For a winter birthday, the richest fabrics and most glamorous looks suit the season, with deep colors, sparkle, velvet, and beaded fabrics reading as festive and luxurious
Many of the jogakbo remaining today also lack much wear and tear, testifying to their use only on special occasions
Indeed, while many of the photographs are celebratory, we can rarely glean what motivated any of the subjects, except to say they all find themselves in conflict with the norms, expectations and laws of their time
On any one day, we are designers, seamstresses, web coders, marketing officers, inventory supervisors, accountants, postal carriers, and social media managers