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侈品供应商的众多目标消费群中，“贫穷国家留着蓬松发型的矮小独裁者”恐怕排不上号。
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鲜领导人金正日2007年出席一场国家午宴。
然而，朝鲜领导人金正日似乎却是奢侈品零售商梦寐以求的客户。
据韩国媒体《朝鲜日报》报道，这位“敬爱的领袖”的套装为英国Scabal品牌的羊绒和丝绸混纺的高级衣料量身定做，每码（约0.9144米）布标价为300美元（一套衣服需要四吗布）。
金正日还非常热衷意大利Moreschi公司的皮鞋。
一位逃离朝鲜的“脱北者”透露，2000年初，朝鲜政府高级官员听说这位“敬爱的领袖”只穿Moreschi皮鞋，因此他们只要有机会出国，都会去找Moreschi鞋店。
金正日偏爱欧米茄（Omega）手表，他也经常赠送欧米茄手表给他的部下。连他的饮品也颇为昂贵，他喜欢喝法国Perrier瓶装水和法国Martell Cognac干邑白兰地。
“敬爱的领袖”最喜欢的车（至少是他旅行时最喜欢的车），是奔驰S600 Guard豪华轿车。
据一位脱北者透露，金正日巨大的奢侈品胃口使他的个人支出就占据了国家预算的20%。
当然，脱北者对金正日进行不堪描绘对自己有好处。因为外界对于朝鲜和金正日的真实情况知之甚少，这种描述也极少能被证实。然而，在这个人均GDP1900美元、被美国中央情报局排在世界第188位的国家，金正日对于奢侈品的追求若被公之于朝鲜民众（当然他们不会知道），很可能引起轩然大波。但是对这位古怪放纵的独裁者有所了解的人来说，他的个人支出不足为奇。
金正日对奢侈品的追求表明，在他朴素的中山装和发射导弹的行为背后，隐藏着一个实实在在的国际奢侈品消费者。
Robert Frank
（“奢华人生”专注于富人的生活和文化，由Robert Frank主笔。）
据韩国媒体《朝鲜日报》报道，这位“敬爱的领袖”的套装为英国Scabal品牌的羊绒和丝绸混纺的高级衣料量身定做，每码（约0.9144米）布标价为300美元（一套衣服需要四吗布）。
金正日还非常热衷意大利Moreschi公司的皮鞋。
一位逃离朝鲜的“脱北者”透露，2000年初，朝鲜政府高级官员听说这位“敬爱的领袖”只穿Moreschi皮鞋，因此他们只要有机会出国，都会去找Moreschi鞋店。
金正日偏爱欧米茄（Omega）手表，他也经常赠送欧米茄手表给他的部下。连他的饮品也颇为昂贵，他喜欢喝法国Perrier瓶装水和法国Martell Cognac干邑白兰地。
“敬爱的领袖”最喜欢的车（至少是他旅行时最喜欢的车），是奔驰S600 Guard豪华轿车。
据一位脱北者透露，金正日巨大的奢侈品胃口使他的个人支出就占据了国家预算的20%。
当然，脱北者对金正日进行不堪描绘对自己有好处。因为外界对于朝鲜和金正日的真实情况知之甚少，这种描述也极少能被证实。然而，在这个人均GDP1900美元、被美国中央情报局排在世界第188位的国家，金正日对于奢侈品的追求若被公之于朝鲜民众（当然他们不会知道），很可能引起轩然大波。但是对这位古怪放纵的独裁者有所了解的人来说，他的个人支出不足为奇。
金正日对奢侈品的追求表明，在他朴素的中山装和发射导弹的行为背后，隐藏着一个实实在在的国际奢侈品消费者。
Robert Frank
（“奢华人生”专注于富人的生活和文化，由Robert Frank主笔。）
Among the many demographics targeted by luxury-goods purveyors, 'short, pompadoured dictators of destitute countries' probably doesn't rank high on the list.
And yet, it seems Kim Jong-Il of North Korea is a luxury retailer's dream customer.
According to an article in the Chosun Ilbo, 'the Dear Leader' has his suits custom-tailored out of a Scabal cashmere and silk blends that costs $300 a yard (four yards are needed for his suits).
He also favored shoes made by Italian cobbler Moreschi.
'In early 2000, high-ranking North Korean government officials heard a rumor that the Dear Leader wears only Moreschi shoes, so they scoured Moreschi stores whenever they went on overseas trips,' said one North Korean defector said.
For his timepieces, he prefers Omega, which he also gave out to staff. Even his beverage tastes ran on the pricey side. Apparently, he had a thirst for Perrier bottled water and Martell Cognac.
The Dear Leader's favorite car, at least when he is traveling, is the Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard limousine.
According to one defector, Mr. Kim's luxury appetite was so large that his personal expenses soaked up 20% of the nation's budget.
Of course, North Korean defectors always have an interest in painting Mr. Kim in an unflattering light. Since so little is really known about the country or Mr. Kim, such claims are rarely verified. Still, Mr. Kim's luxury tastes, were they known to the general North Korean public (which they won't be) probably wouldn't go down well in a country with per-capital GDP of $1,900, ranked 188th in the world by the CIA. But his personal expenses will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the eccentric, self-indulging dictator.
His luxury purchases show that underneath that modest Mao suit and missile-launching demeanor lies a true, global luxury consumer.
Robert Frank
And yet, it seems Kim Jong-Il of North Korea is a luxury retailer's dream customer.
According to an article in the Chosun Ilbo, 'the Dear Leader' has his suits custom-tailored out of a Scabal cashmere and silk blends that costs $300 a yard (four yards are needed for his suits).
He also favored shoes made by Italian cobbler Moreschi.
'In early 2000, high-ranking North Korean government officials heard a rumor that the Dear Leader wears only Moreschi shoes, so they scoured Moreschi stores whenever they went on overseas trips,' said one North Korean defector said.
For his timepieces, he prefers Omega, which he also gave out to staff. Even his beverage tastes ran on the pricey side. Apparently, he had a thirst for Perrier bottled water and Martell Cognac.
The Dear Leader's favorite car, at least when he is traveling, is the Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard limousine.
According to one defector, Mr. Kim's luxury appetite was so large that his personal expenses soaked up 20% of the nation's budget.
Of course, North Korean defectors always have an interest in painting Mr. Kim in an unflattering light. Since so little is really known about the country or Mr. Kim, such claims are rarely verified. Still, Mr. Kim's luxury tastes, were they known to the general North Korean public (which they won't be) probably wouldn't go down well in a country with per-capital GDP of $1,900, ranked 188th in the world by the CIA. But his personal expenses will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the eccentric, self-indulging dictator.
His luxury purchases show that underneath that modest Mao suit and missile-launching demeanor lies a true, global luxury consumer.
Robert Frank
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