The reason of Korean traditional dress

Korean clothing is unique, showing the characteristics of simplicity, elegance and lightness. In fact, the development of Korean clothing has a certain historical origin. In the early days, Koreans mostly lived in remote mountain villages, and the raw materials of clothing were mainly linen and homespun. Rough texture, cool in summer and not warm in winter. With the continuous improvement of weaving technology, flax weaves better and better, with fine lines and few spots, and the color turns from yellow to white after washing.

Koreans like to wear simple white clothes, so they are called "people in white".

At the beginning of the twentieth century, men began to wear suits, but only a few rich people in the city wore them. In the fifties and sixties, wage earners with better incomes in cities wore suits. Few people wore suits during the Cultural Revolution. It is common to wear a suit after the 1980 s, but it is rare to wear a Zhongshan suit and casual clothes in the 1990 s.

Old women like simple white dresses and are used to wrapping their heads with white flannel. In winter, they will wear a shawl lined with fur and covered with satin. Old women wear wrap skirts instead of tube skirts. The belt of the wrap skirt is very wide, with many fine pleats, all the way to the heel. This is a split skirt. When wearing, wrap the lower body once, and then lift one end of the skirt hem and stuff it in the belt. To wear this skirt, you must wear a plain white petticoat underneath. The skirt is a stitched skirt. But unlike other ethnic skirts, it has many fine pleats all the way to the waist. The upper end is also connected with a small white vest with buttons at the opening of the front chest. Wear it from top to bottom. This skirt is longer than the knee, which is good for work and walking. Therefore, women wear skirts to work. Dress and habit of elderly women. Great changes have taken place.

The costumes of Korean girls and young women can be said to be colorful, bright and eye-catching, with strong national characteristics. Young women and girls put colorful satin edges on the cuffs of their coats and skirts. Ribbon is also made of satin, red, purple and blue.

The sleeves of children's coats are mostly made of "seven-color satin", which looks like a rainbow. Koreans have always regarded the rainbow as a symbol of light and beauty. Making clothes for children with seven-color satin is intended to make children more beautiful and happier (Korean young women also like to wear this kind of clothes on festive occasions and entertainment occasions).

Korean shoes have an evolutionary process. Clogs and leather shoes were worn in the early days, then sandals and Ma Xie appeared. Men wear flat-bottomed white rubber shoes, and women wear white or sky-blue boat-shaped upturned rubber shoes.

Korean male hats used to be mainly black hats (Korean:? )。 The part of the black hat on the top of the head is cylindrical, and the brim is wide, which can block out the sun. Koreans have been ashamed of their outcrops since ancient times, so they attach great importance to scarves. During the Li Dynasty in Korea, officials wore gauze hats, "noble" Dai Li, and people of the common people and "untouchable" classes wore headscarves.

People of different grades have strict differences in texture, size and decoration. The top cloth of a hat is divided into cloth, yarn, wool and so on. , to distinguish identity. Korean hats themselves can only be worn by two classes of nobles, and married people over middle age can wear them after the19th century, but untouchables and ordinary people are not allowed to wear them.

Women also wear black hats, most of which are painted with beautiful flowers and birds, but headscarves are often used.

In the celebrations for the elderly, the "flower ornaments" for the elderly, children's first birthday, marriage and so on, most Korean men, women and children wear bright national costumes to celebrate the festival.