Where to Shop: Bangkok – for the First Timers! (BK)
In the days leading up to my arrival at Bangkok, I seeked out shopping advice from colleagues and friends, and not to play the part of the company shoe shiner, but this very website too (see related articles)! The previous posts by Tin and Eliza were extremely helpful in giving an idea as well as personal insight into Bangkok. Hence, since a good deed must be returned, here is my take on the Bangkok shopping scene!
Rounding Up the Noughties: One Decade of Asian Fashion
The noughties are closing in and it seems like we have seen such great developments in the fashion industry of South East Asia in these 10 years. Although it has always been an unconventional field, fashion has fought through for acceptance in this region and it will only get better. So before we countdown to the start of a new calender, let's take a look at some of the turning point in fashion - the past decade, in South East Asia!
WindowShopBlog: Hey Pilgrim!
Hey Pilgrim! is nothing short of a fabulous fashion discovery. Upon checking out the site for the first time, I was left feeling impressed, and wondering why hadn't we written about them earlier!
Chatuchak Weekend Market (BKK)
The first time shopping at Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market can be a daunting experience for anyone. Bursting with activity and energy, it is the fashion mecca for any fashion-lover in South East Asia. If you like any of the items in the post below, note down the address and head there next time you're in Bangkok!
Where To Shop: Bangkok
It's about time we did a post on where you guys should go to in Bangkok, so we'll start with an overview of areas you should cover!
Shopping in Bangkok is an encounter to enchant and amuse the savviest of shoppers - whatever it is you are looking for. From luxury brands to export surpluses at a reduced price and inexpensive counterfeit goods of the same, Bangkok has all kinds of places to spend your baht.
Q+A: Choo Yilin Artisan Jewellery
Meet Choo Yilin, a jewellery designer who is not only passionate about her line of sustainable artisan jewelleries, but also about incorporating social responsibility and helping with charitable causes.
A Singaporean who is now based in Thailand, she has back-packed in Europe, with the experience being a major inspiration for her sense of aesthetics. Well, we did not waste any time at all getting to know the lady behind Choo Yilin Artisan Jewellery.
TiCopycat: Christmas Love
Having just come back from Bangkok a month ago, I'm still suffering from severe Chatuchak Withdrawal Syndrome. Feeling nostalgic, I surfed to check out if there are many Thai fashionistas on Lookbook, and I came across this feisty 28-year-old columnist who goes by the moniker Christmas Love.
A Dollop Of Flamboyance & A Pinch Of Quirk
Mondays are always the busiest days in the week when everyone's back in blogdom and there's so much news whizzing on fashion blogs, emails and Facebook that an unavoidable ten tabs will be open in my Firefox window. Here are two things that caught my eye today - a bag that is the epitome of flamboyance, and new hats in Lush Icon by QXOTIQ.
Plains & Prints In Msia And Thailand Soon!
By: Elaine Tan
Popular Filipino fashion label Plains & Prints is ready to expand their brand after much success and popularity in their own country - casting Thai-British international model Paula Taylor as the face of their new collection, and enlisting the collaboration of high-end designer Rajo Laurel for its limited edition ‘Rich and Famous’ line.
Plains & Prints will begin their expansion with the Asian market and plans to open stores in Malaysia and Thailand, then moving on to other key cities in Asia.
Koi Suwannagate
By: May Lin Tang
It comes as no surprise that Asian designers are taking the spotlight away from their American and European counterparts in the world of fashion. Also refreshing is watching a new crop of designers emerge in the stratospheres of high fashion and ready-to-wear, their apparel making us to coo and marvel over.
Bangkok Street Style #2
Since weekend is coming, I figured it’d be nice to show you some street style shots to inspire - time to bring out the fun threads you might not get to wear on workdays, depending on your job!
Boyy, Oh Boyy.
Like there aren’t enough It bags out there to force us ladies to a 5-month kaya and toast starvation, here’s Boyybag for you. Say hello to Drake, Bradshaw, Oliver, Frank and Jackson - BOYY’s SS08 collection. Oh, hello boys!
Beam Me Up!
photo from Dirty Dirty Dancing
The birth of New Rave in London two years ago paved the way for fashion’s acceptance for everything theatrical and somewhat futuristic. And as trends do in Europe, they spread like wildfire to the cities of Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and other South East Asian cities.
