Fabric
Lightweight cotton-linen blend. Hidden side zip. Lined through the bodice.
Daywear · Made to order
The Yeoreum Sleeveless Dress.
$245 to $355 · quoted in consultation
A sleeveless hanbok dress with a wide neckline and a cool drape. The name reads as summer fragrance, the cut is built for the hottest weeks. Lightweight cotton-linen blend, lined bodice, hidden side zip.
Sleeveless. Still hanbok.
Occasion
A summer outdoor wedding in the city. A July dinner where the air does not break until dark. The piece that lets you wear hanbok in August without negotiating with the weather.
The story
The sleeveless hanbok is the contemporary answer to August. Korean summers run hot and humid, and the long sleeve and lined bodice of the formal cuts were built for a different climate. The Seoul ateliers shortened the sleeve, then dropped it entirely, in answer to the wearer who refused to skip summer.
Yeoreum keeps the chima and the cheollik chest and removes the sleeve at the shoulder. The neckline opens slightly wider than the standard cut for cooling at the collarbone. The cotton-linen blend was chosen for breath, the bodice is lined to keep the line clean, the side zip stays hidden. The drape reads cool from across a room.
Worn to the rooftop wedding held in late July, where the dress code asks for ceremony and the temperature asks for restraint. The dress answers both. The grandmother across the table reads it as hanbok, the niece taking the photo reads it as a dress, and the wearer reads it as the only piece she would have worn that night.
Hand-finished in Seoul. Inspected and fitted in San Mateo.
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