From outfits to gifts, Seollal puts newlyweds to the ultimate in-law test

When major traditional holidays approach in Korea, online forums begin filling with practical, and often anxious, questions from newlyweds: What should we wear? What should we bring? One quirky Korean-English term that occasionally surfaces is the “sidaek look,” referring to what one wears when visiting the in-laws on occasions like traditional holidays or parents’ birthdays. A search for the hashtag "sidaek look” on Instagram yields more than 5,000 related posts, ranging from photos of women sh

By The Korea Herald