In winter, Koreans traditionally wore several layers of thin clothing, put on an outer-jacket usually layered with cotton and fur or a thick a sleeveless waistcoat, lined with fur.
People would tighten up their pant cuffs with inner pants in order to prevent cold from entering from below. In addition, women would put on a kind of skirt over their head to completely cover them from head to toe, almost like a burqa.
There was a variety of headwear worn in winter, too. The “pungcha” is a winter cap worn by both men and women. An attached flap of cotton cloth filled with fur or cotton covered the ears, cheeks, forehead and back but left the top exposed. The female version tended to be more decorative.
Starting from left (1) pungcha (2) nambawi (3) jobawi (4) ayam (5) gullae (Source from the National Folk Museum of Korea)
The “nambawi” was a winter hat worn by women or old people. It was made of fur, leather and silk, and it covered the forehead, ears, neck and the back of the head, but was open on the crown.
The “jobawi was a winter cap worn only by females, slightly altered from the nambawi. It too was open on the top and was circular in the back to reveal one's hairstyle.
“Ayam,” another winter hat for women had a long a kind of ribbon draped down the back and shaped at the front to cover the wearer's forehead. Its popularity waned with the appearance of the jobawi. Ayam were usually embroidered with small beads and other kinds of jewels.
“Gullae,” meanwhile, was a decorative winter hat for young children from affluent households
People would tighten up their pant cuffs with inner pants in order to prevent cold from entering from below. In addition, women would put on a kind of skirt over their head to completely cover them from head to toe, almost like a burqa.
There was a variety of headwear worn in winter, too. The “pungcha” is a winter cap worn by both men and women. An attached flap of cotton cloth filled with fur or cotton covered the ears, cheeks, forehead and back but left the top exposed. The female version tended to be more decorative.
Starting from left (1) pungcha (2) nambawi (3) jobawi (4) ayam (5) gullae (Source from the National Folk Museum of Korea)
The “nambawi” was a winter hat worn by women or old people. It was made of fur, leather and silk, and it covered the forehead, ears, neck and the back of the head, but was open on the crown.
The “jobawi was a winter cap worn only by females, slightly altered from the nambawi. It too was open on the top and was circular in the back to reveal one's hairstyle.
“Ayam,” another winter hat for women had a long a kind of ribbon draped down the back and shaped at the front to cover the wearer's forehead. Its popularity waned with the appearance of the jobawi. Ayam were usually embroidered with small beads and other kinds of jewels.
“Gullae,” meanwhile, was a decorative winter hat for young children from affluent households
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