Hanbok is relatively simple in composition compared to Western clothes, but expresses beauty by changing materials and colors. Therefore, various types of traditional materials existed according to changes in processing methods such as fibers, yarn twisting, texture, and patterns. However, in recent years, Hanbok tends to be decorated with various decorative techniques instead of using simple materials. Clothes decoration appears to reflect the aesthetics, consumer demand, social, cultural and economic backgrounds, and of that era. Therefore, it can be said that it is possible to grasp the trend of the fashion of Hanbok during the period through investigation and analysis of the decorative techniques used in Hanbok.
The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the types and characteristics of Hanbok decoration techniques using skirts and Jeo-go-ri shown in Hanbok catalogs from 2010 to 2020, and examine the trend of Hanbok decoration techniques in the last 11 years. Unlike catalogs specializing in Hanbok, fashion catalogs of ready-to-wear clothes are used as tools to advertise their brand''s image and products, so catalogs are often created for each brand. However, catalogs specializing in Hanbok are produced by a handful of large-scale Hanbok fabric wholesalers, and are distributed and used in fabric stores and Hanbok stores nationwide. Therefore, it can be said that the catalog specialized in Hanbok has a representative character in the style of Hanbok at the time.
This study aims to analyze the types and characteristics of decorative techniques that have appeared in the catalog specialized in Hanbok since 2010. The details and methods of the study are as follows. First, we looked at the fashion of Hanbok after 1945 liberation. Second, the types of Hanbok decoration techniques used in Hanbok since 2010 were considered. Third, the weight by year was derived by investigating the decorative techniques used in skirts and Jeo-go-ri in the Hanbok catalog published from 2010 to 2020.
The results of the study are as follows. First, among the decorative techniques used in Hanbok from the period before 2010, there were decorative techniques that were not used after 2010. The unused decorative techniques are Jat-mulim, Nubi, Konts, Sumo and collage, as well as flocking, beads, sequins, flounces, ruffles and braids. Second, since 2010, embroidery and barre have been used in Hanbok. Third, the use and function of techniques have changed according to the times.
The period after 2010 is relatively close, and it is difficult to recognize its importance as history, and the difference from the present is not noticeably large. However, the market is changing rapidly, and especially fashion materials and decorations often appear and disappear, making it difficult to find anything that was only a few years ago. This eventually leads to the absence of a clue to trace the trend of Hanbok in the future. Therefore, it is necessary to record and study the Hanbok of the near period.
It is significant that this study attempted a quantitative approach to the fashion trend of Hanbok by analyzing the quantity and weight of Hanbok displayed in specialized catalogs distributed nationwide and leading the trend of the Hanbok market through a classification table. The results of this study can be used as a useful criterion when judging the trend of Hanbok relics after 2010. In addition, it can be used as a documentary evidence of clothes from the 2000s in various art genres such as dramas, movies, and plays.