On the characteristics of Korean costumes

Koreans always like to wear white clothes and plain clothes, so they are called "white people". In grand festivals, grand celebrations and other occasions, Korean men and women are used to wearing white clothes, so it is also called "the country in white". In the early days of immigration, Koreans mostly lived in remote mountain villages, and the raw materials of clothing were mainly flax and homespun. At the beginning of the twentieth century, woven fabrics, silks and satins and other fabrics were introduced, and the colors of clothing were also diversified. The traditional costumes of Korean people include men's and women's tops, trousers, skirts, coats, robes, vests and hats, boat shoes, etc. In addition to daily clothes, there are also ceremonial clothes such as one-year-old clothes, wedding dresses and mourning clothes.

The man is wearing a white coat without buttons, and a ribbon is nailed to both sides of the front, which is tied at the upper right front. They also like black or other colored coats (vests) with buttons on the back. Wear a short coat or cotton wool coat in winter. Wear bloomers. This kind of trousers has a wide waist and large crotch and legs, which is convenient for sitting cross-legged on the kang. When wearing, the front of the trousers is folded and tied with a belt, and the lower mouth of the trousers is tied with a cloth belt. Wear more hats on holidays.

Korean women's wear is mostly made of silk or soft fabrics, and its biggest feature is that long skirts with short coats are elegant and beautiful in color and decoration. The front of a woman's coat is short, without buttons, and tied with ribbons. The front and hem are slightly curved and the lines are soft.

Young women like to decorate their cuffs and skirts with colored satin edges. In winter, elderly women will wear a shawl with fur as the lining and satin as the surface. Skirts are divided into tube skirts and wrap skirts, and there are also differences between long skirts and short skirts. Middle-aged and elderly women often wear a wrapped skirt with a wide belt inside and a white petticoat inside, then wrap the outer skirt around the lower body, and finally lift the lower left corner of the skirt and tuck it in the belt, which is a symbol of elegance and nobility. Young women can wear wrapped skirts or pleated skirts, and underage girls can only wear pleated skirts. The pleated skirt is straight, with many fine pleats at the waist, which is wide and elegant.

Korean children's clothes are brightly colored, and most of them use seven-color satin unique to Koreans as sleeves. The clothes are made of colored satin, which is called "colored clothes", symbolizing rainbow-like brightness and beauty. Korean women's headdresses are relatively simple. Girls often have baby heads and short hair. Unmarried girls wear a long braid and wear it behind their heads after marriage. Apart from tying colored headband at the root and both ends of the braid and inserting metal hairpins in the bun, there are no other decorations, which are simple and generous.

Korean men usually wear short coats, slanted shirts, wide sleeves and trousers with wide legs, fat waist and big crotch. When I go out, I like to wear a gown without buttons and a long cloth belt. Accustomed to crossing the canal in Dai Li, young men now wear caps and middle-aged and elderly people wear felt hats. The sleeves of children's coats are made of colorful "seven-color satin", just like a rainbow flowing on the body. Women's clothes are short skirts and long skirts, which Koreans call "Ze" and "Ma Qi". I like to choose yellow, white and pink fabrics. Korean shoes, from clogs and sandals to sandals and Ma Xie, to modern men's wide rectangular rubber shoes and women's pointed boat rubber shoes, are unique.