From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gache |
|
| Korean name |
|
|
Gache is a big wig worn by Korean women. Women of high social backgrounds and gisaeng wore wigs (gache). Like their western contemporaries Koreans considered bigger and heavier wigs to be more aesthetic. Such was the women's frenzy for the gache that time that in 1788 King Jeongjo prohibited and banned, by royal decree, the use of gache, as they were deemed contrary to Confucian values of reserve and restraint[1]. In 19th century yangban women began to wear jokduri, a small hat that substituted gache. However gache still enjoyed vast popularity in giseng circles. Inclusive of its decorations, a gache usually weighs about 3 to 4 kg.
[edit] Gallery
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
