The hanbok is thought to have been designed during the Goguryeo Kingdom (37 BCE-668 CE) and was worn in different ways and materials by all. It was originally made so that its wearers can have freedom in their movements.
Although there have been changes throughout its history, the hanbok is still worn today in Korea for celebrations, weddings, birthdays, and milestones, and represents the aesthetic of the Korean people. People all over the world have fallen in love with hanbok, and have incorporated it into their fashion to make the hanbok haute couture.
The classic Korean stylish is portrayed on the hanbok through a soft flow of lines and angles that can be seen on the outfit’s baerae as well as the clean-cut angles of the dongjeong.
The hanbok may look flat, however, whenever it’s well used, it accomplishes dimensionality and even adds beauty to the wearer, as the wide and adaptable skirt shrouds the movements of the lower body—to such an extent that the person wearing it might appear to be floating on air.
