REVIV SHOP
SLOW FASHION IS A RADICAL ACT:REVIV SHOP, an online clothes repair provider. I was looking for someone who could help me upcycle a few old jeans which I am not using.I sent a message to a few people who are involved in the slow fashion movement in Bangkok and someone recommended REVIVSHOP to me. I […]
Regenerative fibres: High on hemp
Let me begin my article by clarifying that I did not mean getting high on hemp in a literal way, I meant that it is about time we get high on all the amazing properties hemp has to mitigate climate change and become a big player in creating a greener and more sustainable economy. Unfortunately, […]
Leading beauty brands under L’Oreal Group join forces to fight against domestic violence, street harassment and depression to help women
Domestic violence is closer than you think. It is often perpetrated by someone close or intimate with the victim. More than 600 million women live in countries where intimate partner violence or domestic violence is not considered a crime. Domestic violence and abuse do not discriminate. It can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, […]
A journey into Loei Thailand to understand slow fashion
“Demand quality not only in the products you buy but also in the life of the person who made it”:Orsola de Castro I met Patsy Tapasanan around eighteen months ago, I did not know much about her at that time. I came across her profile while I was doing some research on the work Fashion […]
Lebanese Fashion
Fashion is something that not only serves to dress the body, shelter or cover oneself, it has evolved alongside the human being and has become a means of expression with which we have the opportunity to show the world what we are and what we think. It’s a social, cultural and generational phenomenon that impacts […]
Bangkok Madam – Chapter 7: Shopping Spree
Saturday, 4pm, Mahboonkrong Shopping Centre (MBK). MBK is a big, older shopping mall, off \ Siam Square, consisting of thousands of little shops selling cheap clothing, bags, and shoes and all kinds of electronics like mobile phones, game-players, CDs, and DVDs – authentic or non-authentic. It even has a movie theatre, beauty salons, and food […]
Time to Get Real about Work-Life Balance
Are we getting it all wrong? I believe that for far too long we’ve been stuck as a society into a particular set of thinking about how we work and live. It is time to get real, to break from those so called “work-life” issues, and start creating a different type of integration to live […]
Black Friday as we know it is finally dead
For decades, the day after Thanksgiving has attracted massive crowds and hysteria outside of malls and stores nationwide.Thousands of shoppers gather sometimes as early as 5 pm Thanksgiving Day itself, jostling for themad dash into their favorite shops to grab Black Friday doorbuster deals on flatscreen TVs, diamond necklaces, holiday toys, winter coats and more. […]
Fashion as an ally
Fashion emerged in the middle of the 15th century at the beginning of the European renaissance. The word fashion means custom and comes from the Latin modus. The variation in the characteristics of the garments arose to differentiate what was previously the same, a style of clothing that was used from childhood to death. From […]
Talar Z. Front Row and Centre at Paris Fashion Week, 2020
In January 2020, I was front row and centre at Paris Fashion Week. It was a dream come true. Even the frosty cold weather couldn’t put the fire out in me. I was working on pure adrenalin. I wore a pink tuxedo jacket with high length boots, coupled with a Dior belt and handbag. My […]