Unlike western fashion culture, where women are expected to dress up and use an assortment of colors, Korean fashion is for everyone. South Korean fashion allows men to dress up for any occasion without having color restrictions. South Korea opens new possibilities of what men and women can wear. However, we need to acknowledge Korean fashion is rooted in conservatism due to a time in history where president Park Chung Hee set a conservative environment that affected all aspects of their culture.
Fashion being one of those aspects. Fashion culture in South Korea expands to many industries influencing the styles of Koreans.
We can expect to see Kpop fashion to street fashion, university fashion to retro-sport fashion. But even though Koreans have many styles, there are clothing styles we need to avoid when we wear Korean fashion. Women fashion in Korea has different styles we can choose from and express our own individuality. However, we need to keep in mind Korean fashion has been valued in their conservatism in regards to how they present themselves physically, especially women.
For Korean fashion women, there are certain clothing styles that we should avoid wearing not only out of respect but uncommon in Korean fashion to wear items with certain features. Although it is becoming more acceptable with modern Korean fashion, there are still reservations about showing cleavage.
Even if there are tops or blouses with cleavage, women take extra precaution generally when sitting, bending, and bowing. It is uncommon to find Korean clothing with cleavage since women are conservative in showing skin in the upper body.
No cleavage means no backless clothing as well. Korean women are conservative of their upper body. Even though modern Korean fashion is accepting of revealing shoulders, we are more likely to find tops and blouses revealing only one shoulder than both. Shoulders are off-limits still when exposing upper body skin.
If we decide to wear a one-shoulder top, we might consider bringing a cardigan or jacket to cover up. Bikinis are common swimwear in western cultures, however, in Korean culture women do not wear them. If you can already guess, exposure of the upper body skin does not happen with their regular clothing let alone with their swimwear. The real reason may be more complex - a fear that dressing down in front of their junior colleagues might diminish their authority.
Or perhaps it is just because they simply do not own "smart casual" attire. Korean men's clothes tend to be either suits or home-wear, I was told.
Many older men do not own a shirt that is not white, and at work they would not be seen dead in weekend clothes. And so, all too often, the jackets stay on and the cuffs stay buttoned. Dress codes are important here. They are a way of marking authority, or just blend in.
One government employee told me how she used to tailor her outfit as she travelled between her home and her university. The place where she lived was smart and moneyed - her campus hippy and grungy. To look out of place was unthinkable. And so she would change her clothes twice a day - on the journey out, and the journey back, just to fit in.
Now she is all grown up and a senior civil servant and the rules are just the same - no-one removes their jacket before the boss, she says, no matter how hot it gets. So, instead, government employees are finding other ways around the problem of overheating this summer.
One of them, clearly, is hanging out at the BBC. Another is sneaking an electric fan on to your desk for personal use - which, as it has to be plugged into the electricity supply, sort of defeats the object of the whole energy-saving exercise. Although hanbok have become the ritual dress of choice worn only on traditional holidays, Koreans' love for hanbok is tremendous.
The number of people wearing stylish hanbok modified to suit as an everyday wear continues to increase, and many enjoy outing in hanbok by renting one from hanbok rental shops. This page was last updated on September 7, , and therefore information may differ from what is presented here.
General Information. Features of Hanbok The unique lines of hanbok appear at their greatest when the wearer is in motion. Fall weather will be so much nicer with cool breeze compared to summer in Korea. Just keep yourself healthy and don't catch a cold. Wear a light knitted sweater or jean jacket. This is the perfect season to dress up!
According to my experience, the deciduous leaves start to fall from late October. The peak season for watching deciduous leaves starts from the end of October and lasts until mid-November in Seoul.
The best time to enjoy Korea's fall foliage season is from mid-September to the end of October. Koreans often go to Seoraksan to enjoy the fall leaves. During this time of the year, the temperature gets a bit more chilly, but humidity stays the same; very dry.
It's a great time to travel around Korea! However, this season is very easy to catch a cold, due to the temperature difference and flu. Don't forget to bring thin layers of clothing when you are visiting Korea around this time. After mid-October, the average temperature drops very quickly.
In November, the ginkgo and maple leaves start to fall. It is common for the temperature to drop to 0 degrees at night. The beginning of November marks the end of the autumn in Korea.
The weather is mostly sunny and the climate is still dry and mild. It does not normally get too cold and windy. However, you should apply moisturizer to hydrate your skin. The first snowfall in Korea starts around the end of November and early December. However, due to global warming and extreme weather changes, it's hard to expect the exact date for the first snowfall of the year.
Seoulites couldn't see much snow during the last winter; it is rare to see snow piling up in Seoul these days.
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