WHAT IS A WOMEN'S HANBOK?

The female hanbok consists of a chima (a skirt) and a jeogori (a top or blouse). It is a different silhouette than any other traditional women's dress. While cultural dresses such as the Korean ao dai feature a fitted silhouette that hugs the body, the hanbok is more fluid and free in its structure.

The variations of modern women's hanbok come mainly from the different types of jeogori that exist. For example, there are banhoijang jeogori and samhoijang jeogori which have different colored spots on different parts of the blouse, and saekdong jeogori (multi-colored striped sleeves).

WHAT DOES FEMALE HANBOK LOOK LIKE?

1. Chima (Skirt)

2. Jeogori (blouse or top)

Jeogori is composed of gil, somae, git, seop, donjeong, and goreum. The front of the jeogori is open when you first wear it, so you need to fold it from left to right and adjust the closure with the goreum (fasteners).

MODERN HANBOK, for more style

Korean Hanbok is the traditional dress worn by Koreans for centuries. Literally translated as Korean clothing , hanboks are worn on special occasions such as weddings.

The men's/women's hanbok has seen a revival in recent times and many modern and more comfortable versions of the hanbok are now available.