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Some people don& #39;t get about traditional dress is that it& #39;s not just a dress for the people who wear it, but also a symbol. And parts of it may have deeper philosophical meanings you need to view the history to understand. To you, it might be art, but for them it& #39;s history.
For example, all hanfu-derived dress has a center back seam. There is a philosophical explanation for this: to remind people to keep a straight back. And a practical one: So the fabric can be replaced without having to get a larger piece.
Hanbok is shaped like a triangle on purpose. To the outside eye some people call it "frumpy", but to the people who wore it it was a symbol carry-over from Hinduism. The upright triangle is a symbol of heaven. (Women are heaven).
The colors used on hanbok seem random to outsiders, to Koreans, there is a color harmony and "age" to colors one has to obey, which still affects modern Korean fashion today.
The embroidery being sewn separate probably to a European eye seems like a waste of time--why not do it directly on the fabric? To the Korean eye, it& #39;s a way to replace the embroidery when it becomes worn out.
