Dress History of Korea: Critical Perspectives on Primary Sources

by Kyunghee Pyun (Editor), Minjee Kim (Editor)

Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of dress and fashion of Korea. Through close analysis of visual, written, and material sources-some newly excavated or recently re-discovered in global museums-the book reveals how dress and adornment evolved from the period of state formation to the modern era.

Authors with a range of academic and curatorial experience discuss the close relation of dress and adornments to the socio-political and cultural history of Korea and place the dress history of Korea within broader contexts in studies of fashion, material culture, museology, and costume design. As in other cultures, modern Korean fashion owes many of its styles to historic dress and this process of adaptation is explored within high fashion and popular culture contexts in ways that benefit historians, curators, and designers alike. With key materials newly available to global readers, Dress History of Korea is t he indispensable guide to the study of Korean dress and fashion.

Genres: History, Fashion

368 pages, Hardcover

Published May 18, 2023

Reviews

[Ashley Hajimirsadeghi]

Picked this up through an inter-library loan at my university, as I was dying to read it. Few resources like this exist on Korean fashion history, and by splitting it into museum/theoretical practice along with the actual history was beneficial for someone like me. Highly recommend picking this one up.

full review is on my blog: https://www.ashleyhajimirsadeghi.com/...

[zuzanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

still don’t understand how 세가닥바지 were supposed to work