Ive seen different people say different things. Many people say that hanbok is entirely from ming dynasty influence (I wont deny the clothes for government purposes such as the king, court, etc)
however ive also seen claims that china had taken influence from goguryeo clothing and that the hanbok's features were already existing before joseon. there are murals that show the clothing of the different three kingdoms of korea. what is the truth?
The Korean clothes that you know influenced by Ming China are official uniforms. A common official uniform is a kind of uniform worn by his servants when they go to work at the palace or the king does his job. Hanbok was not a uniform, but a common dress, so it was not influenced by China. Some Chinese claim that Hanbok was influenced by Ming (1368-1644)'s attire, but in fact, it has already been in the shape of Hanbok since the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), and even though some elements have changed over time, Goryeo Hanbok has a common feature.
Korea has enough data to confirm the transformation of Hanbok, and Koreans cannot accept that some Chinese unilaterally claim that Hanbok was influenced by Hanfu. China, Japan, and Korea in East Asia have been influenced by each other for a long time, but some Chinese do not acknowledge the influence of Goryeo, called Goryeoyang (the customs of Goryeo that were popular in the Yuan Dynasty (1271∼1368) at the end of Goryeo), but argue that hanbok originated in China.
I fully respect Hanfu and want to distinguish Hanfu from Hanbok. Since Kimono was influenced by Baekje, no Koreans claim that it belongs to Korea, and it should not be argued that way.
Also, these disputes include not only Hanbok but also various elements of conflict, and Koreans are never willing to compromise on the issue. Just as Ao Zai is a traditional Vietnamese dress and Chi Pao and Hanfu are traditional Chinese clothes, Hanbok is a traditional Korean dress, and there is no reason for China to have a stake in this fact. Koreans never claim Hanpu as Korean clothes, and I think Chinese people should respect Hanbok just as Koreans respect Hanpu.
Not long ago, when Mamamoo wore Hanbok on the 2020 year-end stage, some Chinese visited the SNS of the hanbok maker and attacked the company, saying that it stole their Hanfu. The clothes worn by Mamamoo were hanbok, and the pattern that some Chinese claimed to be Chinese patterns was actually printed with the Korean alphabet 'Hunminjeongeum'. Therefore, Mamamoo's clothes cannot be Chinese clothes. When I protested against this, the Chinese said: "Koreans should not use black and red matching because it is Chinese style." WHAT?
These things happened very often last year, and Koreans are angry about them. The history of Goryeo occurred before the Ming Dynasty, and as you can see from the pronunciation of Goryeo and Korea, Ming Dynasty cannot be the origin of Hanbok because Goryeo is the history of Korea. Also, Goryeo is not a history of China, so Goryeo cannot be the origin of Hanfu.
Koreans had been very angry at the distortion and denunciation of South Korea, which had frequently occurred in China since before the conflict broke out. In addition, even though Korean celebrities were unable to perform in China due to China's regulations, there have been countless cases of illegal copying of Korean entertainment and dramas (Korean dramas and entertainment shows are illegal in China) in the past five to six years.
In addition, even though historical data that King Gojong first made the Korean flag (Taegeukgi) was in Korea, some Chinese broadcasts did not apologize for the false information that the Korean flag was made by the Qing Dynasty's Ma Geon-Chung.
These "some" Chinese people's clueless behaviors are things that can't help but be angry no matter what country people go through, not Koreans. When I protested against these problems, some Chinese mocked me, saying, "Oh~ Koreans say that the origin of all the universe is Korea." How can I not be angry about these things?
I hope it was a good answer for you. Not only the knowledge of hanbok but also the background of these disputes.
If you want to know more about Goryeoyang or Hanbok, these pages can help you. :)