Modernized hanbok setting trend, reinterpreting tradition

The issue of Korea’s traditional costume ’hanbok’ losing its authentic values have been a much-discussed issue since hanbok tour became a sensation in Seoul for both local and foreign tourists. But what is the standard for a “traditional“ hanbok? Can those modernized and fashionable hanboks flourishing on the street also be categorized as true hanbok? Korea Herald finds the answers to these questions. Click here for the related article -- Follow us