
Korean Traditional · 1980s · Korean
Production
handmade
Material
silk
Culture
Korean
Influences
Korean hanbok jeogori · traditional Korean court dress
A traditional Korean overjacket featuring a black silk body with wide, curved sleeves that extend horizontally when laid flat. The garment displays a distinctive teal collar and front panel closure, with delicate floral embroidery in pink and purple concentrated around the chest area. The construction follows traditional Korean hanbok principles with its short, cropped bodice length and dramatically wide sleeve silhouette. The embroidered motifs appear to be small flowering branches scattered across the dark fabric. The jacket's proportions and tailoring reflect the formal ceremonial wear traditions of Korean dress, adapted for 1980s formal occasions.
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.
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