Lisle in Suwon - Hongjae Library Hanbok Exhibition "The White-clad People, Dressed in Color"

This post was written on June 18, 2015.

Great news for those who have wanted to meet Lisle in person!
Lisle participated in a Hanbok exhibition at Hongjae Library in Gwanggyo, Suwon. ^0^

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Shall we take a look at the Hanbok exhibition at the Gwanggyo Hongjae Library together?

Hongjae Library is a very special library located in Gwanggyo, Suwon.
It's a newly opened library that opened in December 2014, and the theme of Hongjae Library is "Design Library."

The first exhibition after its opening was about printing, and
a Hanbok exhibition has been held in the exhibition space of Hongjae Library for two months from April 21st to June 21st.

The theme of the Hanbok exhibition is "The White-clad People's Colorful Attire."
The planner, who had seen Lisle at Facebook and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul,
remembered Lisle and contacted me.

The Hanbok exhibition displayed panels explaining the history of Hanbok and showcased Hanbok itself.

Initially, Lisle was planned to be included in an educational panel explaining modern daily Hanbok.
However, the discussion progressed further, and we decided to exhibit actual Lisle products.

Ta-da!

This is Lisle's exhibition space at Gwanggyo Hongjae Library!

As Lisle is a brand inspired by Hanbok, the exhibition became a representation of what modern Hanbok, future Hanbok, and globalized Hanbok are.
It aimed to showcase what these concepts entail.

The panels introduced Lisle's representative products and provided a detailed explanation of the design elements of Lisle, inspired by Hanbok.
Panels alone wouldn't be enough, right? We also exhibited some of Lisle's representative products inspired by Hanbok.

The exhibited products included a sleeveless Cheollik dress, a four-season shirt and jeogori (jacket) in white, an unbalanced white dress with a daily check jeogori, black Maru pants with a medium blue Dopo long coat.

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Many people who saw the Hanbok exhibition contacted Lisle.
Some said they didn't know such daily Hanbok existed and that they found it very pretty.
One of the most memorable encounters was with a middle-aged woman. She had been wearing daily Hanbok because she loved Hanbok,
but she was disappointed because it wasn't pretty enough. She said that Lisle had quenched her thirst for beautiful daily Hanbok,
which made me so happy and proud! It was truly heartwarming and unforgettable.

I hope that many children and citizens in Suwon and nearby cities will encounter Lisle through the Hanbok exhibition at Hongjae Library,

and that it will inspire them and give them a chance to think about Hanbok. :-)
The Hanbok exhibition will be held until this weekend (Sunday, June 21st), so come meet Lisle at Hongjae Library in Gwanggyo, Suwon :-)

Hanbok is an ongoing story :-)