* 1.  Hanbok is made by cutting flat cloth straight and sewing those cloths together to develop a flat shaped style.  To make this clothing fir nicely on three dimensional human body, plaits are folds are made with extra spaces with strings to make it well fitted for everybody.  The pants are made very big.  The sizes are adjusted with a string that ties around the waist and ankles.  This gives enough room for legs to move around comfortably.

* 2.  Very short top and long skirt that flows down from the chest covers the bad figures of Korean women.  Usually Asian women have shorter lower parts of the body than American women.  Korean women is no exception and Hanbok brings out the most beautiful side of Korean women by covering bad body figure.

* 3.  Hanbok is very easy to put on and off.  Since Hanbok is separated in two pieces and is open form, it is very ample and comfortable without any sense of oppression.  With this abundant, it is very easy to move around comfortably.  This also made Korean people to be able to be more active in their style of living.  Unlike American style of living such as sitting on chair, Korean usually live on the floor, sleep on the floor, and sit on the floor.
 
 

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