Tag: clothing
Kim family fashion drives custom tailoring boom among North Korea’s wealthy...
Wealthy North Koreans are commissioning custom-tailored suits modeled on the outfits worn by Ri Sol Ju and Kim Ju Ae at official state appearances...
North Korea’s pet boom puts new spotlight on wealth gap
A growing number of North Korean people are keeping pets, fueling rising sales of specialized dog food, clothing and other supplies in 2026. Pet...
North Korean traders race to read the market ahead of summer...
Traders in the North Korean border city of Hyesan are scouring Chinese markets for summer clothing and footwear samples ahead of the import season,...
Faux fur jackets and combat boots fly off shelves as Kim...
Leather jackets and military-style boots are the season's hottest sellers at North Korean markets, with young people emulating the leader's televised wardrobe and vendors...
Faux fur jackets and combat boots dominate N. Korea’s winter fashion...
Leather jackets and military-style boots are flying off marketplace shelves as North Koreans emulate Kim Jong Un's televised wardrobe, with vendors celebrating rebounding sales...
Fur and famine: N. Korea’s elite flout luxury bans as workers...
North Korea’s elite women are flaunting luxury fur coats worth millions of won—enough to buy a provincial home or feed a family for years—while...
N. Korean trading companies try to meet consumer demand for foreign...
North Korean trading companies have recently been importing large quantities of clothing from South Korea and other countries popular with North Korean consumers.
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N. Korean clothing smugglers target wealthy buyers as ordinary consumers pull...
Clothing traders in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, are smuggling fall clothing from China and bringing in winter apparel samples to prepare for the cold season,...
Provincial officials target sericulture station for false reporting
The sericulture management agency of South Hwanghae province's people's committee singled out a sericulture station in Chaeryong county for criticism during its general review...
N. Korean women drive booming cross-border trade in Chinese jewelry
Smugglers in North Hamgyong province have been working overtime importing accessories from China this summer, driven by surging demand among young people who are...
