Hanbok:

The hanbok is a traditional piece of Korean clothing. It consists of several parts. The man's jacket is called a jeogori. It has long sleeves and goes down to the waist. Men also wear baggy pants called paji.

The man's Hanbok is put on in this order:

1) underwear

2) trousers

3) inner jacket

4) poson

5) vest

6) magoja

7) turumagi when attending a ritual or ceremony.

The women wear a ch'ima, a high cut crimson colored skirt, and a chogori, a yellow or light green jacket with colorful strings. Middle aged women often wear a blue or gray skirt and a jade green jacket. The women's clothes change seasonally: in the winter they wear a cotton or quilted Chogori, in autumn and spring they wear a double-layered Chogori, and in the summer they wear a silk Chogori.

The women's Hanbok is put on in this order:

1) undergarments

2) inner skirt

3) ch'ima

4) inner coat

5) chogori

6) one of two optional garments, Paeja (sleeveless coat) or magojal (loose coat)

Other Garments

Commoners wear white year round, except during festivals and special occasions like a wedding. People with higher standings in society wear brighter colors, jewelry, and hairpins.

Both men and women had to wear a turumagi, a knee length overcoat when they went outside the house. During a funeral, the eldest son of the family who lost a person, would wear funeral robes, and a hemp cloth mourning hat. Both of these items together are called kulgonjeobok.

The main accessories for a traditional costume include: traditional socks called poson, ankle bands called Taenim, a belt, Kat (horse-hair hat), and high neck shoes. Ceremonial dresses includes: hat, belt, and a pair of deerskin boots.

Hair:

Head wear is mainly for men, but virginal women wear a cloth attached to their hair and a pinyo (hairpin) is worn by married women. Unmarried women and men wear their hair in pigtails, and married women wear it in pigtails knotted on the top of their heads.