Does one size fit all?

The topic of free size clothing, where “one size fits all”, came up in a recent Korea Herald article. The discussion was about the Korean fashion industry squeezing all female customers into one size group in order to reduce costs and logistics in production.

A Korean “free-size” is intended to cover the Korean S-M-L range, though it more closely equates to a U.S. women’s size Small.

프리사이즈 – peuri-saije

We wrote several vocabulary-filled articles on fashion and clothing.

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Easy to Learn Korean 1369 – Women (part one).

1369-Women 1 Continue reading

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Easy to Learn Korean 1033 – Married and off-the-market.

1033-Married and off the market

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Info-graphic – Matchmaking marriage summary.

A new info-graphic that summarizes a survey of 3,0000 couples over the last three years. The survey, by the matchmaking firm Duo, shows that the average age of a female getting married for the first time is 32 and a male is 35.

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Korean baseball and the rise of the female fan base

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The number of female fans attending baseball games is near even with males. It’s no surprise as the local game is a bit more accessible (and fun). Continue reading

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More men marrying older women

Wedding According to Statistics Korea (NSO), the average age of a Seoul female getting married has risen to over 30 years. Older wife-younger husband couples make up 17% of the total number of married couples in Korea.
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