North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly outlawed skinny jeans and mullets in his latest efforts to keep young people under control, writes The Mirror.

The despot is said to fear “decadent” Western influence on the country’s youth - amid fears it could cause his regime to crumble.

Ripped and skinny jeans, and extravagant haircuts, are all viewed as signs of an “invasion of capitalistic lifestyle”, it is claimed.

Kim, who is believed to be increasingly anxious about being overthrown, has previously decreed that people found embracing outlandish fashions should be sent to labour camps.

State newspaper The Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the secretive state’s ruling Worker"s Party, launched a fresh appeal for such items to be kept at bay for fear of making the country “collapse like a damp wall”.