The author Lee Minjoo completed her MA and PhD in the Department of Fashion Design at Sungkyunkwan University. She wrote a thesis, “Studies on the Ceremonial Procedures and Costumes in the Installation Ritual of the Crown Prince” for her doctoral degree. She was a research professor in the Research Institute of Korean Studies, Korea University and now is a senior researcher in the Royal House Book Collection Research Division at the Academy of Korean Studies. Currently, Lee is conducting in-depth research on the originality and universality of Korean attire by comparing clothing cultures among Korea, China, and Japan using the books housed in Jangseogak (the royal library of Joseon) of the Academy of Korean Studies. Her writings include Drawing Dragons and Stitching Phoenixes, The Desire of the Chimajeogori, “Gisaeng, A Fashion Leader in the Late Joseon,” and “The Cultural History of Exposure and Concealment.”