Korean traditional clothing and its classification

Korean traditional clothing and its classification

Hanbok is a traditional costume of the Korean nation from ancient times to modern times. The lines of Hanbok are both curvy and straight, especially the tops and long skirts of women's Hanbok, which are thin and thick, dignified and elegant. Nowadays, most people are used to wearing suits, but many people still like to wear traditional "national costumes" at festivals or weddings such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Women's hanbok is a top with a flowing long skirt; The man wears a short coat with trousers and ties the wide trouser legs with thin straps. Tops and long skirts are colorful, and some even add bright and gorgeous brocade.

With the consolidation of Confucianism in the Korean era, clothing began to pay attention to form and etiquette. The big dress in the Korean era was a sacrificial dress. The big dress is also called coronation, wearing a crown. Put on the coronation suit. Coronation is a kind of clothes worn in ancestral temples, countries and other festivals, such as the beginning of the year and the winter solstice. The princess is wearing a big skirt and clothes.

Hanbok can be classified according to identity, function, gender, age, purpose and material. In modern times, the distinction between uses is the most representative. According to the usage of life customs, Hanbok is divided into wedding dresses, floral dresses, holiday dresses and one-year-old dresses.

Holiday clothes

In Korea, you must pay a New Year call to your parents on the morning of the Spring Festival. Parents wear ordinary hanbok, and children wear colorful children's (seven-color satin) coats and hanbok to pay New Year greetings.

Wedding dress is a ceremony held by children for their parents, wishing them health and longevity. At this time, a banquet will be held to celebrate their birthdays. The men in the flower banquet wear golden crowns and grass clothes; Women wear dresses and Tang suits.

A one-year-old suit

In Korea, when a child is one year old, a ceremony will be held to pray for his health and longevity. At this time, children should wear one-year-old clothes. Boys turn to light-colored clothes, usually blue-edged pink shorts and light purple pants, with blue vests and grass green belts on them. Girls use dark green or yellow shorts, and wear colored children's shorts for one year or special days. Recently, one-year-old girls also wear Tang suit.

wedding dress

Hanbok at traditional weddings is more gorgeous than usual. At the wedding, the groom wears trousers, short vest, knotted coat, gauze cap, crown belt and wooden boots.

Life hanbok

Traditional hanbok is only worn on special days, because it is complicated to wear. Therefore, Hanbok, which pursues simple and convenient life, has recently appeared. There are many kinds of Hanbok, and according to the diversity of materials and differences in design, various styles have been produced. It is also welcomed by foreign tourists because of its traditional beauty and low price.

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