A North Korean guide wears a traditional dress. It's called a chogori in the north, and a hanbok in the south. North Korean traditional dress tends to be more garish than the muted pastel colors of the south.

Images captured the DPRK’s biggest moments, from Kim Jong Un’s joy ride with Putin to a new ICBM and Olympic success. Symbols of inter-Korean unity have long been pervasive in the DPRK, from stamps and street names to the Mass Games. A defector shares stories behind images of Hamhung and explains why a photo of a city street brought him to tears.

Aug 26, 2024 · North Korea has added the “rooster hairstyle” and blouses with see-through sleeves to its banned fashion list, saying they “obscure the image of a socialist system,” sources inside the country...

Dec 8, 2022 · North Korea held its Women's Clothes Exhibition from October 27 to November 9 this year in Pyongyang “amid expectations and interests from the people of the whole country,” according to state media.

Oct 16, 2017 · Say “fashion in North Korea” to anyone and you’re liable to get a snort in return and a snarky comment about the hair of Kim Jong-un, the 33-year-old leader.

Jan 16, 2019 · “Make women more beautiful”: inside a North Korean fashion magazine A recently-produced glossy points to changing trends in the DPRK Alek Sigley January 16, 2019

Feb 16, 2016 · Fashion is an increasingly important tool for North Korea’s ‘black market generation’ to make small but significant changes to the culture and economy of the secretive state.

Aug 4, 2021 · Kang Nara, a 23-year-old social media star, and Yoon Miso, a 32-year-old image consultant, both of whom left North Korea for South Korea, trace their routes to freedom to fashion.

Dec 9, 2023 · It would be fair to classify North Korean fashion as strictly gender-neutral and uniform-based. Men and women are often seen wearing the same “conformist” designs. People living in the capital, Pyongyang, favour tailored coats with …

Jan 25, 2019 · Fix up, look sharp: the changing face of North Korean men’s fashion Styles are getting more modern — though the streetwear of the South remains a long way off Alek Sigley January 25, 2019