Thai designer buys, 2007: Daily updates of dirt cheap, avant-garde menswear.

[chris]

Just a heads up for now. I'm going on a three week vacation to Bangkok in a couple of weeks. And by "three week vacation", i really mean "three week shopping trip."

I'll be scouring the racks of any and every interesting boutique i come across... and buying insane amounts of awesome shit that altogether wont even come near the price of single rick owens t-shirt. I picked up some pretty amazing stuff for a ton of people here last year, and plan on doing it again.

Last year, it was mostly t-shirts, but i plan on buying pretty much anything this year. I basically garnered interest by posting pictures of my recent purchases, but i actually plan on uploading lookbooks, or even sneaking pictures in the fitting rooms this time around. and if anyone is interested in a particular piece, i can pick it up for them (prices will be quoted including all fees... fyi, i commute via taxi). you can view some of the current collections here:

http://www.headquarter.co.th/ (realistic situation is my favorite)

http://www.greyhound.co.th/ (check out playhound)

http://www.playgroundstore.co.th/ (basically like a thai wannabe colette)

http://www.soiwat.org/

prices range anywhere from $30-$400 (but we're probably talking outerwear, at those prices), MOST LIKELY. the thai baht is worth way less this year, so im not 100% sure.

prepare your wallets!

[aapoli]

Realistic situation is nice, I would also recommend checking anurak and wwa.

[spinmyworld]

Realistic situation is nice

seconded, I really like the sandals. when I was in bangkok a few months ago it was these kind of things I was really looking for, but I ended up finding nothing.. bangkok is a big city! oh well, the sun made up for it anyways.

you should write a bangkok shopping guide sometime chris.

[tweeds]

chris, would it be sale season when you are there?

i remember liking the stuff at greyhound (not their playhound line, which is available here in singapore) but the prices didn't do very much for me. i see a few shirts i might like in this season's stuff though so if the price is right i'll spring for it.

[covetboy]

hey chris. got a link to realistic sitch?

[onemancult]

...do they make sizes that fit a standard medium?

maybe if i get a thai XXL?

yes?

time to e-windowshop.

[xcoldricex]

get on the fuckin' BTS! taxi's take forever.

[hahnstch]

get on the fuckin' BTS! taxi's take forever.

who says? tuk tuk is the way to go man...

[chronoaug]

Looking forward to grabbing a grey/playhound tshirt or something else, as i've seen some other members with it and asked them, but they just claimed they got it from you.

[masuerte]

Good god Chris, please look for something with a size around 20-22 pit-to-pit chest measurement. Either that or I guess I'll pick up shoes or other effin' accesories from you like ties and such. Sigh...

[dystaind]

already interested in some jackets from realistic situation + playhound.

i'll try to pay close attention to this thread.

[chris]

playhound, greyhound, chai, and realistic situation do small, medium, and large.

i dont quite remember if their sizing runs ridiculously small or not, but ill be sure to let you all know.

[fg0d]

I'd be intersted in some necklaces.

[onemancult]

Good god Chris, please look for something with a size around 20-22 pit-to-pit chest measurement. Either that or I guess I'll pick up shoes or other effin' accesories from you like ties and such. Sigh...

i'd just like to take the time to ignore work and bump this thread and second masuerte's motion.

[thomas_highstreet]

cant manage any of those websites to be honest, navigation on all of them is shoddy..

buuut.. let me know if you find any gladiator-ish sandals.. uk8/eu42.. similar to the raf simons ones or limi feu womenswear ones..

[chronoaug]

Yea, the sites don't really work right for me. The graphic tees from grey/playound were some of the only graphic tees i've seen that i actually liked. Hopefully, there will be some in the 19-20" pit area. Kudos for doing this for everyone.

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

hey chris, can you keep a look out for: the waxed-looking blazer from realistic situation; the sweats and white overlapping tee (second picture in look book) from sunshine; and any interesting tees and such in small (though I'm sure you'll already do that).

[CPK]

Are those harbor tshirts still available there?

[lindt]

I bought just about everything last time chris did this and I intend to do it again this year.

[xcoldricex]

Good god Chris, please look for something with a size around 20-22 pit-to-pit chest measurement. .

not gonna happen... unless you want the knock off streetwear t's.