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Do Kim Jong Un’s daughter’s CLOTHES show she is being groomed to one day rule North Korea? Kim Ju Ae and her father’s matching outfits symbolise their closeness
Once an elusive figure, the daughter of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has become a reliable mainstay at her father’s side in state-orchestrated photoshoots in recent months. Kim Ju Ae, who is expected to eventually take over from her father, was snapped on Thursday in a sharp leather trench coat with a furry lapel – an outfit that could have almost been borrowed from her father’s noir-inspired wardrobe. Followed by a military procession in Pyongyang to mark the 76th founding anniversary of the army, the pair stood out against a sea of olive in matching dark longcoats, black shoes and black trousers. As Kim Ju Ae, who is believed…
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How to buy quality clothes
Natural fibers come with many benefits — cotton holds up well, wool is cozy yet breathable, linen is light and airy, and silk is, well, silky — and are often priced accordingly. However, there is significant variation within fabrics, and simply seeing natural fibers on a care tag is not a slam dunk. With cotton, for instance, the type of fiber matters. “If you use a lower grade of cotton, the fiber is shorter, so you can’t spin as fine and as strong of a yarn, and the fabric is not going to be as durable,” says Bishop, which may be why one cotton T-shirt is $10 while another is…
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A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames
As Bloomberg reported in May, New York, California, Sweden, and the Netherlands are developing legislation similar to Chile’s extended producer responsibility law that went into effect this year, mandating that the fashion industry fund recycling programs via tariffs calibrated to the quantity of garments produced. In order to help New York City uphold its existing law limiting or forbidding textiles in the waste stream, FabScrap, a nonprofit founded in 2016 by a former New York Department of Sanitation worker, receives 7,000 pounds of preconsumer textile waste each week. Sorted by volunteers, the nonsynthetic scrap items are sent to a New Jersey facility that shreds the material, producing “shoddy,” a stuffing…
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Donating clothes isn’t always planet-friendly: How to do it right
As you clean out your closets for the new year, here’s how to do it right January 4, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EST (Video: Washington Post illustration; Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post; iStock) Comment on this story Comment Whether it’s spring cleaning or tackling a New Year’s resolution, many people are purging their closets at least once a year — if not more — and flooding their local charities with heaps of donations. Donating has long been a popular, convenient and largely guilt-free way to get rid of clothes you don’t wear anymore. But how much of your donated clothing finds a new home or helps someone in need? Far…
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8 best winter clothes and accessories for women on Amazon
Stay warm and stylish this winter: From fleece-lined leggings to tartan scarves, eight top fashion buys from Amazon – with prices starting from just £15 By Emily Knott For Mailonline Published: 02:04 EST, 11 January 2022 | Updated: 02:24 EST, 11 January 2022 Products featured in this Mail Best article are independently selected by our shopping writers. If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline may earn an affiliate commission. If you’re feeling chilly this season, Amazon is a great place to score cold-weather items, including warm coats, fleece-lined leggings, cosy hats, scarfs and more. Popular finds include the viral Orolay Women’s Thickened Down Jacket, which shoppers…
