Austin reports on Thailand’s newest fashion craze.:
Braces are now the new teenage fad for the jet set in Siam Square in Bangkok and seemingly throughout Thailand. Why we can only speculate. But I have to say that at my local bank every single clerk has purple braces to match their outfits - very attentive to detail that bunch!
All this makes me recall a conversation I had with the Creative Director of Bed Supper Club in BKK, probably the most famous destination in the city. He told me in front of the Playground! store (another incredibly trendy store that will probably close very very soon) that he could not believe that his “designer toy” store had plummeting sales. And proceeded to follow that comment with a disparaging “Oh the Thais never get past their trends”. I wonder where they get inspiration?
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February 5th, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Braces are hardly a new fashion trend. They were popular with teenagers four years ago when I moved back to Thailand from the U.S. My two nieces have had colorful braces for three years already and the youngest doesn’t need them; purely a fashion statement.