Benjamin wrote extensively about the daily tribulations of Korean women but, unlike many female Western observers, devoted little attention to their clothing. What she did write seems to have been ...

South Korean grandmother Choi Soon-hwa dreamed of becoming a fashion model when she was in ... dropped age restrictions that had only allowed women aged 18-28 to participate.

They can shock North Korean residents, especially women, and bring about changes in North Korean fashion.” This is not the first time Kim Ju Ae’s fashion has drawn attention. Previously ...

Skinny jeans, for example, are popular amongst women, but they are also illegal, and North Korea’s own ‘fashion police’ might try and shake you down if they spot you wearing them. In the winter, girls ...