Costuming

The movement of Buchaechum is enhanced with the traditional hanbok and jokduri that the performers wear (they all wear identical ones). The hanbok is made up of three pieces: the shirt, the jacket, and the skirt. The skirt is wide and billowy, the shirt is fitted to define the upper body, and the jacket has large sleeves with fabric that sways to add elegance to arm movements. All traditional hanbok are dyed using things found in nature and tend to be very bright and colorful. They are also often hand sewn using a special technique that uses curvature to make it look better on a moving body. The hanbok of buchaechum are typically embroidered with a Phoenix.

The jokduri is a traditional headpiece that gained popularity in the Joseon period. It is typically worn in marriage ceremonies, but can also be used for rituals and dances such as buchaechum. Usually it is black silk, but for buchaechum it might be gold or even pink to match the peonies.

Along with the hanbok and jokduri, one cannot forget the most important accessory of the dance; the fan (buchae). As mentioned earlier the fans are painted with pink peonies, and most have pink feathers on the edges to give off even more of a beautiful effect.