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So in love with this book! So in love!
It was originally published in Korea, then translated here, and each author has written other books about Korean clothing as well. This is a fairly general book; it goes into hats and veils, hairpins, jackets and vests, shoes, skirts and pants, and jackets. There's not much of an overview of Korean history. The introduction is a history of hanbok and its ornaments, and I recognize several of the paintings from the other Korean clothing book I read.
But then it goes into costume porn details! And how!
My scanner is not working, so you have to make do with photos instead (pardon the flash; my hands shake too much to take pictures without).
The book begins each section with a brief explanation and history of the clothing (or ornaments) involved (roughly 2-3 pages). Then it looks at actual samples for the next ten or so pages. As in, there's a photograph of the object in question, a brief description, and then sketches. Lots of sketches! Sketches detailing exactly what kind of seams were used and how much allowance was made and how the piece was put together and all the different parts and people! I AM IN LOVE!
And if that weren't enough, after they've gone through a good number of samples, there are detailed close ups! And the book is roughly 1 ft. by 1 ft., so these are not small pictures!
( Clothing details )
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desdenova! The section on hats actually talks about the hat decorations! Alas, not the feathers on the top of the hats, but it talks about the hat strings! As far as I can tell, they were largely ornamental and not symbolic, though I think non-noblemen weren't allowed to wear tortoiseshell beads. Also, confirmation that the material of the buttons (gwanja) on the men's head wrap (manggeon) denotes rank (made of jade, gold or silver, with jade being the highest rank, I suspect).
I think the only bad things I can say about the book is that none of the samples have dates (I particularly wanted to know for the eyeglass cases and the rubber-soled shoes), that it only covers Joseon (as expected, given the fragility of clothing), and that it has no little cloth samples (some day...). Other than that, this is a costume nut's dream.
It was originally published in Korea, then translated here, and each author has written other books about Korean clothing as well. This is a fairly general book; it goes into hats and veils, hairpins, jackets and vests, shoes, skirts and pants, and jackets. There's not much of an overview of Korean history. The introduction is a history of hanbok and its ornaments, and I recognize several of the paintings from the other Korean clothing book I read.
But then it goes into costume porn details! And how!
My scanner is not working, so you have to make do with photos instead (pardon the flash; my hands shake too much to take pictures without).
The book begins each section with a brief explanation and history of the clothing (or ornaments) involved (roughly 2-3 pages). Then it looks at actual samples for the next ten or so pages. As in, there's a photograph of the object in question, a brief description, and then sketches. Lots of sketches! Sketches detailing exactly what kind of seams were used and how much allowance was made and how the piece was put together and all the different parts and people! I AM IN LOVE!
And if that weren't enough, after they've gone through a good number of samples, there are detailed close ups! And the book is roughly 1 ft. by 1 ft., so these are not small pictures!
( Clothing details )
And!
desdenova! The section on hats actually talks about the hat decorations! Alas, not the feathers on the top of the hats, but it talks about the hat strings! As far as I can tell, they were largely ornamental and not symbolic, though I think non-noblemen weren't allowed to wear tortoiseshell beads. Also, confirmation that the material of the buttons (gwanja) on the men's head wrap (manggeon) denotes rank (made of jade, gold or silver, with jade being the highest rank, I suspect).I think the only bad things I can say about the book is that none of the samples have dates (I particularly wanted to know for the eyeglass cases and the rubber-soled shoes), that it only covers Joseon (as expected, given the fragility of clothing), and that it has no little cloth samples (some day...). Other than that, this is a costume nut's dream.