The colors of the traditional Korean Costume are investigated in this study to figure out the characteristics of the Korean color system, the uinque way of color combination and the aesthetic functions of the colors in the Korean tradition. As one of ...
The colors of the traditional Korean Costume are investigated in this study to figure out the characteristics of the Korean color system, the uinque way of color combination and the aesthetic functions of the colors in the Korean tradition. As one of the formative elements in fashion design, the various adaptations of the characteristics of Korean color is one of the strongest ways in which the Korean sensibility is expressed, The Expression of the Korean beauty by using the characteristics of the Korean colors make the fashion design unique and original.
As a conclusion, following results are summarized.
1.The colors used in Korean costumes are restricted in hue, value and intensity(pale, deep, bright), while subtle differences in hue, value and intensity are found in each color category.
2.The characteristics of hue, value and intensity contrasts are often used as main principles of color combination; the hue contrasts are used for the costumes of special occasions such as ritual and ceremony, and people such as brides and children. The value contrasts are preferred in everyday clothes ; pale jade color tops and marine blue bottoms. The saturation contrasts in costumes are worn by serious and religious personalities such as scholars and priests.
3.The traditional colors have used not only for visual effect but also for many aesthetic functions : symbolic, ornamental, shamanistic or practical.
The charactersitics of Korean color is an integral part of Korean heritage and a theme to be appreciated among those in contemporary fashion design.