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Coral Red Silk Hanbok Ensemble with White Jeogori

Korean Traditional · 1980s · Korean

Production

handmade

Material

silk

Culture

Korean

Influences

traditional Korean hanbok · 1980s power suiting structure

This Korean hanbok ensemble features a structured white jeogori (jacket) with a high neckline and fitted bodice that extends into a short peplum. The coral-red chima (skirt) displays the characteristic full, bell-shaped silhouette of traditional Korean dress, gathered at a high waistline just below the bust. White ribbon ties at the jacket front provide closure in the traditional manner. The silk fabric appears to have a subtle sheen, and the garment maintains the classic hanbok proportions with the short jacket contrasting against the voluminous skirt. The construction shows clean lines and precise tailoring that bridges traditional Korean dress codes with 1980s formal wear sensibilities.

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Connected To

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Ivory Silk Korean Sseugaechima Head Covering

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2020s · 2020s

Coral Red Silk Hanbok Ensemble with White Jeogori

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Ivory Silk Korean Sseugaechima Head Covering

Influences·traditional Korean hanbokTechnique·pleatingFunction·religious-ceremonial

SHARED40 years · cross-category

The coral hanbok's knife-sharp pleats cascade with the same mathematical precision as the ivory head covering's accordion folds, both garments speaking the ancient Korean language of structured silk that transforms flat fabric into sculptural volume. Forty years separate them, but they share hanbok's foundational grammar: that distinctive way of creating movement through geometric pleating that makes the body both more and less present.

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Black Silk Korean Jeogori with Teal Pink Accents

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Coral Red Silk Hanbok Ensemble with White Jeogori

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Black Silk Korean Jeogori with Teal Pink Accents

Worn with·undergarmentsFunction·religious-ceremonial

LINEAGEsame era · cross-category→ directed

Lineage: “Korean hanbok jeogori”

These two hanbok pieces reveal how Korean traditional dress balances restraint with strategic bursts of color. The coral ensemble uses its saturated hue as the dominant statement, while the black jeogori deploys teal and pink as precise punctuation marks against the dark ground—both approaches rooted in the hanbok's philosophy that color should be deliberate, never accidental.