Hanbok: A New Lexicon of World Fashion - Men’s Hanbok

<p style="text-align: justify;">April 7, 2022 - Riding the Korean Wave sweeping the world, the traditional Korean costumes have become increasingly visible in global media. In 2021, hanbok - the generic term referring to traditional style Korean clothing - was registered in the Oxford English Dictionary. In this comprehensive series of lectures, <strong>Dr. Minjee Kim</strong>, the preeminent scholar of Korean textile and fashion in the U.S., illustrates and elucidates hanbok in sartorial, socio-cultural, and historical contexts.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In the second lecture of the series, Dr. Kim discusses some distinctive qualities of men's hanbok in comparison with other dress traditions; terminologies of the components and their structural parts; colors, materials, and embellishments; and symbols and ideas behind design principles and ways of dress.</p> <p>YouTube video with slides:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-MFWJJn7s" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-MFWJJn7s</a></p> <p>For more information, please visit the link below:<br /> <a href= "https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1560-hanbok-a-new-lexicon-of-world-fashion-men-s-hanbok" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1560-hanbok-a-new-lexicon-of-world-fashion-men-s-hanbok</a></p>