Fabric
Silk cord throughout, traditional knot patterns hand-tied by Mrs. Lee's atelier. Long tassel finished with a metal cap.
Accessory · Made to order
The Gyeonghwa Traditional Norigae.
$95 to $175 · quoted in consultation
Gyeonghwa carries the traditional Korean knot pattern at the central element, with a long tassel below. The most formal of our norigae shapes, sized for ceremonial hanbok and the photograph that goes in the family album.
Tradition, knotted.
Occasion
A bridal hanbok at a paebaek. The hwangap where the centerpiece photograph carries the day. The norigae for the frame that lives on a wall.
The story
Norigae is the ornament tied at the goreum, the ribbon that closes the jeogori. In the Joseon court the form carried symbols, scent, sometimes a small charm against bad luck. The knot pattern itself is the oldest element, taught from master to apprentice across generations. A traditional knot norigae names its lineage in its first reading.
Silk cord throughout, in colors held to the traditional register. The knot pattern is tied by hand in our Seoul workshop, the work of an afternoon for a craftsman who has been at it for years. A long tassel hangs beneath the central element, finished with a metal cap. The piece is sized for ceremonial hanbok and reads as ceremonial at every distance.
Worn for the bridal hanbok at a paebaek where the elders sit on cushions and the bride bows. The chest registers first, the norigae carries the read across the room. At a hwangap the same piece anchors the centerpiece photograph that the family will frame. The norigae for the photo a family keeps.
Hand-finished in Seoul. Inspected and fitted in San Mateo.
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