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Terracotta Silk Korean Jeogori Jacket

Korean Traditional · 1980s · Korean

Production

handmade

Material

silk

Culture

Korean

Influences

traditional Korean hanbok construction

A traditional Korean jeogori jacket in warm terracotta silk, featuring the characteristic short cropped silhouette that ends at the natural waist. The garment displays classic hanbok construction with a V-shaped neckline created by overlapping front panels, secured with a single decorative tie closure at the chest. The sleeves are generously cut and flared, creating gentle curves that taper toward fitted cuffs. Subtle decorative stitching or embroidered details are visible along the sleeve edges and possibly the hem, executed in darker thread that complements the base fabric. The jacket's clean lines and structured shoulders reflect 1980s tailoring influences while maintaining traditional Korean proportions and closure methods.

jacketloose fitv-neckabove-the-hip

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Burgundy Silk Korean Jeogori with Striped Sleeves

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Great Depression · 1930s

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Burgundy Silk Korean Jeogori with Striped Sleeves

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Terracotta Silk Korean Jeogori Jacket

Influences·traditional Korean hanbok constructionWorn with·undergarmentsFunction·religious-ceremonial

SHARED50 years

Echoes Across Time

Great Depression → Korean Traditional · 50yr67%

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These two jeogori reveal how Korean traditional dress absorbed and deflected outside influence across the 20th century. The Depression-era piece with its candy-striped sleeves shows hanbok construction embracing Western textile patterns—those bold vertical stripes would have felt bracingly modern against the silk's traditional wrap closure and curved hem.

Influences·traditional Korean hanbok constructionWorn with·undergarmentsFunction·religious-ceremonial

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Deep Purple Silk Traditional Korean Vest

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Roaring Twenties / Art Deco · 1920s

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Deep Purple Silk Traditional Korean Vest

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Terracotta Silk Korean Jeogori Jacket

Influences·traditional Korean hanbok construction

SHARED60 years · cross-category

These two pieces trace the elegant bones of hanbok construction across decades of cultural negotiation. The purple vest strips the traditional jeogori down to its essence—that clean V-neck line and fitted bodice—while ditching the sleeves entirely, creating something that could slip seamlessly into a 1920s Western wardrobe.

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Roaring Twenties / Art Deco · 1920s

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Korean Traditional · 1980s

Cream Cotton Korean Hanbok Petticoat

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Terracotta Silk Korean Jeogori Jacket

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SHARED60 years · cross-category

These two pieces reveal how Korean hanbok construction persisted even as the garment adapted to modern life across decades. The cream cotton petticoat from the 1920s shows hanbok's essential DNA — that distinctive gathered, voluminous silhouette at the waist — translated into Western-influenced undergarments, while the terracotta silk jeogori maintains the traditional jacket's clean lines and tie closure that have remained unchanged for centuries.

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Image75%

Entity26%

Roaring Twenties / Art Deco → Korean Traditional · 60yr57%

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Influences·traditional Korean hanbok construction