MONGOLIA-LIFESTYLE-ECONOMY-LUXURY

TO GO WITH AFP STORY „Lifestyle-Mongolia-economy-luxury,FEATURE” by Michael Kohn
Pedestrians walks past a Louis Vuitton outlet in Mongolia’s sprawling capital Ulan Bator on April 7, 2011. In the 13th century, Mongol emperor Kublai Khan and his harem sported silk gowns, fur cloaks and jewel-encrusted head ornaments at their home — the legendary pleasure palace in Xanadu, but today, latter-day khans are again stepping out in some of the world’s finest luxury fashions as Mongolia’s minerals-fuelled economy boosts disposable income for the country’s nouveaux riches. AFP PHOTO/Michael KOHN