Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 336
Episode 336: Fashion Revolution (4)
Hyang’s ‘plan to get rid of the topknot’ was eventually canceled.
Because of this, the county had to redesign the military cap.
“Because there is a topknot, the hat has to be high…. The military caps of the Napoleonic era are too excessive, and the military caps of the Byeolgi Army are a bit old-fashioned…. The Korean Empire Army military caps have too much of a Japanese feel….”
Of course, a little bit. To be more specific, both Japan and the Korean Empire were modeled after European military uniforms.
They were a reworking of the cappy, which lowered the height of the Shako hat, which was famous during the Napoleonic Wars, and simplified the design.
However, what Hyang was familiar with in the 21st century was the ‘damn Japanese military cap’, so he felt repulsed.
After much thought and memory searching, Hyang was able to choose a design he liked.
It was a hat worn by Australian soldiers during events.
It was similar to a cowboy hat called the ‘Anzac army slouch hat’. Or, to put it another way, it was a more modernized version of the hat worn by the characters in The Three Musketeers.
Hyang, who acquired the technology to make felt cloth through the noble Jurchen tribe, used it to make military hats.
“Is this okay?”
The hat, made of dark green felt (red for cavalrymen), was well received by the soldiers. In particular, the right brim was folded and attached to the body, and the tail feather of the jangki was attached, which received rave reviews.
After completing the uniform of the naval forces, Hyang had to worry about the hat for the naval forces.
“I know that the Popeye hat is not allowed because of the topknot… Then…”
Hyang tried hard to remember Mildeokjil once again.
“This time it’s Russia!”
What the fragrance chose was a sailor cap used by the Russian Navy during the Tsarist Russia – similar to the one worn by Doddold Duck.
Of course, this sailor cap was for sailors, and naval officers were issued brimmed hats similar to those worn by captains of civilian ships, including yachts in the 21st century.
“Naval officers’ caps are too low on the top of their heads… damn topknot! “There are so many options!”
Although Hyang didn’t stop complaining, those who received the newly designed military uniforms and boots were very satisfied.
This kind of favorable review came especially from the naval forces, because through military system reform, the land naval forces and naval forces were completely divided and differentiation was needed.
And although they complained that the scent was unfashionable, the soldiers who actually received the hat responded very well.
“The response has been great!”
“Is that so? Fortunately, the.”
Hyang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the report that the soldiers were responding very well.
* * *
As new military uniforms, boots, and military caps were distributed through Hyang’s work, civilian clothing began to gradually change.
As mentioned before, the loose-fitting hanbok gradually began to reveal the body lines, and shoes with high heels began to become popular.
And hats began to change as the final point of men’s fashion.
Instead of the black lip made from black bamboo that was popular not long ago, the light and sleek black lip made from horsehair began to quickly become popular for nearly 100 years. While the nobility used hats made of horsehair, ordinary people began to make and wear hats of various shapes using felt.
The people of Joseon were experts in hats, as Westerners who visited Joseon during the imperialist era of the 19th century described it as the ‘country of hats.’ There was no way the people of Joseon could miss the right time, and soon all over Joseon was overflowing with hats of all shapes.
* * *
It wasn’t just men’s clothing that changed.
Women’s clothing also began to change little by little.
Starting with the queen, the shape of the circle robe worn by the women of Naemyeongbu began to change little by little.
Like the men’s hanbok, the wide-bodied Wonsam gradually began to fit closer to the body. In particular, the waist line began to be revealed by attaching a string to the open side.
It wasn’t just Wonsam that changed. The chimajeogori worn underneath also began to change little by little.
As expected, the jeogori, which was made in free sizes like Wonsam and boasted enormous roominess and length, began to shrink.
The lower hem of the jeogori, which used to go down almost to the hip line, rose to the waist line, and the sleeves, which were close to a span even though they covered the entire hand, were shortened to barely covering the back of the hand, and at the same time, the length also decreased.
The same was true for the skirt. Width and length were drastically reduced. Not only was it shortened, but the front hem was made to be slightly raised by folding horizontal wrinkles at the front.
A plain skirt (so named because the layers of the skirt were all different colors, resembling a rainbow) was worn slightly exposed between the lifted front hem.
If men had hats, women had full hats and veils.
Of course, there was a real final boss.
As the economy improved, the prestige of wealthy noble families began to become more and more extravagant.
At first, silk or mesh was covered over the full-length hat, but soon silk or mesh was attached to the ends of the full-length hat. The entire body that was revealed in this way had a colorful floral pattern drawn on it.
There were also changes in the silk and mesh attached to the ends.
Those of high status wore black silk or mesh, while those of low status wore blue silk or mesh, and the colors of the silk and mesh began to vary little by little.
Following these changing trends, when a fully armed woman steps out on the street, she immediately attracts the attention of men around her.
A tall woman walks in clothes that slightly reveal her body, wearing suhye (flower shoes) or danghye (唐鞋), which have high heels like men’s shoes. The sight of a woman whose plain skirt was slightly visible through the slightly raised front hem, and where Suhye or Danghye could be seen every time she walked, was very attractive.
Naturally, being fully armed like this cost a lot of money. Therefore, an appeal was made that women’s extravagance was so extreme that it should be cracked down on, but King Sejong did not accept it.
-It is nature for a woman to pursue beauty. It is unreasonable to force this. All we can do is teach and learn how to be frugal.
That was the answer to the appeal, but King Sejong glared at Hyang and asked.
