Hanbok

The history of Hanbok

The history of Hanbok started from three different colonies (Kogueruh, Baekjae, and Shinla) in ancient Korea. The trace of Hanbok was first founded on the walls of kingdom's graves. It was brought into Korea when one of the princes married a princess of a colony in China. Some of the basic elements of today’s hanbok, namely the shirt - jeogori and pants - baji, were probably worn at a very early date, but it was not until the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BC - AD 668) that the two-piece costume of today began to evolve. Short, tight trousers and tight, waist-length jackets were worn by both men and women during the early part of the period, as evidenced by ancient tomb paintings of Goguryeo tombs. This basic structure remains relatively unchanged to this day. Back in Kogueruh period, clothes were influenced by China and Buddhism. (The picture is Lee Young Ae in the popular drama Dae Jang Geum)