Analysis
Even fashion is authoritarian in North Korea
Fashion on the streets, while showing more diversity, still takes its cues from above
It has been said that fashion in the reclusive DPRK is as insipid and stagnant as the leadership itself. Lately, however, from titillating short skirts at the Pyongyang fashion show to eye-catching “killer heels” strapped to the soles of the capital’s elites, new trends in authoritarian fashion are taking center stage in the reclusive DPRK.
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