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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.

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    SK-II toasts 'Miracle' decade with one sparkling night

    B Magazine, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/02/2013

    » The remarkable story of SK-II began on the day scientists noticed the youthful hands of women working in a sake brewery in Japan over 30 years ago. But in Thailand, SK-II first gained prominence 10 years ago through ambassador Sopidnapa Chumpani, whose iconic short crop drove half the women in the country to the salon asking for a similar hairstyle, and whose crystal-clear skin has been synonymous with SK-II Thailand ever since.

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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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    New year sneak peek: fashion

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 31/12/2012

    » As Oscar Wilde said, "You can never be overdressed or overeducated", and the number of new luxury retail stores to be opened in 2013 prove that Thai people can never have enough apparel choices, whether or not that makes them overdressed.

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    Hollywood in the palm of her hand

    Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/11/2012

    » Teresa Palmer has a habit of shrieking in a high pitch when she gets emotional, followed by mischievous giggles like a teenage girl - a normal teenage girl and not the Hollywood star-in-the-making whose acting career is enveloped in anything from intense dramas to big-budget sci-fi to comedies. In fact, anything but teenage catfights and high school romcoms, you could say.

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    Stella is the star

    Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 18/08/2012

    » When Karl Lagerfeld was told that Stella McCartney had been appointed to succeed him at Chloe back in 1997, he was quoted as saying: "Let's hope she's as gifted as her father." While no one but Lagerfeld knows for sure what he meant by that comment, it is fair to assume that he wasn't overly impressed with the young woman who had just graduated from college at that stage.

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    Expert execution

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 22/08/2012

    » Not every girl can afford the luxury of 30 minutes of hairstyling every morning before they venture into the Bangkok traffic and head to work.

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    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.

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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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