The Traditional Costume of South Korea - Hanbok

        HANBOK-KOREA
Hanbok is the most representative example of traditional costumes in South Korea. In 1996, the south Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism made "Hanbok Day" to encourage South Korea citizens to wear Hanbok.  Hanbok is made up of various fabrics. It is comprised of five basic colours which is red, blue, yellow, black and white. One of the special parts of Hanbok is it has no pockets and buttons. In a full set of Hanbok consists of a few parts whih is jeogori(shirt), chima(skirt), baji(pants), jipsin(shoes) and so on.

Full sets of Hanbok! 

Jeogori - Jeogori is the basic upper garment of the hanbok. It worn by both man and woman. It cover the arms and upper part of body. The basic form of a Jeogori consists of gil, git, dongjeong, goreum and sleeves somae. Gil (길) is the large section of the garment in both front and back side and git (깃) is a band of fabric that trims the collar. Dongjeong (동정) is a removable white collar placed over the end of the git and is generally squared off. The goreum (고름) are coat strings attached to the breast part to tie the jeogori. Women's jeogori may have kkeutdong (끝동), a different colored cuff placed on the end of the sleeves. 

This is an example of  jeogori for man.

This is an example of jeogori for woman. 

Jeogori composition: 1. hwajang 2. godae 3. kkeutdong (somae buri) 4. somae
                     5. goreum 6. u 7. doryeon 8, 11. jindong 9. gil
10. baerae 12. git 13. dongjeong

Baji - Baji is the bottom part of men's Hanbok. Baji is no tightly compare to western design's pants.The design of Baji is aimed at making the clothing ideal for sitting on the floor.Nowadays, Baji is also known as anytype of pants in korea. 

Baji of Hanbok.

Chima - Chima is the bottom part of women's Hanbok. Chima is known as skirt ,it also called sang or gun in hanja. The underskirt or petticoat layer is called sockchima. 

Example of Chima

Example of  Sockchima. 

Jokki and Magoja - Jokki is a type of vest, while magoja is an outer jacket. Each is additionally worn over jeogori foe warmth and style. Magoja does not have git, the band of fabric that trims the collar or goreum(tying strings) unlike jeogori and durumagi(overcoat). 

Example of jokki .

jokki

Example of magoja.

Jipsin - Jipsin are Korean traditional sandals made of straw. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. 

Hwa - Hwa are a type of traditional Korean boot, which is a subdivision of Korean shoes. 

 Jipsin

Hwa

Hanbok is still worn for the wedding celebration. Below show the example of wedding Hanbok. 

Groom wear 

Bride wear

Happy Wedding with beautiul Hanbok~

          Last but no least, Hanbok is really the most representative things in Korea. In my opinions, Hanbok is really beautiful and charming . It is not only represent the cultural of Korea, it can also became an attraction for people to visit Korea. And, Korea is really beautiful and special. 

By : Goh Wei Ling