hanbok
Noun
Meaning
hanbok (plural hanboks or hanbok)
The traditional Korean dress, often characterized by vibrant colours and simple lines without pockets.
Examples
A group of musicians clad in "hanbok" (Korean traditional costume) gather in front of Heungnyemun Gate of Gyeongbok Palace, the largest among Seoul's five grand palaces from the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom.
Jeans, knee-length skirt, see-through sleeveless dress, lace and frills -- these are not the descriptions that usually come to mind when thinking about hanbok, or traditional Korean clothes.
It was Lee who broke the news of Kim's death to the world Monday, wearing a black hanbok - the traditional Korean dress - while crying silently on the nation's Korean Central Television.
Lee’s first Pret-a-Porter show in Paris in 1993, showing a more traditional-style hanbok.
Lee’s hanbok are colorful.