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Traditional Korean Shoes Posted by Ginny on Aug 1, 2010
Traditional Korean shoes are sometimes worn for special occasions like 돌 (child’s first birthday) and are sometimes sold as souvenirs for foreigners. By far the most commonly seen traditional Korean shoe is the 고무신, which means “rubber shoes” in Korean. People of high status and courtesans wore highly decorated 고무신, while people of lesser means…