SEOUL, Feb.25 (Korea Bizwire) – Going out in a hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit, seems to be a new trend among young people these days. Many young people wearing hanbok and enjoying a day out with friends were spotted almost every 20 to 30 meters in Insadong, a popular tourist spot in Seoul. Most of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Saturday hosted a Halloween party at the Han River with the country’s traditional costume as the dress code, to interpret the western festival in a local cultural context. The Seoul Metropolitan Government prepared some hundreds of hanbok for the dance party, which ran from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A traditional Hanbok (traditional Korean outfit) designed by a young Korean designer caught the eyes of visitors at a fashion show in Hong Kong. Designer Jo Jin-woo displayed traditional and modern Hanbok at the Korea·Hong Kong Fashion Exchange held at PMQ Hong Kong. Jo Jin-woo is a designer for [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Guerrilla gardening and a special fashion show featuring various traditional clothes from around the world will be held at Cheonggye Stream on May 9. Starting from 2:00 PM at a site between Mojeon Bridge and Hwangtong Bridge, more than 100 citizens will transform the area into beautiful gardens with [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A special fashion show featuring hanbok, Korean traditional formal wear, was conducted to pay tribute to this year’s Academy Awards on February 20. The Hanbok Advancement Center held the fashion show at a pre-awards gala entitled “87th Oscar Academy Award and Hollywood Tribute 2015” in Los Angeles. Some 200 [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, Nov 05 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 1, a “hanbok” fashion show was held at the wharf of Dokdo on the East Sea. The event, called “I Love You, Dokdo,” was hosted by the North Gyeongsang provincial government and sponsored by fashion designer house Maison-de. Lee Young Hee, a renowned hanbok designer who was instrumental [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 02 (Korea Bizwire) – The fast fashion trend that has become widespread with the expansion of private labels is now spreading to even hanbok, or traditional Korean clothing, for infants and children. Compared to the past when parents were reluctant to splurge on, now more affordable hanbok for children are becoming more popular. [...]