2013年9月13日星期五

elite North Koreans buy luxury boutiques in Pyongyang

Chanel 28668 Members of the privileged circle of North Korea are queuing up to buy expensive imported luxury items , so that businesses will not be able to meet the demand , according to officials and residents of Pyongyang , the opposite of life in most of the rural poor. An official of the Workers' Party of Korea leader of the province of North Hamgyeong , near the border with China, said the elite class " country goes beyond the limits of a life of luxury " in the capital . In some cases , turn empty shelves with expensive items immediately after they are filled again , noting the irony of pent-up demand for luxury goods in a country where only one can be considered a meal in some areas can be a challenge . " A dress , a piece of American fashion house St. John 's in vogue among rich women in Pyongyang ... [and] there is a shortage , even if it costs $ 2000 ," the official told RFA Korean service , speaking on condition of anonymity after a recent visit to the capital. Other sources confirmed that the value of the dress was enough to make two tons of rice and five tonnes of maize in North Korea , often to buy from food shortages, and could be a family of four for up to three years of support . According to some sources , there are a dozen stores in Pyongyang that sell luxury goods , some of which with domestic and foreign products , while others only sell imported goods. Two of the most popular shopping store lavish products abroad in the capital were recently opened by Jang Song - Thaek , uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un . The shops are on Ansangtaek in Saint- Moran and Rugosa Rose Hills Eastern Pyongyang [ Haedanghwa ] Hall. Chanel 30226 Store in St. Ansangtaek it is not uncommon for long queues prefer to buy imported goods , the party official said, while seeing the seven-story store in Rugosa Rose Hall is also packed with similar patterns . Among the most popular products for women are low U.S. $ 250 per pair of Chanel perfumes and approximately U.S. $ 300 per bottle , while the men buying Rolex watches to over $ 10,000 per unit , the official said . He said that imported luxury watches have gained popularity as a subtle display of wealth in Pyongyang obtained under the well-to -do, while wearing a Rolex Swiss clock means is an indication of access to frequent trips abroad . Murky details A second source in Pyongyang , also speaking on condition of anonymity, told RFA that the operations of two stores in the luxury brand Jang were opaque. " The importation of luxury boutiques in Saint Ansangtaek and Rugosa Rose Hall by Jang Song Thaek operate , and no one knows where the items are or whose earnings are used ," the source said. UN sanctions prohibit the export of luxury goods to the North, including some types of jewelry and gems , yachts, luxury cars and racing cars. The resident said that Pyongyang often involved for the privileged class , living in the capital bought dressing in the luxury goods stores, eat in expensive restaurants Kaesong Park Youth and stay in fancy hotels Moran Hill neighborhood . Last month, sources told RFA that North Korea fits produced imitation designer clothing in Pyongyang elites through the fashion of the First Lady Ri Sol Ju, who has shown a preference for brands, luxury and inspired hit was photographed in fancy outfits . Known for sporting high heels, sparkly clothes pin and foreign designers , the wife of the star has a new fashion line in a poor country where most drawn to a dress code Communist Spartan relegated cuts spiky hair and patriotic pins. Luxury store owner Jang is seen as a powerful player in politics Pyongyang assumed that played a role as guardian during the difficult transition of the young Kim Jong Un to have the power after the death of his father Kim Jong Il from a heart attack in December 2011. Jang , Vice President of the National Defense Commission, North Korea, was the brother-in -law to the elder Kim,Chanel 36776 who was known for his fondness for fine wines , cigars and rare delicacies .

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