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Sretsis takes the spotlight
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 27/03/2014
» For the past 12 years the Sretsis sisters, Kly, Pim and Matina Sukhahuta, have unknowingly changed the face of the Thai fashion industry. Tell them this, and they bashfully giggle it off. But they have. With Pim at the design helm, youngest Matina handling the jewellery and eldest Kly tackling marketing, Sretsis, woven by intimate family ties, fantastical fairy tales and effervescent femininity, has turned many Thai girls’ shapes on to classic womanly silhouettes with subtle twists using crafted, printed fabrics and subtle details that hark back to old glamour. They have given girls a chance to wear their enchanted forest dreams and spiritual adventures on their appliqued sleeves.
Message in a bottle
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 18/03/2014
» ‘We grew up playing in the streets and learned a lot from those days. We began creating our own world and started painting to escape from the city and its daily stress. You never know what will happen next. We had to learn to live in this environment.”
Tourism troubles
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/03/2014
» In the past few years, Chinese tourists seem to have become the bane of our existence. We make fun of them. We complain about them. We stay away from them. We even tend to be pre-emptively rude toward them.
Four different showcases to hit Bangkok
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 04/03/2014
» Eric Clapton was a recent casualty of our unending political upheaval. The guitarist’s concert was cancelled, and it’s not the only one. It’s very unfortunate that the Silverlake Festival, slated for March, was also postponed. We now wonder if we’ll be able to see Nine Inch Nails, Foals and others without flying to neighbouring countries.
The love of Siam ... and China
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/02/2014
» It’s been seven years since The Love Of Siam swept the cinematic world off its feet. It’s been seven years since Witwisit Hiranyawongkul unknowingly stumbled into the limelight as one of the lead actors from the critically and commercially acclaimed movie and it’s been seven years since Witwisit started slowly building his career in showbiz after his first big break led to his ongoing, surprising popularity in China.
Model behaviour
Muse, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 15/02/2014
» Adhering to the stereotype, we sometimes scoff at the idea of having an intellectual conversation with models. But none of the enveloping, mean-spirited adjectives often associated with the high-flying career — shallow, materialistic — can be applied to Cheera Choo, a New York-based Thai model. With sharp cheekbones that could cut through glass and hearts, her exotic beauty definitely makes her a model in every physical sense — she is lanky, poised, with delicate limbs and sculpted, carefully made-up features. But she is also a great conversationalist who is engaging, bright, funny and straightforward. Cheera is reminiscent of every girl’s high school best friend.
Sense and sensational
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 04/02/2014
» As a massive party franchise, Sensation has done well. It has gone global and, thanks to its strict all-white dress code, Sensation has definitely turned Bangkok into an ocean of cheap white dresses and awkward white polo shirts.
From indie rock to folk frontman
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/01/2014
» You've got to admire Pae Arak for his commitment to music. He started his career in showbiz as a guitarist for indie rock poster boys Slur almost a decade ago. Then mega-stardom came knocking, thanks to his bad boy looks and chiselled features, turning him into one of Thailand's biggest idols.
Setting the stage
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 21/01/2014
» As the biggest entertainment promoter in Bangkok, BEC-Tero has had a hand in all kinds of shows over the years, from Disney On Ice to full-blown music festivals.
All jokes aside
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/01/2014
» In the sea of present political madness, the currents are strong and directionless. We find ourselves slowly drowning, grasping for extending hands, awaiting a voice of reason to pull us toward open sky. Surprisingly, that voice comes from a zany online TV programme which somehow finds a sublime balance between lunacy and intelligence.