Best-Dressed Homeless in the World...

[Zim Hosein]

SEOUL (Reuters) - Some South Korean homeless are dressing in style after the government gave away thousands of fake designer garments confiscated by customs agents.
The Korea Customs Service distributed more than 3,500 fake pieces in the southern city of Pusan this month with the permission of the fashion houses whose designs had been pirated.

A customs official declined to name the designers whose ripped-off creations are now being worn by the homeless but said both they and the state prosecutors had approved giving away the jackets, blouses, shirts and pants.

"We hope this will be of some help to the poor who need practical assistance in such hard times," the official said.

Customs agents removed the labels from the clothes before giving them to a welfare agency for distribution.

South Korea has a vibrant illegal market in pirated designer clothing and customs officials said there would be more handouts.

"We will continue to look for useful ways to pass along the clothes -- it saves us the cost of destroying what we have confiscated," the Customs Service said in a statement.

One homeless man, who asked not to be identified, said he appreciated the fancy threads.

"I don't care about the quality of the clothes, but these designs are quite trendy," the recipient said.

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Best-Dressed Homeless in the World... :Q

 

[eakers]

i was hoping for pics

 

[jadinolf]

Good story.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Oh yea even in Japan, you really can't tell if they're homeless or not.
They don't get as nearly as dirty as the homelesses here in the US and they don't beg.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Good story.

Originally posted by: eakers
i was hoping for pics

 

[rh71]

wtf is a story like that without pics ?

 

[Albis]

at least they are giving the clothing to ppl in need instead of just burning or throwing it away

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: rh71
wtf is a story like that without pics ?

Seriously.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Albis
at least they are giving the clothing to ppl in need instead of just burning or throwing it away

These bums can turn around and try to sell it as authentic for even more $$.

 

[dman]

Here's an example