Masiri Tamsakul’s striking, colorful fashions seem to literally leap out at unsuspecting Bangkok fashion enthusiasts, their playful, yet elegant lines showing themselves off boldly in timeless designs, ready for urban, resort, and elegant occasions. As a child, she enjoyed drawing and sketching, and later developed a passion for advertising, getting her BA in Mass Communications […]
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Bangkok’s Fashion Trio: Introducing Chai Jeamamornrat, Patsarun Sriluansoi, and Sunshine of Headquarter Bangkok
It’s always exciting to see the work of a young, talented designer, and here, the experience for Bangkok fashion enthusiasts is trebled at Headquarter Bangkok, where three extraordinary designers have pooled their creativity to create three distinct, but complimentary lines at their own boutique. They use high-quality fabric from Japan and Hong Kong, among other […]
Read the rest of this entry »From Thumbelina to India: Bangkok Fashion Designer Nat Mangkang of Kloset
One of the leading lights of the Bangkok fashion industry, Bangkok-born Nat Mangkang chuckles today when he recalls his studies in the field of Human Resources. “I was always reading fashion magazines,” he remembers, “and I acquired a number of friends who loved fashion as much as I did.” Soon, his friends were asking him […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sassy Bangkok fashion wear for everyday use: Introducing Kay Sachakul of The Oddyssee
When Prin “Kay” Sachakul says she wants her fashions for young women to be accessible for the average Thai lady, she means it. In the world of Bangkok fashion, she’s an iconoclast. Rather than locating her shop at a glitzy complex, she put her first shop on the second floor of the slightly down-market Siam […]
Read the rest of this entry »Extraordinary houseware designs through sustainable materials: Introducing Bangkok’s Pawinee Santisiri of Ayodhya
If “doing well by doing good” is a measure of success, Khun Pawinee of Ayodhya must be doing well indeed. Her Ayodhya designs make resplendent use of water hyacinth, a plant that is normally seen as a fast-breeding threat to navigable waterways. She employs hundreds of families in processing the vines for production, providing economic […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bangkok Fashion’s New Traditionalist: Adisak Rojsiriphan of Zenithorial
Adisak Rojsiriphan is an important player in Bangkok’s fashion scene. With influences as varied as Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, Le Corbusier, and Philippe Stark, you wouldn’t be surprised to discover Adisak’s masculine fashions to have a firm basis of construction, a strong foundation over which to build a decorative façade of color, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Those Generous Sponsors
A very common topic of conversation among local guys is the strange phenomenon of men who don’t live in Thailand full time but send money every month to an entertainment provider. We refer to these guys as “sponsors” or “providers” but generally the girls just call them “farangs.” Well, there are some less flattering terms […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis introduces two exciting new weekly columns
This week, we’re introducing two new columns by veteran writers on the Southeast Asian beat. Pa Farang and Khun Lee each have unique perspectives on the social scene in Bangkok, and their opinions have value when dealing in social situations all over Asia. Pa Farang’s The Good Manner provides love advice to expat men and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bangkok’s Central World burns: were protesters paid to commit arson?
That’s a mighty sobering video of the burning of Central World, Asia’s second largest shopping complex. Especially interesting is the cheering of the red shirts as Central World burns at 2:35 into the video, applauding no doubt the hundreds, maybe thousands of jobs lost at the center to middle and lower middle class workers who […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bangkok Profiles: the Irrepressible Dave the Rave, Bangkok’s nightlife guru
Spend enough time in Bangkok’s nightspots, and you’re sure to run into Dave the Rave. Living in Bangkok since 1988, Dave is a former Muay Thai boxer who fell in love with the country, eventually began managing bars, and now hosts a popular Bangkok nightlife entertainment website, now one of the most visited in Thailand. […]
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