The top all-in-one spot to get the lowdown on current Thai designers, Mob. F’s new autumn collection unites 40 brands of fashion and accessories under a jaunty ‘Cool Tribe Mix’ theme. Among the bright and bold items now on sale at the 1,000m² multibrand space – which mimics a typical department store only minus the… [more]

If it’s furnishings you’re after, you can’t get bigger or more all-in-one-place than the Crystal Design Center. A twenty or so minute drive out of central Bangkok, this humungous mall strip-like complex allegedly stocks a staggering 10,000 home décor and furniture brands. It’s made up of eight low-rise buildings, each linked by neat, obstacle-free pedestrian… [more]

While Memorial Bridge (aka Saphan Phut) Night Market isn’t much more than throngs of tented stores and make-shift tables selling cheap goods, the regal backdrop is incomparable. Built in 1932 during the reign of King Rama VII (and dedicated to his predecessor King Rama I), the brightly-lit Memorial Bridge, known in Thai as Saphan Phut,… [more]

by Pattarasuda Prajittanond Bangkok-based designer Milin Yuvacharuskul graduated from London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design with a B.A. in Fashion Design with Printed Textiles, later working in the U.K. as a stylist, designer, and columnist for clients ranging from magazines to commercials to films. She later moved to New York to study… [more]

There’s a new record shop in town! This is good news for the vinyl junkies of Bangkok and even for their possibly less enthusiastic girlfriends or strictly ipod-sporting buddies, who can sit next door and enjoy a coffee while their partner digs for the ultimate rare edition. Strictly speaking, it’s really just the location which… [more]

Central Department Store is arranging the 13th year of Asia’s most spectacular annual timepiece exhibition, people who look at their watches for more than just the time will love the Central International Watch Fair 2011, where they say the featured 180 brands are worth “more than 5,000 million baht”. Tick them off – Sarcar, Maitres… [more]

By Krittana Khurana Opposite Bangkok’s shopping mall holy trinity of Siam Discovery, Siam Center and Siam Paragon is a low-rise maze of streets filled with small boutiques, workshops, and galleries; a neighbourhood collectively known as Siam Square. Built on land owned by nearby Chulalongkorn University, at the heart of this district is the Lido Cinema,… [more]

When not writing about women’s clothes as the fashion editor for popular teen magazine Seventeen, Patinya ‘Guitar’ Kyokong is tailoring them for her self-titled and soon-to-be-unleashed fashion label. A graduate of London’s University of the Arts, her ‘urban elegant’ dresses are designed to turn heads day or night and flaunt playful, even sexy touches when… [more]

The Thailand Grand Sale has discounts on all kinds of goods, such as kitchenware, crafts, clothes, decor and fashion accessories, plus services like hotel and tour deals. It’s at major stores all over the country starting now until August 15.

By Pattarasuda Prajittanond Located in section 25, opposite the Bangkok Bank, this ramshackle two storey shop is a poster child for recycling. For the last 17 years, Khun Aree and her brother have transformed all manner of waste into an incredible array of environmentally-conscious home décor items. These include flowers made from recycled paper, tribal-looking… [more]

Interview by Pattarasuda Prajittanond The Alchemists’ Seksarit Thanaprasittikul Young Thai designer Seksarit Thanaprasittikul is a rising star in men’s fashion, with playful yet cutting-edge looks that are inspired by journeys of travel and discovery. Having studied under the likes of famed Belgian designers Wim Neels and Ann Demeulemeester, he has gained critical acclaim for his… [more]

By Simon Ostheimer Bangkok is blessed (or cursed, depending on your opinion of them), with a glut of lifestyle malls; small, outdoor shopping centres that mainly cater to the city’s “hi-so” (high society) class. With a high-end blend of retail, F&B, and leisure outlets, they make for a more social, if expensive alternative to the… [more]

Major stores throughout the country participate in the annual Thailand Grand Sale until Aug 15, with discounts on all kinds of goods, such as kitchenware, crafts, clothes, decor and fashion accessories, plus services like hotel and tour deals. There’s a bit of everything at the Thailand Best Shopping Fair 2011 at Impact Arena (02-504-5050) from… [more]

By Pattarasuda Prajittanond This month in JJ, we check out cool new shop Traps & Wana, run by Bangkok-based Japanese designer Tepei Oue (with help from a few friends). The store’s first incarnation was in the Pratunam fashion mall, behind CentralWorld, before they moved to Suan Lum Night Bazaar. When that was bulldozed earlier this… [more]