Posted on 05/02/2015 7:07:23 PM PDT by Gamecock
Attire for women in North Korea is getting flashier thanks to First Lady Ri Sol Ju’s knack for bold and stylish clothing, Daily NK has learned. Ri’s noticeable presence in the public eye has presumably been reason behind the state’s decidedly relaxed attitude toward rapidly shifting fashion trends among women, previously stringently regulated for their reflection of “capitalist trends.”
Party-published Rodong Sinmun reported on April 14th that leader Kim Jong Eun was accompanied by the First Lady to the Mangyondae Prize Sports Games at Kim Il Sung Stadium, where, unlike last year, she was spotted wearing a dark green jacket and a skirt with her hair down.
“North Koreans have been referring to Ri Sol Ju’s attire as modern and unprecedented in style,” a source in Yangkang Province told Daily NK on Monday. “A lot of fashion shows around the country have been promoting more modern looks, seemingly following trends started by the Marshal’s wife.”
In the past, she added, business suits had no visible waistline, and skirts used to fall well below the knees; these days, however, waistlines lean toward a much slimmer fit and skirts hover just above the knees. “Before now, people would not have even been able to think of wearing a shorter skirt or a lower neckline, but maybe because of the First Lady’s eye-catching outfits more people are making conscious adjustments to their sense of style,” she explained, adding that accessories such as necklaces and earrings are an increasingly popular trend.
Notably, in footage recently released by Chosun Central News Agency [KCTV], a number of residents from North Hamkyung Province’s Hoeryong City appeared sporting stylish earrings and necklaces. This look drew a great deal of attention due to the glitz and glam it indicates over the drab, muted fashion representative of most ordinary workers in North Korea.
According to the source, traveling vendors who run operations between Hyesan and Pyongyang have said that scores of customers are requesting necklaces, earrings, and rings from South Korea. Surprisingly, demand for these goods is not unique to younger women—older housewives are equally eager to glam up their look a bit.
She surmised that the First Lady’s proclivity for fashionable attire has brought significant changes to the face of North Korean society, noting that she has not witnessed a state crackdown on clothing preferences among residents for at least two or three years. “Some say that no one has actually worn anything that surpasses the glitzy nature of what comrade Ri Sol Ju has worn, so they can't really get into trouble," she pointed out.
*The content of this article was broadcast to the North Korean people via Unification Media Group.
L'il Kim and his crew head to the demilitarized zone for a little girl watching on a Saturday afternoon.
Looks like they kept the hair and dropped the neckline 3”.
LOL! For a minute there, I thought it was Dennis Rodman (of NORK diplomacy fame)…until I realized it was Dennis Rodman! (had to google image it)
Dennis…a great basketball player and a friendly guy. Thanks, martin.
What a world (UN....*cough, cough).
dang
Nice looking lady. Anyone know the half-lives of North Korean first ladies?
Notice the three on the end with the platform! lol
SO, not all of them are too tall.
Longer if you keep ‘em away from the dog run and off the mortar range.
Just saying.
They're all the right height on their backs.
Half a life sounds about right.
:D Love IT!
Li'l Kim's big night in the city.
ROFLMAO! Thanks, Fred. GRRRREAT!
She no Poo either ?
are they trying to clean the economy is good? Because when the economy is good or so they say.
The sluts!
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