The "500 Years of..." series continues, this time with an exploration of 500 Years of Korean Fashion! Dr. Minjee Kim takes us on a journey through 5 centuries from the 1400s-1920s. If you'd like to learn more about Dr. Minjee Kim's work, be sure to check out her website: www.kimminjee.com A huge thanks to Dr. Minjee Kim's participation in this video, and for sharing her incredible breadth of knowledge! And don't forget that you can watch all prior episodes of the "500 Years of..." series at this useful playlist: kzread.info/head/PLKVnXoAzdl5yZAIbLf2OXU3MPtN1Qz53c There will be _many_ more episodes to come. I have a super exciting video planned for release two weeks from now that took me a very long time to shoot (basically an entire week), so happy holidays and see you all on the 29th of December. Thanks for watching! 🌲🍄

@tishie42

6 ай бұрын

Huzzah that's my birthday! Best present ever, including this video. Korean fashion has evolved so much. 💚And sadly source materials are so hard to find in countries with historic heavy political unrest. 😢 So many places where we have lost so much information. Asia, Europe, everywhere. My own Polish ancestors were moved around a lot just before and during WW2. They lost everything physical and only had stories and scars to show when they came to America. 💚Thank you for this! Happy Christmas from Arizona USA 💚

@ericalarochelle3779

6 ай бұрын

I think that your "500 Years of..." playlist is quickly become a goldmine of globe trotting information and inspiration! I appreciate the look at the warp and weft of the designs and the diagrams of the asymmetric cuts.

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

@@tishie42 thanks so much! Happy early birthday. I hope you’ll enjoy the next video 😊

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

@@ericalarochelle3779 thank you Erica! I feel really excited about the future of this series. I love the asymmetrical design elements and cuts as well, they’re lovely

So excited for this video there's so little content on Asian countries dress culture

@ragnkja

6 ай бұрын

Or anything other than Anglo-French fashion, really.

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!!

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

@@ragnkja yep, so true. Trying to change this 😊

@Flymoki13

2 ай бұрын

There is plenty published by Korean and Chinese netizens on Web...

@proxymoxie

2 ай бұрын

Maybe for English videos, but there is a wealth of knowledge provided by Asian youtubers online in other languages 😊 Technology can help with watching such videos if you want to learn more

I think my favorite thing about this video is how the presentation managed to hint at the depth of information to learn while presenting a relatively limited amount up front (necessary to keep it a brief video introduction). I'm definitely adding her book to my wish list! Thank you for doing this series, it is so rewarding and enriching!

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoy the series! 😊

it’s such a rare opportunity to learn about korean fashion history ❤

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

It is, I’m so grateful to Dr. Kim. Thanks for watching!

Dae Jang Geum was my first Korean drama when I was little and I've always wondered how legitimate the costumes were... Now I know haha It's still a wonderful series and an absolute classic!

@PeppermintGlow

6 ай бұрын

I'm literally on ep 25 of a rewatch... the way I said "no not dae jang geum" out loud lol

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

@@PeppermintGlow this comment made me laugh 😂

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful! I think a series doesn’t always have to have accurate costumes to be enjoyable, and I think this example just goes to show 😊

@acecat2798

6 ай бұрын

Dae Jang Geum is iconic

This is fantastic! I’ve always been drawn to Korean historical dramas (especially the older ones) and portraits portraying the different styles that would have been prevalent in the Joseon Dynasty. It’s great to see such quality information on Korean fashion in English. Amazing as always V and thank you to Dr. Kim💕

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Mycah! Really glad you enjoyed the interview 😊

I REALLY appreciate you presenting us this type of content and hope you continue to bring on more guests with a different perspective and base of knowledge from your own...but as someone who knows absolutely nothing about historical Korean dress I wish we had gotten a bit of an overview in the beginning of the foundations of dress from underwear up so to speak and a brief explanation of the importance of clothing and customs within their culture. Some basic context I guess? I found this a bit hard to follow, like a dry straightforward presentation of pieces from a museum and not so much an engaging moving conversation (but that could just be my AHDH lol)

This was a wonderful presentation. Thank you so much, both of you! The fabrics are beautiful. It saddens me a little that "historical" show and movie designers feel as if the past true-to-life clothing was not good enough to show to modern audiences, across so many places and time periods. What a shame. Silk, printed with cinnabar? Exquisite! Pleated tucks? Ramie? I honestly think they are beautiful, each in their own way. I think history is important, and it's also important to represent it honestly, to the best of our abilities. Both of you succeed in that endeavor, admirably. Hugs

@ragnkja

6 ай бұрын

Modern reproductions hopefully use something other than cinnabar, since mercury sulfide is rather toxic.

