Anyway, 2NE1 Crush album is keepin me awake, so it’s all good for now. Week 3 of KPA was K-Fashion or rather traditional fashion. Starting first with the Korean Hanbok. The modern Hanbok, worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celebrations in modern day Korea, is a direct descendant of hanbok as worn during Korea’s Chosun Dynasty. In any case for my Week 3 MISSION, I decided to do a comparison between traditional Korean, Japanese and Chinese clothing. There are different types of Hanbok for women, men and children as well as further differences in the differentiation of class and status as would have been relevant in earlier Korean history. During the 500 years under the reign of Chosun Kings, the hanbok has undergone various changes, eventually evoloving to what may now be recognized as a typical Hanbok. Men’s Hanbok differs only in that instead of a chima, baji (pants) would be worn, additionally the outer coats are referred to as Po and Durumagi. Traditional women’s Hanbok consists of jeogori (jacket) and a chima (skirt) and jangot (outer robes). Children would wear the same as adults but, obviously, of a smaller size. Kimono are still worn in modern day Japan for traditional festivals, celebrations and/or special occasions. Traditionally, Kimono are T-shaped, straight lined robes that fall to the ankle, with collars and wide full length sleeves. Women’s Kimono, often consisting of more than 12 pieces, are far more complex, than men’s kimono, and often require assistance to be worn correctly. Men’s Kimono consist of no more than 5 pieces, often of a darker coloured fabric, although lighter colours may be worn for less formal occasions. The modern day Kimono has evolved from and is a direct descendant of the kimono worn during the Japanese Edo Period. Kimono, similarly to Hanbok, are worn wrapped around the body, generally towards the left side. However unlike Hanbok, the robe is secured by a wide belt known as an obi. Lasty Chinese Hanfu and Cheongsam(Qipao)/Cheongshan. The Manchu influenced Qipao/Cheongshan, developed during the Qing dynasty is still worn in China today, and is generally considered as China’s modern traditional dress. Hanfu, the traditional dress of the Han Chinese people, has a history of more than three millennia, but is rarely worn today in modern day China. The Qipao/Cheongshan in contrast to the Hanfu has been worn in China for approximately 350 years. Nowadays it too is worn on special occasions or for certain prefessions, however unlike Hanbok and Kimono, shortened versions of these clothes are designated as uniform in some schools. Unlike Hanbok or Kimono, it is a one-piece, body-hugging, sleeveless dress worn by women. Qipao or Cheongsam refers to what in English is sometimes called the mandarin gown. The male equivalent, the Cheongshan, which is worn with pants, literally mean long shirt and is traditionally a long loose fitting shirt often with knotted buttons down the center. Hanfu, similarly to the Kimono and Hanbok, consists of several pieces, arranged into an attire. As shown through the above pictures, the Hanbok, Kimono and Hanfu share a great many similarities. A complete Hanfu garment consists of: Yi (any open cross-collar garment, worn by both sexes), Pao (any closed full body garment worn by men), Ru (open cross-collar shirt), Shan (open cross-collar shirt or jacket worn over the yi), Qun/Chang (skirt for women and men), Ku (Trousers or pants). In fact, the Chinese Hanfu is cited as having laid the base for the Japanese Kimono, Vietnamese Ao Dai and the Korean Hanbok. China, an Asian super power during the Tang and Han dynasties, greatly influenced it’s neighbouring East Asian countries, both in language, ethics and fashion. If, however, we were to compare the three ancient traditional forms of East Asian dress (Hanbok, Kimono, Hanfu), certain differences, developed through centuries of fluctuating fashion trends, may be identified. Foremost, although all three forms of dress are, needless to say, elaborate and intricate in both design and style, the Japanese Kimono is easily the most elaborate, having the greatest number of separate pieces, especially in terms of the female Kimono. The jeogori (jacket) of the female Hanbok is noticeably shorter than the upper body pieces of the Hanfu and Kimono. Also the cut of the Kimono, more so than the Hanfu and Hanbok, is based around the beauty of straight lines, thus not necessarily following the natural curves of the body. Also the standard Hanbok, unlike the Hanfu and Kimono, does not have deep sleeves, but rather tighter fitting sleeves that end at the wrists. Although all three forms are wrap-around garments (in that they must all be secured with a knot), whilst a robe like garment is part of the Hanfua and Kimono, the standard Hanbok is made up of only a jacket (jeogori) and skirt (chima) or trousers (baji). Whilst the upper pieces of the men’s clothing are comparable in terms of cut, the men’s Kimono and Hanfu tend to generally be longer and more sweeping, the male Hanfu especially having greater similarities to its female counter-part. This is in contrast to the Chinese, Manchu influenced Cheongshan, which, as per the men’s Hanbok, consists of a shirt and trousers. In terms of men’s wear, whilst trousers are a standard component of the male Hanbok, pants may be worn with the male Kimono and Hanfu, but are not necessarily a part of the standard traditional male garb. It’s modern design, as worn today, having been developed comparatively recently in 1920 in Shanghai, it has more obvious western influences in both it’s cut and comparative simplicity. On the other hand the Chinese Qipao or Cheongsam is vastly different from the traditional female dress of both Korea and Japan. Being a one piece ankle length dress, it also differs from the Hanbok and Kimono in that it is sleeveless, the full length qipao including slits in the side of the dress from upper thigh to ankle, thus being significantly more revealing than other forms of East Asian traditional female dress. In the novelty of researching and discovering the varying styles of traditional dress in East Asia, it becomes clear the history, traditions, society and customs of each country are the central influences of each country’s fashion. Again in contrast the modern qipao in a body-hugging garment emphasizing the natural curves of the body, and although elements of both Hanbok and Kimono do indeed emphasise certain parts of the body, it is in a greatly different manner and extent in comparison to the qipao. Thus traditional dress continues to carry importance for its culture in the significance of each detail in the design of the clothing, encapsulating a country’s heritage, teachings, etiquette and in its fluctuating designs through time, reflecting also the history of the country. Man that was looooong.
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