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Tol-bok
Tol clothes The clothes worn for the tol (tol-bok) are colorful, dressy clothes. They differ depending on the child's sex. Both boys and girls wear a long tol-ddi (a belt that wraps around the body twice) for longevity and a tol-jumuni (pouch) for luck. Silk cloth is used to make the tol-jumuni, folded at the top with a colorful thread pull-string to open and close. For the child's longevity buttons are not used. (For more pictures of children's clothes, see the Traditional Clothes section.)

Boy's Clothes
Boy's Clothes -pink or striped jogori (jacket) with puple or gray paji (pants)
-striped durumagi (long jacket) and a blue vest printed with a gold or silver pattern or a striped magoja (jacket) and a jonbok (long blue vest) with a gold or silver pattern and a hongsadae (traditional belt) over it
-bokgun (black hat with a long tail)
-tarae-busun (traditional socks)
-yumnang (traditional round shaped pouch)

Girl's Clothes
Girl's ClothesGirl's Clothes -striped jogory (jacket)
-long, red chima (skirt)
-gold and silver printed jobawi (hat)
-tarae-busun (traditional socks)
-yumnang (traditional round shaped pouch)

Many market areas, especially Tongdaemun Market in Seoul sell pre-made clothes. However, these items tend to be more modernized. Real traditional clothes need to be custom ordered or tailored.

boy's and girl's clothes
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beak-il bok
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tol-ddi

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