• LIFE

  Great shoes, perfect fit: Bring on the Birkenstocks

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/09/2023

  » This year has been nothing short of happening for German footwear brand, Birkenstock. Just recently, the company -- best known for its premium sandals -- filed an initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange, which could value the company at US$8 billion (288 billion baht), according to estimates.

• LIFE

  Made in China, via Bangkok

  Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/08/2017

  » It's not often that you get to see austere ministers of various ministries, business bigwigs, Hong Kong superstar Ray Lui (better known in Thailand as Tingli), K-pop singers and hundreds of screaming groupies all in the same room. Yet all those differing personalities came together under the flashing glitz and glam of the Thailand Headlines Person of the Year Award ceremony last month at Bangkok Convention Centre, Centara Grand.

• LIFE

  New looks, old values

  Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 22/04/2017

  » 'Whatchu lookin' at?" Rattanarat "Ploy" Aurthaveekul might have yelled back to her husband's stare before they leave the house. Her taunting look is, however, followed by a sheepish chuckle, before she adds: "Gosh, this outfit is actually really uncomfortable and kind of revealing too. I guess I should go change." Gone are her fashionably freewheeling days -- her closet now tipping more mother than model. But that's about the most that has changed for this style icon, best known as one half of the modelling/actress twins Petch-Ploy.

• LIFE

  Pinch of literary spice

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/06/2015

  » For the first time in India, local language authors such as Chetan Bhagat and Amish Tripathi have become marquee names in terms of sales, eclipsing even mainstream Western writers on the market. Books using local, vernacular language are edgy and have a huge following among young readers.

• LIFE

  A new dawn

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/04/2022

  » Evoking the colours of an Italian sunset, a lush display of flowers that deck the Author's Lounge at Mandarin Oriental set the stage for Bulgari's first event of the year in Thailand. This trunk showcased over 100 pieces of extraordinary high jewellery pieces from various collections, 20 of which were exclusive one-of-a-kind. A handful of timepieces for gents were on display too, and the brand's full-scale presentation is an indication that the Roman jeweller is doing well and emerging from the pandemic in strength.

• LIFE

  Lens into the future

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/01/2017

  » What are some trends in the camera industry now?

• OPINION

  Blame the media, but not completely

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 19/01/2016

  » Mums sure know best. Of all the motherly guidance that has been etched into my consciousness, a particular adage has never remained more timeless and timely. It was the very first lesson she drilled into me when I started to watch television at the age of three. When the commercial break from the cartoons kicked in, so did an earful from her: All advertisements are a sham. 

• LIFE

  The duo behind the Linda Farrow eyewear empire

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/06/2015

  » As one half of the duo that resurrected wearing pristine sunglasses by Linda Farrow back from the dead, Tracy Sedino is somebody who can wear whichever pair of sunglasses she pleases. Yet, there's only one style you'll ever see her in, the Linda Farrow Luxe 38.

• LIFE

  Much more than saris

  Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/03/2015

  » The world instantly associates saris with India. But if Mehzabin Ershad could have it her way, it would also think of the mekhela chador, a half-sari that comes specifically from the Assam state in India. As one of the forces who shaped the northeastern region's fashion industry to the colourful array it is today, the pioneering fashion designer was recently in Bangkok to showcase her designs at "Celebrating Assam", at the inaugural "Festival of India in Thailand".

• TECH

  Sticking the world together

  Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/09/2014

  » Eighteen billion stickers are sent through Line every day. The emotions they carry with them however, are boundlessly immeasurable. This green-iconed chatting application has changed the way we communicate, merely through its infectious selection of cheeky rabbits and poker-faced bears. 

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