“Is that you?”
“Absolutely not!”
Hyang strongly denied King Sejong’s question. However, the eyes of King Sejong and his ministers were full of distrust.
Hyang, seeing their expressions, cried out inwardly.
‘What a damn world where trust has disappeared! Women’s clothing is not my area of expertise! I feel wronged!’
There was only one thing that Hyang, who complained of injustice, challenged women’s clothing culture.
It was a gache (加髢).
* * *
After the 100 days of birth after an extremely long labor, Hyang returned from Area 51 and entered the East Palace when there was some peace after the 100 days had passed for the children to be born after an extremely long labor.
“What’s going on? “Is something wrong with the kids?”
“Oh no. Manora and Mama said they had a sore throat, so I gave them some acupuncture.”
“I have a sore throat? I understand. “Okay, are you okay now?”
“yes.”
“Good job.”
The scent that sent the underclothes and maids headed to the place where the Crown Princess and Emperor Yangwon were.
Although it was a little against the law, the Crown Princess and Yangwon Yangje were co-parenting.
It was because the three of them were born on the same day and at the same time.
In any case, most of the childcare was handled by the ladies-in-waiting and the court ladies, but the three women still gathered together in one place to look after the babies and strengthen their friendship.
Looking at that scene, Hyang muttered softly.
“There are Jinpyeong and Anpyeong, so the East Palace will soon become noisy.”
Jinpyeong and Anpyeong had also recently given birth to sons. As Hyang said about the ‘Dong Palace Mafia’, Crown Prince Yangwon Yangje and Jinpyeong Anpyeong’s wives had a good relationship. Therefore, it was certain that babies would flock to the East Palace once they safely passed their first birthday and were able to go outside.
* * *
“I heard you got acupuncture. Are you okay now?”
In response to Hyang’s question, the Crown Princess and Emperor Yangwon bowed their heads and answered.
“I’m okay now.”
“Fortunately, the. But why is my neck like that all of a sudden?”
The Crown Princess answered Hyang’s question as a representative.
“I bought a new gache a while ago, but it seems to be a bit heavy.”
“Is it because the body is heavy? Could it be that Yangwon and Yangjedo?”
In response to Hyang’s question, Emperor Yangwen of Yangwen answered in a crawling voice.
“That’s right.”
After hearing the women’s answers, Hyang muttered without realizing it.
“Why spend money on something that is not good for your neck…”
At that moment, the expressions of all the women in the room changed. Hyang saw that expression and cried out internally.
‘Nana! Have you seen that look before? ‘It’s real!’
* * *
When Hyang was living in the 21st century, his mother spent a lot of money to buy a new luxury bag. While the mother was showing off with her new bag, Hyang’s father said something.
“It doesn’t look that expensive, so what are you doing…”
At that moment, Hyang’s mother’s face turned grim. And the mother’s strike went on for 15 days, and Hyang’s father and Hyang had to make meals and do laundry on their own.
And the expressions on the faces of the women sitting in the room of the East Palace were the same as the expressions my mother had made at that time.
* * *
Hyang sensed the danger signal and immediately apologized, so the situation ended there.
But I couldn’t ignore the scent.
“If what I heard is true, there are a lot of problems with the gache, but it looks like it needs to be fixed.”
Miscellaneous rumors about gacha were even shown on TV. The most famous of these was that a young priest died from a broken neck vertebrae, unable to withstand the weight of the casket.
You may not think that this is a joke, but if you look at the gacha performed by Queen Soheon and other women in the palace, it was almost one foot tall (approximately 30cm) in height. It doesn’t just rise up, but covers the entire head, and various decorations are added to it.
Considering the weight, it was quite possible for him to break his neck and die.
In the end, the scent found King Sejong.
“Let’s ban Gache? “It’s surprising that you’re talking about forbidding something.”
Hyang muttered to herself at Sejong’s words.
‘Because there are a lot? They called for banning discrimination between the North and the West, they asked for a ban on discrimination between the Western and Western languages, they called for banning discrimination between business, agriculture, industry and commerce, and so on and so forth…’ “
Anyway, what was the reason for suddenly bringing up the idea of banning Gache?”
Hyang, who was grumbling internally, stopped complaining and immediately answered the question asked by Sejong.
“Not long ago, the Crown Princess and Emperor Yangwon received acupuncture needles due to gacha.”
“I heard it too. So I looked into it and found out that many women in the internal affairs department receive acupuncture for similar reasons.”
“That’s why. It is natural for people, especially women, to pursue beauty, but they should not harm their health because of it. And moderate luxury helps life, but excessive luxury destroys life. Gacha is an excessive luxury and should be prohibited.”
“Hmm…”
King Sejong, who was thinking while stroking his beard at Hyang’s words, looked back at the ministers.
“I heard that Gache is expensive, but how expensive is it?”
Kim Jeom immediately answered King Sejong’s question.
“The cheapest price is enough for 7 to 8 slaves.”
“I guess I went too far. “Then would it be better to forbid it?”
The ministers all looked embarrassed at King Sejong’s words.
“If you think about it simply, it is reasonable to prohibit it…”
“But…”
Both the ministers and King Sejong trailed off. When Hyang was about to open his mouth at that sight, Lee Jik looked at Hyang and said.
“There is a saying that everything goes well with the family.”
For a moment, Hyang’s mouth was tightly shut.
‘In the 21st century or now!’
In the end, banning gache ended in failure.