Documenting Korean Costume

This book is based on the conference held at the Charles B. Wang Center Stony Brook University on March 24-25 2017. Documenting Korean Costume: Primary Sources and New Interpretations have invited eleven scholars of dress history and fashion studies to discuss function and meaning of primary sources in Korean dress history. The legacy of Korean dress as seen in archaeological findings and museum artifacts is analyzed in comparison to the dress and fashions of other Asian countries. Korean dress and accessories have evolved into varied forms in modern times. Historians and prominent practitioners of dress-making and jewelry crafting present modern applications of centuries-old traditions of Korean dress in contemporary arts and designs. These leading experts also discuss the development of Korean dress and highlight how it is deeply related to political and economic aspects of Korean history.