Assignment 3: Fashion History (17th Century Joseon Dynasty)
Assignment 3: Choose an era and research its fashion background and influences. Era: Joseon Dynasty ( 1392–1897) Portrait of King Taejo, Founder of the Joseon Dynasty The era chosen is the Joseon (sometimes known as Chosun) Dynasty, the longest and last dynasty in Korea’s history. The daily clothing typically worn by Koreans historically is known as a Hanbok. To this day, it is still worn as traditional clothing during major holidays, birthdays and weddings. Example of hanbok worn during Chuseok, Korea's Mid-Autumn festival A hanbok would typically consist of jeogori (a short jacket) and chima (skirt) for women or baji (pants) for men. Men would also have various outer layers for different circumstances such as baeja and jokki. Example of parts of women's hanbok (left) and men's hanbok (right) This basic shape of the hanbok had existed since the time of the Three Kingdoms, Baekje, Goguryeo and Silla . Goguryeo would later be known as Goryeo, from which the name Korea ...
