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Hanbok is traditional Korean dress. The time period I am focused on is the Joseon or Choson period from 1392-1897. Having spoken to others in the
SCA who also have Korean persona, the Joseon period is treated as one long unbroken time. The basic Hanbok - skirt and jacket were the same but the length of the jacket would go up and down. It has been a challenge to find information on the length of the jacket. :)
My first Hanbok was based on the Folkwear pattern #141
Hanbok pattern. This has a very modern cut jacket or
Jeogori so it really is too short for SCA time frames but it is a great place to start.
This is my second Hanbok. I lengthen the jacket and added some embroidery. I found linen to be very heavy and now prefer cotton. I use a handkerchief linen for the neckline -
Dong Jung. I wipe stitch it on so I can take it off and wash it separately.
Here is another wonderful blog that has information on the Hanbok
Andrenang.blogspot.com
To get an idea of jeogori dimensions, without spending money (although the books are gorgeous), the Gyeonggi Provincial Museum and the Dankook University Museum have some photos of 16th century clothes, including their dimensions.
ReplyDeleteTry: http://www.musenet.or.kr/english/collections/index.asp?ct=6
or: http://museum.dankook.ac.kr/collection2.html
By far and away the two best books for measurements that I've found, though, are...
Chae Geum-seok "Uri jeogori 2000-nyeon / 2000 Years Jeogori"(Seoul Teukppyeol-si : Sungmyeong Yeoja Daehak-kkyo Chulpan-guk, 2006)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31924752
and
Lee Kyung Ja, Hong Na Young, Chang Sook Hwan "Traditional Korean costume" (Folkstone, Kent : Global Oriental, 2005)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20894482?versionId=24811025
Here's a book review, with an idea of what's inside: http://oyceter.livejournal.com/721845.html
Happiness - more books for my wish list! :)
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