@LadyValkyri

6 ай бұрын

@@ragnkja Of course something to represent the beautiful colors without the toxicity would be preferred! It's only for on camera use, so approximating the deep brick color with something safe would do just fine!

Interesting talk about the long history of hanbok! I personally own a hanbok set myself, although I explicitly looked for a chima that was tied around the underbust because I have huge tracts of land and this style of chima constrained my bust in comparison. The cartoon profile picture I have right now is based on a picture where I wore a dangui, but in those pictures my chest almost burst out and it was super inconvenient. Thus it surprised me that the strap style was considered the more liberating one. I would love to see more large chested girls share their experience!

Amazing! Exactly the video I've wanted for so long. I love Korean historical drama, but I always wondered about the historicity of the costumes. Thank you, Dr Kim and Vasi! 🙏

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching ☺️

plsss do the ottoman empire next I LOVE this series👍

Please thank the lady for sharing her history with us, it was very interesting and the clothes were beautiful. ❤

Aaahh!! I just finished reading Dress History of Korea which she edited, so very excited to watch this! 😁

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! Hope you enjoyed the episode 😊

“Sumptuary Laws” is the phrase that refers to clothing restrictions by color, material and design relative to ones class, rank, caste… just a FYI.

i love dr. kim minjee's lectures! i learn so much everytime. korean garment history has become my own passion hobby. glad to see it reaching mainstream historical hobbyists more.

I would love to learn about 500 years of Byzantine & Balkan clothing

Thank you for highlighting the history of clothing from places outside of Europe. I have so much curiosity and so little access to information on these topics.❤️🎄

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏!!! K fashion is so inspiring… beautiful.

The garment with Buddhist symbols is likely an "afterlife dress" which later and up until today "afterlife blanket"/ "rebirth quilt "with printed mantras is used to cover the deceased or on the casket in Buddhist burial rituals. That is starting from Yuan, Ming and later Qing dynasty when Tibetan Buddhism introduced the use of mantra wheel embroidered on quilt. Later printing is used as the time it took to embroid a quilt full of Buddhist symbols meant it is originally exclusive to the Emperor and often bestowed as privileged gift towards martyrs or loyal subjects. This is not your ordinary day fashion as a living person wearing one might step on those symbols or stain the clothes that is considered desecration of holy objects that can carry "negative karma" consequences. It's like the golden hat worn by Ming dynasty emperor is actually a burial piece but often in historical drama the props of a golden hat is worn by a living emperor. The golden burial hat. kzread.info_a98K8L7VPo?si=IPpDOKPmp3v-5Lnh

These extant garments are so beautiful! Putting gold leaf on thin fabric is something I'd not heard of before, and it's amazing to hear people did that on clothing.

The cheollik being originated from the mongol terlig shows the utilitarian design. You had your legspace relatively roomy and the waist supported all for horsebackriding.

This was very interesting even though up until now I had never thought about Korean historical fashion lol! Thank you Vasi for this excellent interview

Soooo excited to watch this!!

Wow! That was a wonderful video. I think I'd like to find more information on what was similar or different from the fasions of other countries at the time. What they borrowed from China and what was their own and what not. I don't have a clue how to resurch that tho.

This was so fascinating! Thank you Dr. Kim for your expertise! ❤

Excellent, really enjoyed this and learned a lot

This was super informative and so so comprehensive, I went from knowing almost nothing about Korean clothing to having a framework about it. Great work!

This was so in depth and fascinating!

i love this series!!! its going to be so fun to watch the list of countries/cultures grow. im excited for the possibility of greek fashion in a future video if thats something you decide to do

Thank you for sharing this history with us. 🎉

I’d love to see more of other cultures/ traditional costume 😍😍😍

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

Many more coming! There’s also a playlist in the pinned comment with the 4 other episodes in this series 😊

Fascinating! Beautiful fashions throughout the ages! Learned so much, thank you!

love hearing about non- european fashion! ❤

Thank you so much for this video. I am part Korean and am excited to find more resources in English. ❤

So interesting. Thank you for this video.

Wow, would love to see about manchu clothing. 😊 lovely video

Very interesting info and such beautiful textiles!

I'm so excited to watch this!! I love asian culture. I'm currently really into Chinese and Japanese period dramas atm but if anyone has any Korean period dramas please let me know.

As I'm korean, Thank you for your interest of korean traditional clothes. 🤩 I have been interested of western traditional fashion.and hair style. So I'm always watching some related videos and fanally find out your channel for utube allgorism. 🥰

FASCINATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool 😀

Can you also do a film abt Chinese hanfu? I love Ming dynasty fashion so much ❤ So beautiful ❤

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

There will be a “500 Years of Chinese Fashion” video in the future 😊

Having family still on Vietnam would love to see thqt

Could u make a video about Chinese traditional clothes ❤

I wonder if the one shoulder strap rule in traditional dress has any relation to commoners showing their legs and the aristocracy covering them? Less materials could make the price cheap, though I have no idea how significant it would be, or if it's just due to a sumptuary law.

