You can be a virtual tourist and explore shopping areas in Korea like Dongdaemun by visiting http://cn.zipia.net and check out the latest fashions in Korea.
What is fashionable and what is not at various times tells you a lot about a society. Collect information from the pop-ups on the screen to create a ‘Timeline of Korean Fashion Trends' . This can be developed either as individual posters or as a group activity where you create a large wall chart with your findings. You could draw sketches of Korean fashion through time. Have a look at the fashion information Koreana http://www.koreana.or.kr > Back Issues at vol 17, 2003 for a good source of photographs.
After completing the timeline activity, discuss this statement: ‘Changes in fashion in Korea mirrored trends in other parts of the world'.
Prepare either a short talk or a visual presentation showing how fashion in Korea was influenced by historical events at certain times. Go to http://www.korea.net/korea/kor_loca.asp?code=603 for additional information to develop your presentation.
Find out more about traditional Hanbok in Koreana vol 9, no 3, Autumn 1995 (available at http://www.koreana.or.kr > Back Issues) and write a description of this clothing style for men and women. Then design your own fashion using Hanbok features.
Do an Internet search to look at the work by designers such as Icinoo, Andre Kim, Jin Teok, Bakangchi and others. How would you describe their designs? Would you wear them in Australia? Why or why not? You can start your search by reading this news article at http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200411/200411170013.html
