Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of dress and fashion of Korea.
Through close analysis of visual, written, and material sources—some newly excavated or recently re-discovered in global museums—the book reveals how dress and adornment evolved from the period of state formation to the modern era. Authors with a range of academic and curatorial experience discuss the close relation of dress and adornments to the socio-political and cultural history of Korea and place the dress history of Korea within broader contexts in studies of fashion, material culture, museology, and costume design. As in other cultures, modern Korean fashion owes many of its styles to historic dress and this process of adaptation is explored within high fashion and popular culture contexts in ways that benefit historians, curators, and designers alike.
With key materials newly available to global readers, Dress History of Korea is the indispensable guide to the study of Korean dress and fashion.
Edited by:
Kyunghee Pyun,
Minjee Kim
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 776g
ISBN: 9781350374638
ISBN 10: 1350374636
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Notes on the Usage of the Korean Language Introduction 1. Making Dress History in the Context of Primary Sources, Kyunghee Pyun Part 1: Primary Sources - Historiography and Chronological Reviews 2. Identity and Fashion in the Ancient Dress of Korea, Minjee Kim 3. Goryeo (918 – 1392): Dress in Literature, Bulbokjang, and Visual Arts, Jaeyoon Yi 4. Reading Fashion of Joseon (1392 – 1910): Textual Sources with Clothing Illustrations, Ga Young Park 5. Scholarly Discourses on Fashion Change in Late Joseon, Lee Talbot 6. Joseon Portraiture Paintings for Dress and Fashion, Gilhong Min 7. Bodily Ornaments in Korean Archaeology and Dress History, Kyeongmi Joo 8. Shift of Worldview: Changes of Dress in Korea, 1870s – 1910s, Kyungmee Lee 9. Magazines and Photographs for Fashion History of Korea, Yunah Lee Part 2: Case Studies - Museum Practice, Tourism, and Costume Design 10. Chulto boksik (Excavated Dress) and the Collection at Chungbuk National University Museum, In-woo Chang 11. Collection and Exhibition of Dress at the Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Myung-eun Lee 12. Acquisition of Reproduction and Identification of Mystery Items: Case Studies in Scotland, Rosina Buckland & Minjee Kim 13. Hanbok and Korean Identity: An Anthropological View, Millie Creighton & Elias Alexander 14. Costuming Korean Period Dramas, Minjung E. Lee Selected Bibliography Index
Kyunghee Pyun is Assistant Professor in the History of Art Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, USA. Minjee Kim is a historian specializing in dress, fashion, and textiles of Korean and Research Associate of Tracing Patterns Foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA.
Reviews for Dress History of Korea: Critical Perspectives on Primary Sources
Fashion history has been a Eurocentric field for much too long. Dress History of Korea makes an important contribution to the global and interdisciplinary study of dress and fashion. By emphasizing primary sources and case studies, it provides an essential scholarly foundation for future work. * Valerie Steele, The Museum at FIT, New York, USA * Marilyn DeLong's Foreword, plus case study instances, provide examples from early sources through the 21st century that thoroughly document Korean dress. This deep research furnishes scholars and students with more comprehension of and appreciation for Asian dress. * Joanne Eicher, University of Minnesota, USA * Fashion students, fashion historians, and anyone intrigued by Korean history and traditional culture will find this an accessible and informative read. * OverDressed for Life *
