Textiles

Daeseong Judan is a traditional fabric and silk shop specializing in Korean traditional textiles such as silk, ramie (mosi), hemp cloth (sambae), and colorful striped patchwork fabric (saekdong). Gwangjang Market has long been famous for fabrics and *hanbok* (traditional Korean clothing), and it still preserves a unique system where you can choose your desired fabric and have it custom-made by tailors on the second floor of the market. The charm of Gwangjang Market lies in the fact that the entire journey, from selecting the cloth to receiving the finished garment, takes place within a single market. It is a place where you can experience both Korea's traditional textiles and its living garment-making culture firsthand.

Joeun Jikmul is a specialty shop dealing in fabrics used for monks' robes (seungbok) and religious garments. Fabrics for monks' robes are regarded as more than mere cloth; they are special textiles that embody the life and mindset of a practitioner. It is also fascinating to experience up close fabrics that possess unique colors, textures, and purposes distinct from ordinary apparel textiles. It is a place where you can experience a slice of Korean Buddhist culture that is not easily encountered even within Gwangjang Market.

Hyunwoo Silk is a specialty shop dealing in jacquard silk, a fabric that is hard to come by even within Gwangjang Market. Jacquard weaving is a technique where patterns are created by interlacing threads strand by strand, achieving a depth and luxurious texture that printing cannot replicate. With their gorgeous oriental patterns, these silks are used in a wide variety of designs, not only for hanbok, but also for scarves, hijabs, and dresses, continuing the history of Gwangjang Market as the heart of South Korea's fashion fabrics to this day.

Sema Silk is a premier silk-specialized brand representing Gwangjang Market. Having started as 'Silk Park' before relocating to Gwangjang Market and steadily growing, it has recently expanded and relocated its showroom. Designer brands, stage and broadcast costume production companies, and individual customers looking for high-end fabrics all frequent this place. Sema Silk stands as a representative space showing that Gwangjang Market was once the center of South Korea's fabric distribution and that the tradition continues to thrive today.