High-fashion designers are teaming up with ready-to-wear brands, the result being more affordable style. Here are the six best collaborations to arrive in Bangkok shopping malls this month.
You might have bumped into Boonma “Loong Yim” Puengtrakool, 55, and his gang of best friends on your daily commute. He and his pet dogs, cats, chicken and ducks, all furnished with colorful LED lights, roam the streets looking to put a smile on people’s faces. BK asks him why.
Jai Sira, age 32, got his start in Australia, where he performed at the famous ARQ in Sydney. Since returning home five years ago, he has found work dressing up as celebrities and fictional characters, especially Madonna and his latest performance, which has caused a stir on social networks, for the Thai premiere of Maleficent.
Known for her explosive personality and frequent criticism of politicians and celebrities, former Bangkok governor candidate Leena Jungjunja, aka Leena Jung, 55, is never far from the headlines. Her latest outburst came when a closure order for her HotTV station saw her head down to the Thai Army Club asking to meet General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, just hours before the coup was announced.
This year's Cannes Lions 2014 (held from June 15 to 21) saw Singaporean ad agencies clinching 14 awards in total for creative ads--including one that appeared on I-S Magazine!