North Korea prohibits the wearing of leather coats, favorite held of Kim Jong-un

North Korea has recently prohibited its inhabitants from wearing leather coats or jackets.This clothing, very popular with dictator Kim Jong-un, has become very popular in the country since 2019, causing an increase in sales of jackets in imitation leather.

Leather trench coat, a highly political garment in North Korea.The government recently prohibited residents from wearing leather coats or jackets, a ceremonial now exclusively reserved for Kim Jong-un and his relatives, reports Radio Free Asia relayed by Capital.

The garment has become popular in the country after a television appearance of the dictator dressed in a long leather coat in 2019.First imported from China, real leather jackets have been successful with the wealthiest inhabitants in North Korea.

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Clothes confiscated by the authorities

Local brands then marketed similar coats, produced in the country and imitation leather, therefore sold at a lower cost.The middle and poor classes were able to start to display the look of their manager.Last January, Kim Jong-un's sister appeared in a leather coat, also generalizing this style in North Korean women, specifies RFA.

A bypart era: from now on, only the power party can decide "which can wear" these jackets.Local authorities are responsible for confiscating leather or imitation leather clothes sold in merchants or worn by residents.The North Korean regime justified its decision, explaining that this was a "lack of respect" towards Kim Jong-Un.