The daughter of Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is believed to be under 11, sparked controversy last week when she attended a rocket launch with her father about whether she was preparing for a leadership role. The Washington Post, which shed some light on the matter, asked what would we wear in the event of an ICBM launch? This is not a question that most teenagers have to think about. And even if they did, their answer would almost certainly not be “Christian Dior this season.”
The paper said that the process of launching the Hwaseong-17 plane, capable of reaching the US mainland, was not the only thing that attracted attention that day, but the winter black jacket worn by the North Korean leader’s daughter, Kim Joo-yi.
And South Korean television channel TV Chosun revealed that the jacket looks exactly like the jacket sold by French luxury fashion house Christian Dior.
According to The Washington Post, “It’s impossible to confirm if the jacket is real or fake, but either way it’s a bold choice in a poor country, according to recent reports that say it’s on the brink of starvation.”
According to the official website of the fashion house, the price of the jacket is about $2,800, indicating that “the jacket is made of waterproof black velvet and filled with down and feathers. The added hood gives the jacket a sophisticated finishing touch.”
The newspaper pointed out that although Asia was a huge market for international fashion house Dior, especially in South Korea, Dior did not expect free publicity from a girl who seemed ready to succeed her father as leader of North Korea.
According to the newspaper, Kim Joo Ae’s property gives a glimpse of her wealthy life as part of the North Korean royal family.
