Understanding hanbok
What each piece is called, how it is worn, and why the colours matter.
How jeogori, chima, baji and durumagi fit together, and what every part of a hanbok is actually called.
What each of the five hanbok colours stands for, and how they are paired on a jeogori and chima.
From under-trousers and socks to which way the skirt wraps and how the jeogori ties, in the order they go on.
The order the layers go on, from socks to overcoat, and how each one is folded, wrapped and tied.
Which strip is which, which way the skirt wraps underneath, and the mistakes that make a jeogori sit badly.
Who wears what at a Korean wedding, pyebaek, first birthday and holiday, and where the practice genuinely varies.
From 15th-century grave finds to today's palace dress code, how hanbok proportions shifted across five centuries.
What to do the day you wear it, how each fabric is washed, safe iron settings, and why hanbok is folded, not hung.