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Raising a glass to a vintage year
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/01/2014
» One of the perks of my job is that I get to meet so many interesting people and do so many interesting things. Last week, almost as a prologue to my new work year, I was invited to a wine lunch to meet a pretty, young, second-generation winemaker of the Jean-Luc Colombo wine estate in the northern Rhone Valley, France.
Fashion week confirms the 'Future is asia'
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/11/2013
» Since its reopening at the beginning of the year, Siam Center has taken back its reputation as the place to go for local and international fashion brands and it reinforced that position by teaming up with neighbouring Siam Paragon from Nov 7-10 to lure leading Thai and Asian designers to Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2013.
Regal style
Muse, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/10/2013
» No one has done more for the Thai traditional costume than Her Majesty the Queen. During the early years of His Majesty the King's reign, starting in 1960, Their Majesties embarked on a series of state visits around the globe to reinforce ties with other monarchies and heads of state.
Wining and dining in a good cause
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/10/2013
» It was a week-long binge of fine dining, yet guests felt no pangs of guilt for their indulgence, since the entire event was for a good cause.
Runaway runway
Muse, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/08/2013
» Anyone who's into fashion, whether as fashionistas or as industry professionals, will find this a book that they can go back to again and again.
The making of Montien Boonma
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 08/05/2013
» Few art enthusiasts have not heard of Montien Boonma, whose highly symbolic work Nature's Breath: Arokhayasala from the "Temple Of The Mind" exhibition took Asia Society by a storm in 2003, a couple of years after his death.
Killing me softly
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/11/2012
» I know what a lot of women will be wanting for Christmas this year, though whether they have to buy it for themselves remains to be seen.
Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital renovation highlights 150th anniversary celebration of the Queen Grandmother
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/09/2012
» To celebrate the 150th anniversary to the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Savarindira, the Queen Grandmother of Thailand, and recognised by Unesco last year as one of the world's great personalities, a number of projects will be under way during the 12 months beginning today, the actually anniversary of the late queen's birth.
Revealing the national in dress
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/07/2012
» Since being release from house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi has been on the road big time, making up for all the years she was confined to a few hundred square metres. The world is her oyster. She's accepted her Nobel Prize, her Oxford degree, and been presented with the key to Paris.
What's the price of goodwill?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/06/2012
» It's been a while since I've been to the beach, and so a visit to Hat Nang Rong in Sattahip was a pleasant experience for me. After the high rise condominiums, modern shopping complexes and ladyboys of Pattaya, it was a relief to find a beach that was pristine, with clear blue water, white sand and no mushroom umbrellas and 50 baht beach chairs, or even somtam vendors at that.