Do Iran next please

@VBirchwood

5 ай бұрын

I’ve been trying to for a while but it’s been very hard to find a fashion historian to interview

पुराना पहनावा जारी करो 👈🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

존나 웃기네 한복에 대한 설명은 거의 없고 무슨 중국 타령하고 있네 그리고 정확히 말하면 중국이 아니라 몽골이겠지 관복이나 사모 또한 북방민족 옷임 중국의 원조랑 관련이 하등 없음 방금 중국여자가 여기서 올린 동영상 올렸는데 하등 명대 여자 한복을 설명하면서 고려양은 언급은 안하고 존나 뻔뻔하게 말하는데 여기는 그냥 나 좀 잡수세요 하고 알아서 기네 이제 중국과 역사 문화 전쟁에서 지게 생겼다 어휴

@user-fw1rj3fs7h

3 ай бұрын

What culture do you have? Either a subsidiary of China or a colony of Japan😮

@jackyong1401

2 ай бұрын

谈朝鲜历史中国是你们绕不过的一座高山，朝鲜文化只是中国的地方性文化，不太要太自卑哟

@mimimoneymachine

2 ай бұрын

you’re not losing your history to china, you’re just taking your grudge against china and trying to make your history unique to itself (even if it takes saying korea copied mongolia as long as its not china) you are actually ridiculous dude. Chinese fashions came first, korea took influence and made it unique to korea, plain and simple. And saying the ming dynasty inspired officials clothing of korea is mongolian after china’s yuan dynasty where china obviously took inspiration from mongolian fashions. And even then the official costume came from the song dynasty.

@fuethao8633

2 ай бұрын

@@mimimoneymachine Koreans love to deny history and say they were the originals. Claiming folding fans, hanfu, etc. Next they'll say hip hop originated in Korea

@angthere

2 ай бұрын

지나가던 한국인입니다만 고려양이 문헌에 기록된 사실이라고 해도 글 작성자의 정확한 이해가 없는 상태에서의 발언은 시비거리밖에 안 되는 겁니다. 한복은 수 세기에 따라 발전했고 한국의 복식임에 틀림없습니다. 남이 떡이 커 보여 시샘하는데에 지나치게 확대 해석한다거나 일희일비할 필요는 없다고 봅니다.

okay so this is actually the second time i write this comment from scratch cuz most tragically it seems yesterday i Did Not Hit Post ಥ_ಥ which is a shame! it was a pretty good comment methinks, wonderfully long, but alas! lets give it another go! i rlly loved this video! given the the constraints of footage and huge timespan it was a wonderful intro to the topic! the timeline and dates presented were fantastically comprehensive. i personally already have some background knowledge in historical korean dress, meaning the new info presented (eg. yuan dynasty influence and 20th cent hybridization) previously unknown was especially thrilling!! ((i find it so endearing the fact norigae 'something to play with' were essentially named for being stim toys! hdjekwrifhwj)) some aspects were not explored in depth, but that amount of detail would be off topic not being textiles, and impossible to fit in the time stamp! (eg. hairdressing denoting societal status, 'sangtu' adult men's topknot, 'binyeo' married women's hairpin, 'daenggi meori' children's ribbon bound plait hairstyle, 'chorip' aristocracy's 'yanbang' adult unmarried men's hat -> gat is for married men, 'gache' wigs evolving from fashion before fossilising into court cerimonial female dress and courtesans 'giseang' daily wear, vertical stripes on sleeves being reserved for children and cerimonial robes, commoners wearing reed woven shoes yanbang wearing leather shoes etc.) i 1000% recommend "TMI About Old Korea" hosted on webtoon and blog "the talking cupboard" for more info on korea! they're super extensive online english sources on everything from wedding practices, architecture, cuisine, court rankings/workings, literature beyond hanbok. MUST READS all the way for anyone interested! i will also check out dr. kim's book!

i love your "500 years of…" series so much 🤍 you inspired me to learn more about history topics that are often overlooked or are not as studied as others. currently i’m working on an essay focused around mexican fashion from the 16th century to the 20th century :)

@VBirchwood

6 ай бұрын

This is so wonderful to hear! If you happen to know of any Mexican fashion historians who might want to be a part of an upcoming 500 Years of Mexican Fashion episode, please let me know! I've been trying to find a historian for this topic to little avail. All the best with the essay 😀

i love this series!!! its going to be so fun to watch the list of countries/cultures grow. im excited for the possibility of greek fashion in a future video if thats something you decide to do