Posts Tagged ‘Korean clothing’

Berendo Middle School Korean Troupe

Friday, September 18th, 2009

I was leaving Seoul International Park after having scrounged a copy of the events schedule of this year’s Korean Festival in LA when I saw these kids coming out of their school bus.

Berendo Middle School Korean Troupe

Traditional Korean costumes are so colorful, aren’t they? And the students were carrying traditional Korean instruments like the sizable drums you see in the picture. Turns out they were scheduled to perform at 5:30 pm. Too bad I had to miss the performance.

Berendo Middle School is located just a few blocks southeast of the park (Ardmore / Seoul International) where the festival is being held. Address: 1157 S Berendo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90006-3301

Leewha Traditional Korean Dress Shop

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Looking for a place to buy traditional Korean dresses in Koreatown? Prices start from $100 at Leewha (pronounced Yee Hwah).

Leewha traditional Korean dress

Many Korean women want to wear a hanbok on their wedding day. Shop on the second floor at Lee Wha, while the husband-to-be buys liquor and lottery tickets downstairs! Seriously though, Asian-American teens come here to use the Korean traditional dress for CosPlay (costume play).

You can have hanbok-inspired dresses customized here with organic 100% authentic silk material. (That’s their line!) Traditional Korean hair jewelry? They’ve got that covered. Even little boys and girls can be outfitted in traditional Korean clothing at this place. Oh, and wedding gifts! They sell Korean comforters (yi-bool) that make perfect presents. Gorgeous colors…

이화고전방 is right next to a tanning salon. And downstairs is Caketown Garden where you can order a big wedding cake! This is the same strip mall where you can buy Berry Nutty frozen yogurt at 38 cents an ounce.

Lee Wha Hanbok Dress Store
Address: 555 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone number: (213) 252-0022 – Korean speaker only