The Journal, page 9
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- Hanbok Guides
The Year Hanbok Walked Outside
Modern hanbok is no longer a niche of a niche. The cheollik dress that Seoul ateliers started making in the mid-2010s is now a category. The cropped mini chima…
- Hanbok Guides
When Hanbok Walked Onto Seoul Streets
Influence of Hanbok Style on Couture Streetwear Fashion in South Korea Seoul fashion sits in a particular place. The traditional ateliers still cut bridal silk…
- Hanbok Guides
The Days That Earn the Silk
For most of the twentieth century, hanbok lived in two rooms. The wedding and the holiday. Outside those, the form mostly stayed folded. The shift began in the…
- Hanbok Guides
Five Red Carpets, Five Hanbok
For most of the last century, hanbok showed up in Hollywood only on the bodies of Korean immigrant characters in supporting roles. That has shifted. In the…
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