Korean traditional clothes on show in Pyongyang [PHOTOS]
By Jung Da-min
Colorful Korean traditional clothes are being exhibited at the 16th National Exhibition of Korean Dress in Pyongyang, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.
Opened with due ceremony at the Central Youth Hall Wednesday, the exhibition presents more than 700 Korean traditional dresses of various styles and more than 60 pairs of leather shoes for men, women and children. Tailors, workers, students and housewives across the country made the apparel.
Traditional Korean long dresses are called “choson-ot” in North Korea. They are known as hanbok in South Korea. North Koreans often wear choson-ot as a formal attire in everyday life while South Koreans wear hanbok on special occasions such as traditional holidays or weddings.
“The beautiful chima and jogori and Korean trousers and jackets, vests, waistcoats, turumagi and leather shoes are attracting the interests of people,” KCNA reported, adding that a fashion show took place on Wednesday. The exhibition will run until Friday.
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| The 16th National Exhibition of Korean Dress opened with due ceremony at the Central Youth Hall Wednesday. KCNA-Yonhap |
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| More than 700 Korean traditional dresses of various styles are on display. KCNA-Yonhap |