''Chima jeogori'' () refers to a traditional outfit for Korean women, which consists of a ''
chima'' skirt and ''
jeogori
or (; ) is a basic upper garment of the , a traditional Korean garment, which has been worn by both men and women. Men usually wear the with a '' baji'' or pants while women wear the with '' chima'', or skirts. It covers the arms and upper par ...
'' top. It is not a national costume per se, but a form of ''
hanbok
The hanbok () is the traditional clothing of the Koreans, Korean people. The term ''hanbok'' is primarily used by South Koreans; North Koreans refer to the clothes as (). The clothes are also worn in the Korean diaspora. Koryo-saram—ethnic Ko ...
'', the traditional Korean form of dress. Similarly, men wear baji jeogori: ''
baji'' (baggy pants) and ''jeogori''.
History
At the end of the 19th century, the ''tongchima'' (통치마), seamless one-piece short skirt, came out for convenience. School girls used to wear a white ''
jeogori
or (; ) is a basic upper garment of the , a traditional Korean garment, which has been worn by both men and women. Men usually wear the with a '' baji'' or pants while women wear the with '' chima'', or skirts. It covers the arms and upper par ...
'' and a black ''tongchima'' in modern educational institutions. This fashion gradually faded out in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
while revived and continues in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
.
In Japan
In Japan, some ethnic Korean minority schools use a girls' uniform that is based on ''tongchima''. This form of chima jeogori is modified into white shirt and shorter ankle length black or blue dress.
The uniforms sometimes made them target for hate crimes. Children wearing them were sometimes beaten, insulted, or even had their . This led to schools eventually issuing two sets of uniforms: a ''chima jeogori'' for inside the school, and more typical blazers and skirts for outside the school ().
See also
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Culture of Korea
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea before the division of Korea in 1945.
Since the mid-20th century, Korea has been split between the North Korean and South Korean sovereign state, stat ...
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List of Korean clothing
refers to the traditional clothing of Korea. This is a list of Korean clothing including the national costume, hanbok, as well as headgear, footwear, and accessories.
''Hanbok''
Headgear
Footwear
Accessories
See also
* White clothing ...
* and/or – Chinese equivalent
References
The Summary Report of the NGOs in Japannbsp;– A document on the ''chima jeogori'' attacks
Further reading
*{{cite book, script-title=ja:韓東賢 チマ・チョゴリ制服の民族誌～その誕生と朝鮮学校の女性たち 双風舎, date=June 2006, isbn=4-902465-08-6, language=Japanese, author1=韓東賢 , publisher=Sofusha
Korean clothing
Dresses