한국 근대 양복점의 판매 물품과 생산 및 판매 주체

Abstract

This study examined the types and characteristics of products that were sold at tailor shops in Korea from the 1890s to 1945, and explored the types of economic subjects related to the tailor shops and their main activities. The study was conducted by a literature analysis based on newspaper data. In the 1890s, clothes required by government offices were sold mainly in tailor shops, such as western formal wears, military uniforms, and police uniforms. In the 1900s and 1910s, the production and delivery of government uniforms became more popular. In the 1920s, main items sold at tailor shops were general clothes, such as men’s suit and outerwear, and there were a wide variety of product types. Also, sales of ready-to-wear clothing expanded greatly during this period. In the 1930s, dressmaker’s shop for women became popular. From 1938 to 1945, it was difficult for tailors to run a normal business under the wartime emergency economic system. Economic subjects who worked for the tailor shop included the owner, the chief, the clerk, the salesperson, the workers, and the apprentices. The owner was classified into two types: a tailor who made his own suits and a non-tailor. The chief was assumed to be the tailor who had the most seniority. The clerk worked as an employee of the shop. Among the clerks, the salesperson was dispatched to the outside, made an order, and received a payment. The worker was a producer who was in charge of the production of clothes. Among the workers, there were apprentices who were trained in tailoring and sewing.