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North Korea's rotund ruler Kim Jong Un has been pictured wearing exceptionally baggy trousers while walking the red carpet at a ceremony this week.
The dictator waved to adoring crowds as he arrived at the event in Pyongyang to mark the completion of the second phase of a 10,000-unit housing development.
He was then seen in his current favourite black leather bomber jacket as he used scissors to cut the red ribbon while standing on top of a large podium, decorated with communist red ribbons and adorned with a golden hammer and sickle.
'Completion ceremony for 10,000 households second phase of Hwaseong district April 16,' read yellow Korean text on the podium.
Below were hundreds of North Korean citizens waving brightly coloured balloons and the country's flag. Some were seen crying as they caught sight of their leader.
North Korea's rotund ruler Kim Jong Un has been pictured wearing exceptionally baggy trousers (pictured) while walking the red carpet at a ceremony this week
The dictator waved to adoring crowds as he arrived at the event in Pyongyang to mark the completion of the second phase of a 10,000-unit housing development
Kim was then seen in his current favourite black leather bomber jacket as he used scissors to cut the red ribbon (pictured) while standing on top of a large podium, decorated with communist red ribbons and adorned with a golden hammer and sickle
'Completion ceremony for 10,000 households second phase of Hwaseong district April 16,' read yellow Korean text on the podium, which rose above an adoring crowd below
A view from the podium shows the huge crowd that gathered at the ceremony on Tuesday, with Kim Jong Un seen waving to the people below
Kim has often been spotted sporting baggy trousers or 'loon pants'.
It has been suggested in the past that the despot favours baggy clothes to help hide his weight, which has been reported to be 22 stone in the past.
Others have suggested his choice of attire is a rejection of Western styles.
Some reports have suggested his various uniforms - which have changed and adapted over the years - are of his own design.
In 2019, Business Insider pointed out that a number of his clothing choices have resembled those worn by China's late Chairman Mao, although in recent years there have been some signs of relaxation - such as his leather jacket.
'Kim Jong Un's got some cool clothes. If he were from America, he would be one of these fellas we see in Portland, in Brooklyn, one of these hipster guys. He's into the vintage look and I don't blame him,' one analyst told Business Insider at the time.
Meanwhile, North Korean citizens are banned from wearing a number of clothing items. Last year, it was reported that women had been banned from wearing shorts because they were deemed 'capitalist fashion' - although men can still wear them.
Kim's Tuesday appearance came days after Kim was spotted out and about with a Korean pop star who has in the past been rumoured to be his mistress.
Having left her role in North Korea's premier girl group, the Moranbong Band, Hyon Song-wol now works in the dictator's personal secretariat.
Last week she was spotted with Kim in Pyongyang, where she was seen glued to her phone while the other aides frantically took notes.
Now a retired spymaster says that their relationship is more than
