북한의 패션 쇼 첫 공개 Inside the bizarre North Korean fashion show....

Inside the bizarre North Korean fashion show featuring 'classic' clothing that's not been seen on a Western runway since the 1960s (but the hemlines are rising!)

 

 

9월에 북한을 방문한 싱가포르 사진작가 아람 판은 이번이 4번째다.

 

그는 이번에 예상치 못한 사진을 찍게 됐는데 평양의 공산당원을 위한 연례 패션쇼에

참석하게 됐다.

 

1960년대 연상케하는 샤넬 디자인 풍의 의상들을 선보인 이번 패션쇼에 출품된 의상

들은 평양의 옷가게에서 판매될 것으로 알려졌다.

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Singaporean photographer Aram Pan visited North Korea for a fourth time in September
He attended the communist enclave's annual fashion show in Pyongyang along with 1,000 fashion fans
He described many of the suits as looking 'so Chanel'
'The skirts overall do seem a wee bit shorter nowadays,' Mr Pan noted
The clothes on show will reportedly be sold in shops around North Korea

 

By Sarah Dean for Daily Mail Australia Follow @@sarahhdean

It’s a country that rejects the Western world but that hasn’t stopped North Korean authorities approving a colourful fashion show, complete with pale-faced models wiggling their hips in far from traditional clothing. 

 

Aram Pan, a photographer from Singapore, captured the bizarre display of brightly coloured frocks and suits - seemingly approved by dictator Kim Jong-un - while on his fourth trip to the communist enclave in September.

He noted how hemlines are rising and the permitted hues are getting bolder inside the secretive state, upon his visit to the 12th Pyongyang Fashion Exhibition in North Korea’s capital.

 

‘The skirts overall do seem a wee bit shorter nowadays. There's also the occasional blouse with a lower neckline,’ Mr Pan said.

 

A smiling model in a black dress, tan shoes and lace shawl poses on the runway
A women in a bright pink fuchsia jacket stands with a hand on her hip

Aram Pan captured smiling models on the odd-looking green runway in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang during his fourth visit to the country in September 

A lime-coloured dress with black piping was on of the brightest suits on the runway and was seemingly approved by North Korean authorities

A lime-coloured dress with black piping was on of the brightest suits on the runway and was seemingly approved by North Korean authorities

But what surprised him the most about the show was 'that the models all smile'.

'That's completely different to all the pouty stuff we're so used to seeing on our modern fashion runways,' he said. 

Mr Pan explained that the fashion show is an annual event which has been running for the past 12 years and the structured suits, which bear a passing resemblance to French fashion house Chanel’s designs, will soon go on sale in local shops.


‘It’s attended by local shop owners interested to place orders for new clothes. Every piece of the apparel on display has a number so they can identify the ones they want to order,’ Mr Pan told Daily Mail Australia.

The event – likely to be the most glamorous two days on Pyongyang’s annual calendar - was held in an exhibition hall from 15 to 17 September.

‘Locals who aren’t shop owners are also able to attend the exhibition. There were easily over 1,000 people in the hall that day and it was packed,’ Mr Pan added.

he women were wearing makeup and had their hair pinned back as they strutted their stuff in well fitted Chanel inspired suits
The women were wearing makeup and had their hair pinned back as they strutted their stuff in well fitted Chanel inspired suits

The women were wearing makeup and had their hair pinned back as they strutted their stuff in well fitted Chanel inspired suits

Numbers were pinned on their jackets so that local buyers could identify the clothes and choose which ones to stock in their shops

Numbers were pinned on their jackets so that local buyers could identify the clothes and choose which ones to stock in their shops

The photographer, who also visited North Korea’s only ski-resort – a pet project of leader Kim Jong-un’s – in September, said he noticed that Pyongyang citizens are ‘generally more stylish than their counterparts in other towns but that seems to be slowly changing’.

‘Now, fashion trends seem to be spreading out to the other towns and into rural areas,’ he said.

The latest sartorial trends include ‘fancy umbrellas’. ‘I’ve been told they are now all the rage and ladies who own them will whip them out at any given chance’, Mr Pan said.

Faux Burberry is also popular, as are red star earrings which make the perfect ‘socialist fashion accessory’, Mr Pan joked.

Women also wear red pin badges on their lapels featuring the ‘supreme leader’s’ face.

One model posed with a bizarre hand gesture in a white and brown suit featuring bow-detailing at the event which has been held annually for 12 years in the communist enclave's capital city 

One model posed with a bizarre hand gesture in a white and brown suit featuring bow-detailing at the event which has been held annually for 12 years in the communist enclave's capital city 

Traditional North Korean clothing was also on show at the event (seen in the background)
The western-style suits caught Aram Pan's eye, as he noted that women across the country now wear high-heels and shorter skirts

Traditional North Korean clothing was also on show at the event (seen in the background) but the western-style suits caught Aram Pan's eye, as he noted that women across the country now wear high-heels and shorter skirts  

Monochrome suits appeared on the catwalk more than once and so did the colour red.
Monochrome suits appeared on the catwalk more than once and so did the colour red.

Monochrome suits appeared on the catwalk more than once and so did the colour red. Mr Pan said he did not find out where the models on the runway were from 

Lots of the suits being modelled followed the monochrome trend but red, pink and a bright yellow colour were also incorporated into the chic designs.  

'Based on my earlier perceptions of North Korean dressing, I must say that there are a whole lot of options for women to choose from today,' Mr Pan said.

'I think it is quite liberating for them.'

Mr Pan said reports that trousers had been banned for women are not true. 



The photographer observed that the hemlines are rising  inside the secretive state, upon his visit to the 12th Pyongyang Fashion Exhibition

The photographer observed that the hemlines are rising inside the secretive state, upon his visit to the 12th Pyongyang Fashion Exhibition

Thousands of local women and shop owners reportedly turned out to inspect the new designs that were on show 

Thousands of local women and shop owners reportedly turned out to inspect the new designs that were on show 

The women felt the material and observed many suits inside the exhibition hall. Despite previous reports Mr Pan said trousers have not been banned inside the country, it's just that many women chose to wear skirts 

The women felt the material and observed many suits inside the exhibition hall. Despite previous reports Mr Pan said trousers have not been banned inside the country, it's just that many women chose to wear skirts 

'I have dozens of photos of women wearing pants in every area of North Korea. From the farmlands to the city, women are wearing pants everywhere. And I've shot these since my first trip in August 2013,' he reasoned.

In the photos, there are numbers pinned onto the models' clothes so that buyers can identify the items they are interested in but the women themselves are not named.   

'It didn't occur to me back then to ask the North Koreans where they were from,' Mr Pan said. 

Mr Pan, a commercial photographer by day who specialises in 360 degree panoramic virtual tours for real estate, hotels and automobiles, has now been on four visits to North Korea.

More information on Aram Pan's North Korea 360 photography and video project can be found on his Facebook page and website

Singaporean photographer Aram Pan visited North Korea for a fourth time in September and has once again gained unprecedented access

Singaporean photographer Aram Pan visited North Korea for a fourth time in September and has once again gained unprecedented access

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