and girls love to wear vest-style pleated skirt, skirt longer than the knee skirt, easy to work. Middle-aged and old women often wear long skirts and long skirts, and in winter they wear cotton (leather) kangs on top of their blouses. The skirt is a piece of unsewn material, consisting of a waist, a hemline and a skirt band. The skirt is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the length of the skirt is as long as the top of the foot, the hem of the skirt is wider, and there are many fine pleats on the top end of the skirt, and the skirt is knotted on the right side of the waist after wrapping around the waist, and when wearing this kind of skirt, a plain white petticoat must be worn on the inside.

Traditional Korean Men's Clothing

Korean men usually wear a short, plain-colored shirt with a shoulder strap and wide-legged pants. When they go out, they usually wear a long robe with a cloth belt. The men's short jacket is also called "Zegoli" in Korean; the adult men's jacket is shorter in length, with a slanting lapel, wide sleeves, left overlap, no buttons, and a fluttering belt pinned on each side of the front lapel, which is tied above the right lapel when wearing the jacket. They also like black jackets or other colors with buttons "back coat" that is? Kanko?

The "kangs", called "kuk" in Korean, are usually worn over the "ze gory" jacket, mostly made of satin, fur or fabric, with three pockets and five buttons, which makes them look particularly spirited.

North Korean men love to wear "lantern pants", this kind of pants long waist wide, and white color mostly." Baji" refers to the traditional Korean dress "pants", which have a large crotch and legs. Since traditional Korean houses have a heating system for the kang, people often sit and lie on mats or mats on the ground, wearing these pants makes it easy to sit cross-legged on the kang, casually and easily, and the pants have ribbons tied around the legs to protect them from the cold and keep them warm when they go out.

Korean traditional children's clothing

Korean children's clothing is mainly colorful clothes, which are made of seven-color satin, as if the rainbow is on the body. The Korean people believe that the rainbow is a symbol of light and beauty, either for aesthetic reasons or for the purpose of averting evil spirits, which is intended to make children beautiful and happy, and to make them appear more intelligent and lively. It is also believed that Joseon women used to be good at preserving pieces of cloth of various colors and used them to make clothes for their children.

Chosun official clothes

The official clothes of the Joseon people in the past varied according to the official position and status, but the basic pattern was the coronation clothes, with a black silk collar, influenced by the twelve chapters of China's coronation dresses, with colored dragons on the shoulders, and the cuffs were painted with the patterns of fire, Chinese bugs, and zongyi, etc. The clothes were sewn with red silk satin, and were made of red silk satin. The dress is made of red silk, and the front of the dress is decorated with patterns of algae and powdered rice.