North Korea bans Skinny jean and ripped jeans.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has banned skinny jeans, mullets, and certain body piercings as symbols of a “capitalistic lifestyle”.

The communist regime has reportedly also ban nose and lip piercings as well as branded T-shirts and all but 15 “non-socialist” haircuts and has instead issued an order on “proper” hairstyles.

According to media outlets in the country, the ban was necessary to curb “capitalistic culture” from taking over the country.

Rodong Sinmum, the official newspaper of the North Korean government published an article expressing concern about young North Koreans increasingly embracing western fashion trends. “We must be wary of even the slightest sign of the capitalist lifestyle and fight to get rid of them,” the article said. The new fashion rules are part of the regime’s crackdown on “anti-socialist behavior”.

The communist regime has reportedly outlawed all but 15 “non-socialist” haircuts and has instead issued an order on “proper” hairstyles, the newspaper said.

As well as mullets, spiky and dyed hair are no longer authorized according to documents published by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League and seen by Rodong Sinmum. Members of the state-run youth organization often act as the nation’s “fashion police” and their duties include stopping people from wearing clothes which look too “foreign”.

The communist country had reportedly banned a lot of things in the country to prevent foreign influence in the country particularly the influence of capitalism.

The country reportedly put a trade embargo on Coca-Cola and prohibited all types of birth control which makes it difficult to get a condom.

The North Korean government also exclusively owns the rights to land and property. This makes it virtually impossible to buy and sell houses or apartments. However, the people of North Korea have found ways to do it, which led to the easing of the laws this year.