STORY: “It is so deep rooted in historical culture and things, you realise how important and significant it is for Thailand and Thai women especially,” said 24-year-old Paisley Langton, a tourist from ...
The Ministry of Culture, through the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), is presenting “Thai Dresses of Remembrance,” an exhibition honoring Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother and ...
History fever is gripping Thailand and a growing number of Thais are wearing traditional dress, a phenomenon encouraged by the junta and the palace, and fuelled by a popular television soap opera.
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Business is booming for Ms Siri Seatea's traditional dress shop in Bangkok. "Out of the 30 years I've been running this shop, this is the peak for us," Ms Siri, 53, told Reuters as ...
Suddenly, Thai traditional costumes have made a quiet comeback -- for at least a month or so. Last weekend, a group of people went swinging in Nakhon Pathom, dressed in full vintage attire, to tunes ...
Sales of traditional garments have risen nationwide due to the popularity of the soap Bupphaesannivas (Love Destiny), while Hawaiian shirts are also seeing a sales surge ahead of the Songkran festival ...
The demand for traditional Thai sarong has surged, according to sellers, two days after Thai K-pop star Lisa of Blackpink posted pictures of herself dressed in the attire. The singer-dancer posted ...
Teigen showed off the trio's colorful looks on her Instagram Stories Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an ...