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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.
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When modelling is no longer child's play
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 16/01/2013
» There's nothing particularly captivating about the photo. A model in a cropped tank-top and hot pants, or perhaps it's a skirt? The model is sitting straight with both legs bending to her right, her feet arched as if she's in five-inch stilettoes, although it's a pair of ballerina pumps she's wearing.
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The Bond identity
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 02/11/2012
» There are only three key palettes. Always black, blue and grey _ the conventional colours of classic suiting. There's some beige, but earthly palettes like beige and brown are reserved for the one particular release where the wardrobe is closely related to the colour that appears in the movie's name _ Goldfinger.
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Far from the madding fads
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 06/09/2012
» As fashion trends and the cult of "it" designers sweep across continents at breakneck speed, leaving masses of no-longer fashionable items to be disposed of in their wake, a small number of menswear houses, long steeped in the tradition of besuited classicism, have held their ground.
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Roman splendour
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 08/09/2012
» When it comes to five- or six-digit price tags for a handbag, those purse connoisseurs know there's much more to it than just a brand name, although that might not be the case of the average brandname consumer.
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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.
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Choosing a school is no child's play
Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 07/02/2012
» I spent nine years in all girls' school, from primary to middle school. Spending nearly half of my educational life at an old institution known for strict rules and regulations that dictate everything from hairstyle to the colour of the ribbons to be used, I couldn't say I enjoy such limitation of freedom. But as it's time my kid started her Grade 1, I didn't think much before putting her in the very place I grew up in.
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Cookbook caters for all moods
Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 24/03/2012
» Food curiously rhymes with mood.
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