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The Bottega effect
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/05/2012
» The fashion industry's post-2000 history is surely marked by successful brand resurrections. Old fashion houses have risen from the grave, been injected with a modern creative vibe and visions that serve as the pillar for their whole new existence in the highly competitive fashion industry, including Lanvin, Balenciaga, Balmain and more recently, Celine, Givenchy and Bottega Veneta.
Keeping the Legacy
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 28/04/2012
» The objects are invaluable - in several cases, irreplaceable - ancient textiles, most of them the royal attire of kings and queens, princes and princesses, with the exquisite costumes made by world-renowned couturiers and respected local designers for HM Queen Sirikit forming the largest portion of the collection.
The brand for all seasons
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 04/04/2012
» HE QUESTION isn't easy to ask, and it's even much less easy to answer. It requires the right timing and the right delivery, let alone some guts. So it was quite a relief once Elle Thailand's editor-in-chief Kullawit Laosuksri finally fired it _ how would Alfred Dunhill do without a creative director?
The sexy way of Milin
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 31/03/2012
» The call was from Manit - none other than Muse's very own fashion contributor Manit Maneephantakul - but Milin ''Mimi'' Yuvacharuskul would refer to him by his nickname with respectful honorific, Pi Kai. She recalled the incident vividly as if it just happened yesterday.
Driven to extinction
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/03/2012
» I remember writing in this very column that my close gay friend once said Chatuchak Weekend Market was his trustworthy indicator in assessing a person. When he starts seeing someone, he'll take his date to Chatuchak for some shopping and if the person acts as if he can't wait for another second to go home, then he'll call it quits.
Beyond compere
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/03/2012
» The course of one's life is at times fated by making a particular decision at a certain time. Several look back at that life-changing choice with, or without, regret. Saraichatt Kunjara Jirapaet recalled the time she juggled three careers - acting, public relations and emcee - and beamed with the glow of those victorious few who know they have made the right decision. She ditched the desirable career in entertainment and has for the past decade become the Kingdom's most sought-after mistress of ceremonies, acting as an ambassador for various brands at public events.
Bangkok's best bits
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 04/02/2012
» Fashion's not so much unpredictable for those in the business. When the economy is good and all is bright and shiny, you have sparkling exuberance and glittering whimsicality. However, when things are not so right - money is tight and politics is tense - you'd have a restrained classicism in autumn/winter and well, quite a fantastical escapism in the spring/summer, the latter is also the case of the press presentation of the summer collection by the local design collective Bangkok Fashion Society.
Superheroes ride to the rescue
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 30/01/2012
» Life's great when it's lived with passion, but the world would be a better place if people also lived life with compassion. Fortunately, expats David Savage and Donovan Richards live with both.