Reviews
All the authors poured their hearts and souls into making this a dictionary of practical help. I recommend it!
I apologize to the authors, but I am truly disappointed. This book is literally 95 percent clothing terminology. I had hoped to learn about the uses of clothing and how they look when worn, but this book merely lists clothes taken directly from an exhibition hall—clothes simply spread out on the floor. I do not understand why you wrote this book. People studying clothing will likely buy it, but isn't the true appearance of clothing revealed only when a person wears it? I question why on earth
Although I got my hands on this book by chance, it is interesting. It is organized in a way that makes it easy to read as you look up information related to traditional clothing. Personally, I liked the consistent English spelling of the clothing names and the brief English explanations.
Kang Soon-je et al.: Dictionary of Korean Costume
The [Dictionary of Korean Costume] is a collaborative effort involving eight professors from various fields, extracting relevant terms from 20 categories—including head coverings, hairstyles, men's official attire, women's ceremonial attire, men's outerwear, military uniforms, everyday wear, children's clothing, funeral attire, court ceremonial attire, inner garments, footwear, fabrics, dyeing, patterns, sewing, embroidery, accessories, knots, and colors—covering Korean costume terms used since ancient times. This book also importantly addresses instances where the scope of meaning or interpretation of Chinese characters changed over time during the process of translating costume names from Hanja into Hangul. Furthermore, it emphasizes the necessity of standardized English transliteration for Korean costume terminology to promote Korean costume to the international community.
Korean title: 한국 복식 사전
Korean author: 강순제 외
Korean publisher: 민속원
ISBN-13: 9788928507269
Reviews
All the authors poured their hearts and souls into making this a dictionary of practical help. I recommend it!
I apologize to the authors, but I am truly disappointed. This book is literally 95 percent clothing terminology. I had hoped to learn about the uses of clothing and how they look when worn, but this book merely lists clothes taken directly from an exhibition hall—clothes simply spread out on the floor. I do not understand why you wrote this book. People studying clothing will likely buy it, but isn't the true appearance of clothing revealed only when a person wears it? I question why on earth
Although I got my hands on this book by chance, it is interesting. It is organized in a way that makes it easy to read as you look up information related to traditional clothing. Personally, I liked the consistent English spelling of the clothing names and the brief English explanations.
