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Are jeans banned in North Korea?

Published: March 28, 2024, 11:45 a.m.

When a clip of celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh went viral this week, it wasn\u2019t anything to do with his green fingers. Instead, it was because his denim jeans had been blurred out on North Korean television. Many media outlets then stated this had been done because jeans were apparently banned in the country. But is this actually the case?

Sean was joined by Professor Hazel Smith from the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London and author of \u2018North Korea: Markets and Military Rule\u2019 to discuss...