Korean Traditional Hair styles and decorations

Korean Traditional

Hair styles and decorations

 

 

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Korean traditional hair styles and hair decorations are usually used by women, especially on anniversaries such as special events, festivals and special occasions.

 

For example, at weddings, brides often wear hanbok hair(한복머리) and decorate it with flowers, jade, and jewels as decorations.

 

Also, on traditional Korean holidays such as Chuseok(추석) and Lunar New Year(설날), people sometimes decorate their hair in styles such as "guseulmuhri(구슬머리)" or "ollimmuhri(올림머리)" when they hold ancestral rites.

 

 

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Traditional Korean hair styles and hair decorations have undergone various changes throughout history.

But in general, women had long hair, and they would let it loose naturally, or they would decorate it with decorations like hairpins.

 

The most famous Korean traditional hair style is 'Hanbok hair(한복머리)'.

It is a hairstyle that goes well with Hanbok, a traditional Korean dress, and it is a style of holding your hair tightly and bending your bangs.

 

Hanbok hair is usually decorated with a rubber band or headband tied tightly and decorated with daffodils or flowers on top of it.

 

 

 

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Hair ornament is often used with hanbok or other traditional hair styles.

For example, flowers or leaves taken from flower trees or camellias may be decorated.

Also, hairpins, headbands, and hairpins made of jewelry, jade, and metal are also used.

 

 

 

 

 

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Korean traditional hair styles and hair decorations have recently been reinterpreted in a modern way and expressed in various moods.

For example, modern Hanbok, which reinterprets Hanbok with a modern sense, uses headbands or hairpins instead of traditional Hanbok hair, creating a more casual and modern atmosphere.

 

 

 

 

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Also, recently, many related exhibitions and cultural events are held to promote Korean traditional hair styles and hair decorations more globally.

Through these events, it contributes to promoting Korean history and culture by promoting Korean traditional hair styles and hair decorations more widely.

 

 

 

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Both dangi hair(댕기머리) and chubji hair(첩지머리) are traditional Korean hairstyles, which were mainly used by women during the Joseon Dynasty.

 

 

 

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The hair style is reminiscent of the phoenix spreading out like wings above the head.

It's made by making a high bundle in the center of the head, and bending and tying the projection to the side of the head.

Dangi hair(댕기머리) is one of the typical Joseon Dynasty hairstyles that symbolizes the purity and noble image of women.

 

On the other hand, Chupji hair(첩지머리) is a style of decorating by making a long bundle on one side and inserting small flower branches or spring flowers on the top of the head.

This style is frequently used by royal families and court ladies, and was often used at events such as flower viewing and celebrations in the court.

Chupji hair(첩지머리) is one of the typical Joseon Dynasty hairstyles that symbolizes beauty, restrained beauty, and delicate aesthetic sense.

 

 

 

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Korean traditional hair ornaments are one of the traditional hair ornaments used by women to tie or decorate their hair.

A hairpin is a tool that fixes hair by inserting it, and it is made of various materials such as metal, wood, and pearls.

Beinyeo(비녀) is one of the important elements of Korean traditional culture, and is used to emphasize the beauty of women and to create an elegant and restrained image.

 

 

 

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Also, traditional Korean hair ornaments include garlands and hair ornaments.

A flower crown is a head ornament used to hold the bundles stacked on the head, and is made of materials such as wood, bamboo, and gifts.

The headdress acts similar to a Beinyeo(비녀) or a flower crown, it is a smaller and more decorative ornament.

 

 

 

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These traditional hair ornaments are mainly used for anniversaries such as weddings and festivals when wearing hanbok or traditional clothes, and recently, they have been reinterpreted with a modern sense and expressed in various moods.

 

 

 

 

 

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