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Kim Jong Un’s daughter rocks Gucci shades despite crackdown on bourgeois culture

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Joe Smith December 1, 2023
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Kim Jong Un’s daughter rocks Gucci shades despite crackdown on bourgeois culture
Kim Jong Un standing next to his daughter, who appears to be wearing Gucci GG 3644/S D28 ED sunglasses, at the Sunchon airbase | Image: KCNA (Dec. 1, 2023)

Kim Jong Un’s daughter sported what look to be Gucci sunglasses during an appearance with her father on Thursday, the latest example of Pyongyang elites flouting luxury brands despite ongoing crackdowns on “bourgeois culture” and “anti-socialist” behavior.

Photos published in state media on Friday showed Kim and his daughter attending an event at the DPRK’s air force headquarters to celebrate the Nov. 29 Aviation Day holiday. 

NK News has identified the eyewear that Kim’s daughter dons in several photos as discontinued Gucci GG3644/S D28 ED sunglasses. The glasses are available secondhand online for anywhere from US

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