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The write stuff
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 30/03/2013
» Sulada Limpichart never wanted to work in fashion, not in the least, although there's no way you could imagine her working in any other business after seeing her immaculate look.
Ware to wow
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 16/10/2012
» Elle Fashion Week 2012 kicked off late last week against the backdrop of a threat which was neither imaginary nor metaphorical. Looming over the white marquee set up in front of CentralWorld were ominously dark clouds pregnant with the prospect of torrential rain _ something that could very well eclipse the success of this, the longest-running and most prestigious fashion showcase in the Kingdom.
Elements of style
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 02/10/2012
» It's that time of year again when local fashion people and style die-hards are kept busy with "actual" local fashion happenings since those sleep-deprived nights of catching up with runway events in New York, London, Milan and Paris are now over.
London Fashion Week, Day 4
Samila Wenin, Published on 18/09/2012
» It's the forth day at London Fashion Week - the day before the final date. And like all dates before the final date at all Fashion Weeks, it's when the climax is to take place.
New perspectives
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 29/08/2012
» The clothes look almost familiar - almost. To be precise, it's the fabric that looks familiar _ the ikat, but it's so sculptured, and draped in such a structured shape that it looks so different from the silk boxy skirt suit we often spot (mostly) on our female politicians and high-society ladies at social functions.
Turn the volume up
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 09/08/2012
» Last year, it was all about Yves Saint Laurent _ the man and the 1970s look he pioneered, not the brand which shall soon be known (to the dismay of many) as Saint Laurent Paris. This year fashion has been looking back further, to the 1950s, and the name Cristobal Balenciaga loomed large over the summer runway, and the influence of the late Spanish couturier has been cast even into the pre-fall season.
What Women Want
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 20/07/2012
» As make-up guru Apichart Norasethaporn puts it: "Money can't buy us."
Opposite attractions
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 05/07/2012
» The Parisian men's style is always synonymous with diversity and eclecticism, and even more so during the Paris Men's Fashion Week for the spring/summer 2013 season, which premiered last week.
About cities and silhouettes
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 16/06/2012
» There's a sense of uniformity that runs through Louis Vuitton's autumn/winter collections - a uniformity in both the men's and women's collections, albeit only in terms of mood.
Victorious incarnation
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 08/06/2012
» It's a visual rhapsody of solid structures and fluid curves made possible through the juxtaposition of opposites _ graceful natural imagery over fabricated textures. Architectural and yet refined, Reincarnation _ the 10-piece fashion collection recently proclaimed winner of the coveted Mango Fashion Awards, worth 300,000 (12 million baht) _ embraces a crystallised concept, sophisticated aesthetics and precise engineering as its success formula.