Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

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A Study on Rational Dress and Escape the Corset Expressed in Cartoons and Webtoons

카툰과 웹툰 속에 나타나는 이성주의 복식과 탈코르셋에 관한 고찰

  • Yoo, Hee-Eun (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chun, Jaehoon (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University/The Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University)
  • 유희은 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 전재훈 (서울대학교 의류학과/서울대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2021.08.02
  • Accepted : 2021.10.25
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

The "Escape the corset" movement raises the question of gender norms in dressing by rejecting the socially established ideal women's clothing. The context is similar to Rational dress of the 19th century, which claimed that women could also wear pants. Cartoons and webtoons reflect the characteristics of each era, including images and stories, and express social problems of the time implicitly and satirically. Thus, this study examined women's clothes expressed in cartoons and webtoons and analyzed their characteristics. The results are as follows. As an expression to the recipient of both clothes, women tried to form their identity through a rational attitude and break away from their embellishment, which was regarded as oppression from society. On the other hand, as an expression of the attitude of others towards the recipient of both clothes, people argued the changed appearance of women as a non-ideal form which should be corrected. This study is significant for proving that the dressing contains gender norms of the time beyond the trends.

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