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This article is about a kind of wig worn by Korean women. For the cake, see
Guernsey Gache.
Gache is a big wig worn by Korean women. Women of high social backgrounds and gisaeng wore wigs (gache). Like their western contemporaries Koreans considered bigger and heavier wigs to be more aesthetic. However, there is a record of an incident where a heavy gache wig actually killed a young 13-year-old bride as the heavy wig broke her neck as she was getting up to greet her father-in-law entering the room. Also due to its costliness, some families took up to 6-7 years preparing a new gache wig for their new daughter-in-law.[1]
Such was the women's frenzy for the gache (and the tragic death of the bride) that in 1788 King Jeongjo prohibited and banned, by royal decree, the use of gache, as they were deemed contrary to Confucian values of reserve and restraint[2]. In 19th century yangban women began to wear jokduri, a small hat that substituted the gache. However gache still enjoyed vast popularity in gisaeng circles. Inclusive of its decorations,and traditional weddings. A gache usually weighs about 3 to 4 kg.
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