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The Sipjangsaeng Shirt (Blue)
Reference TKIM-D-008
Sipjangsaeng, in its formal register.
Current pricing confirmed in conversation.
Fit and measurements
Made to order. Talk with Eric about which measurements this piece needs. The sizing guide explains how to start.
Ordering and delivery
There is no cart and no checkout. Ordering starts with a note to Eric that names reference TKIM-D-008.
Made-to-order hanbok take 2 to 3 weeks to make.
Fabric and details
The deep blue sipjangsaeng. Indigo ground, white motif, the same shirt body as the lighter colorways tuned heavier in register. The most formal of the six colors and the one a son reaches for at a father's hwangap.
Lightweight cotton blend. Hidden button placket. Curved hem.
Occasion
A hwangap. A doljanchi where the family wears the camera. The Sunday dinner with extended family when the father is the host.
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Sipjangsaeng holds ten longevity symbols. The set arrives in a Korean house at the moments that ask for length of life: the sixtieth birthday, the first birthday of a grandchild, the wedding where the in-laws meet. The crane carries flight. The mountain carries permanence. The pine refuses winter. The set is plain spoken in its wish.
Indigo deepens the reading. White ink on a near-navy ground turns each motif into a small carved figure on the shirt body. The cotton blend keeps the day-shirt comfort. The placket runs hidden so the eye stays on the field. This is the colorway a son reaches for when his father turns sixty and the photograph is the heirloom.
Questions about the fabric, the fit or the occasion? Ask Eric about this piece, or read the hanbok guide.
