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Designing the feel-good factor
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 18/12/2012
» Simon Rawlings was reflecting on a certain moment _ one he deems among the best of his work for the project which is to be Thailand's landmark building: The Ritz-Carlton Residences at Mahanakorn.
Latest piece in the High Street jigsaw
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 12/09/2012
» There's no way the gigantic white wood partition that stretches along the first and second floors of Siam Paragon can be invisible to onlookers and frequent visitors to the shopping and entertainment complex. Bearing the omnipresent italicised red logo, and an advertisement focusing on a price range on par with budget garments at any Bangkok outlet, the world of fast fashion that resides within the white partition symbolises a dream of shoppers, and also a potential threat to many retail chains and designers, both local and international.
Expert execution
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 22/08/2012
» Not every girl can afford the luxury of 30 minutes of hairstyling every morning before they venture into the Bangkok traffic and head to work.
Stella is the star
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 18/08/2012
» When Karl Lagerfeld was told that Stella McCartney had been appointed to succeed him at Chloe back in 1997, he was quoted as saying: "Let's hope she's as gifted as her father." While no one but Lagerfeld knows for sure what he meant by that comment, it is fair to assume that he wasn't overly impressed with the young woman who had just graduated from college at that stage.
What Women Want
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 20/07/2012
» As make-up guru Apichart Norasethaporn puts it: "Money can't buy us."
Whisky's ways: a stylish agent provocateur
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 29/06/2012
» Wachirapanee Markdee always said he's not "fashion people", although he's a stylist. He doesn't usually hang out with the fashion luminaries, with the exception of those few he "grew up with" professionally. You don't see him at fashion outings or press presentations, except for the one or two brands where he takes a liking to the PR officer.
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.