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The contents of Hanbok as social status was merged into Hanbok on 11 January 2017. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

Correction of 4.3 Goryeo Illustration Description

The first "Water-Moon Avalokitesh varapainting" features three Song-style noble costumes. The one on the right is presumed to be a maid, not a noble, not a Song costume. I want you to separate them. This is a misconception that all the characters in the illustration are dressed in Song-style clothing.

Cleanup

I've made an attempt to address some (imo) issues with the article. Will document hopefully non-obvious suggestions here.

IMO issues:

Repetitive
Structure unclear
Too many small 1 or 2 sentence sections
Copyediting (grammar, using templates consistently)
Too many sections read like lists

Suggestions:

Not all variants need their own subsection.
Delete a lot of the repetition; a lot of it is either unsourced, has grammar issues, or is out of place anyway.
If a main article exists, move less important details into that.

I've given up for now, as I have other articles I've been meaning to work on. Encourage someone else to pick up the torch. toobigtokale (talk) 23:14, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adding more details about how hanboks are used modernly

https://asiasociety.org/korea/hanbok-part-1-origin-and-history https://kollectionk.com/guide-to-korean-traditional-clothing-hanbok

i plan on editing to add more about the modern uses of hanboks such as design or ceremonies and traditions people participate in. Pigeonidolization (talk) 20:01, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Italicized

Should be italicized, per MOS:KO-ENGLISH. Proof: [1] doesn't appear in any mainstream English-lang dictionaries. seefooddiet (talk) 19:06, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeing hanbok listed in the OED and Cambridge. Sarsenet (talk) 00:34, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh you're right. I'll undo it seefooddiet (talk) 03:26, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]