Finally! A post not about food!

The hanbok (한복) is the traditional dress of Korea and can be quite beautiful. Nowadays hanbok is usually donned on special occasions such as weddings or big family holidays. The woman's hanbok is the most spectacular with a large skirt topped with a small jacket, typically in very bright colours. Fashion folk have been working on updating the hanbok's look, often employing subtler colouring with slight changes to the original design. Here's some images of more modern hanbok:

Because the skirts are so large (and some versions like the one above with big dangly sleeves) they make an excellent canvas for naturalistic paintings. Lovely!

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