Handcrafted Hanbok from Seoul · 3 to 4 weeks (4 to 6 for weddings)
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The Dorae Cape Blouse
TKIM · D · 063
Daywear · Made to order

The Dorae Cape Blouse.

Reference TKIM-D-063 · 3 to 4 week production

$195 to $285 · quoted in consultation

Dorae, return. A blouse cut with a cape overlay across the shoulders, falling to mid-arm. The cape adds movement at the shoulder line without adding volume through the body. Hidden snap at the cape closure, body lined through the bust.

The Dorae Cape Blouse

A cape, on a blouse.

Fabric

Lightweight polyblend. Hidden snap at the cape closure. Liner through the bust.

Occasion

A spring outdoor event where the wind moves through the afternoon. The blouse that takes wind as a feature. A garden ceremony where the photographs ask for a small theatrical gesture at the shoulder.

The story

Cape forms have lived inside Korean ceremonial wardrobe for centuries, often as a layered overdress for a court occasion or a religious procession. The shape gives the shoulder room without committing the body to a coat. The Dorae walks that history into a daily blouse and lets the cape do what it has always done, register motion at the shoulder.

Lightweight polyblend that holds the cape line without weighing the shoulder. The cape closes with a hidden snap at the front so the silhouette stays clean. The body is lined through the bust for quiet structure. The cape falls to mid-arm, long enough to catch wind, short enough to keep the gesture small. The drape reads at the shoulder.

Worn to a spring outdoor event where the air moves through the afternoon. The cape lifts when the wind crosses and settles when the wearer turns to a friend. A garden ceremony that asks for a piece with a small theatrical gesture. The blouse takes the wind as instruction.

Hand-finished in Seoul. Inspected and fitted in San Mateo.

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