North Koreans limited to only 28 state-approved hairstyles
Published: 2013 March 03 00:59:41 (6825 Views)
Images from a hair salon inside the notoriously secretive country show a menu of 28 state sanctioned styles.
North Korean women can choose from 18, while men must make do with only 10 1980s inspired hairstyles.
The country’s ruling party is saying that fashion forward hair is a big no-no.
The North Korean government thinks these styles are “most comfortable” and able to guard against the “corrupting effects of capitalism,” according to wantchinatimes.com, an English website run by the China Times News Group.
Married women are allowed more leeway in their hair choices than single woman.
The situation for men is a bit more dire.
Young men’s hair must be less than 2 inches long.
They’re required to visit the barber every 15 days.
The government believes that long hair draws nutrition away from the brain.
Older men are allowed to grow their hair up to 2.8 inches.
Spiky hair is vigorously banned.
It is unclear what choices are available to balding men or babies.
This isn’t the first time North Korea has launched an all-out assault on flamboyant hair.
In 2005, Pyongyang televison aired a series entitled “Let us trim our hair in accordance with socialist lifestyle,” urging North Korean men to clean up any shaggy dos.
Dictator Kim Jong-un's trademark half-buzz, half-mop might be hard to replicate.
- NYDailynews
North Korean women can choose from 18, while men must make do with only 10 1980s inspired hairstyles.
The country’s ruling party is saying that fashion forward hair is a big no-no.
The North Korean government thinks these styles are “most comfortable” and able to guard against the “corrupting effects of capitalism,” according to wantchinatimes.com, an English website run by the China Times News Group.
Married women are allowed more leeway in their hair choices than single woman.
The situation for men is a bit more dire.
Young men’s hair must be less than 2 inches long.
They’re required to visit the barber every 15 days.
The government believes that long hair draws nutrition away from the brain.
Older men are allowed to grow their hair up to 2.8 inches.
Spiky hair is vigorously banned.
It is unclear what choices are available to balding men or babies.
This isn’t the first time North Korea has launched an all-out assault on flamboyant hair.
In 2005, Pyongyang televison aired a series entitled “Let us trim our hair in accordance with socialist lifestyle,” urging North Korean men to clean up any shaggy dos.
Dictator Kim Jong-un's trademark half-buzz, half-mop might be hard to replicate.
- NYDailynews
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