It’s been about 10 years since I first set foot on the fashion path. My first ever experience working as a real stylist happened with the one and only avant-garde magazine ‘DNA’. I know what you think but this magazine has nothing to do with the famous gay AUS magazine. It’s a fashion magazine that stood for individuality and for 10 years ago this was a pretty big break-through for Thai fashion. No one in fashion used digital cameras back then, we did every single fashion shoot on film and played around with polaroids.

I think it’s about time to post something to tribute it. Do something to remind me of a sweet glorious past. The magazine only lasted for 3 years. I worked there from the very first issue until the last one.

The magazine has its own two phases. The first one was ‘PROVE IT’. The magazine’s aims in the first year was to establish itself with readers, and feature artists and celebrities who stand for individuality. The next phase was ‘FEEL IT’. This was the most important and successful time for the magazine. It was the time that the magazine got bigger with fashion and stories contributed by international artists. At this time I created lots of original fashion editorials and wrote lots of features for the magazine. It was also the first time that a small Thai magazine ever had a world-famous supermodel on the cover!

The success of the magazine in Thailand was so big at the time. My name was synonymous with the magazine. It was at time that I became the heart of the magazine. Every single page would bare my identity.

10 years have past and looking back at that sweet time is only makes me proud and feel thankful for all the people who gave me that opportunity. Without those people at DNA, it wouldn’t be me today. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Looking back at those old fashion spreads makes me think how I would do it differently today. I feel that I’ve improved a lot over the years. And let’s hope I continue to do so in the future.

First picture : Photographed by Nat Pakobsantisuk | Styled by Pop Kampol

Retrospective DNA cover : Photographed by Nat Pakobsantisuk, Narongchai Wisavavaythee and Lukkana Virunanon | Styled by Pop Kampol

Alex Wek for DNA : Photographed by Mitchell McCormack

This is my latest editorial work that I’m really happy with. It’s for the May issue of a Thai magazine called ‘Dichan’ – and it’s just out this week. The concept is supermodels. The girl, Joy Vararak, is a top supermodel in Thailand from the 90s.  The photographer and I decided to photograph her in many different styles as we could.

The shooting required a lot of research for each outfit. We took 14 pictures with 14 styles. The photo shoot started very early in the morning with a lot of make up and hair going on with Joy.

The Photographer, hair stylist and make up artist I worked with were some of the best in Thailand (Nat, O-lek and To) without them the shoot wouldn’t have been finished in 7 hours.

And HERE is the link of all picture I proud of in this month from Dichan magazine. Hope you love it like I do xoxo.

Here’s my latest piece of work for Wallpaper* Thai edition, February 2010. The theme of this cover is ‘Eco-friendly living’ – and I just realized that the cover actually looks a bit like the painting ‘American Gothic.’

Painted by Grant Wood in 1930, it’s considered one of the most important works of 20th century American art. What a coincidence! Both in the composition, pose and the message. This might be something from our subconscious; remembering our history of art classes at university.

We tried to be environmentally friendly and save energy while doing the shooting. We used the sun as our main source of light, spending 7 hours on the roof of the studio. This gave me a little bit of sun burn for a couple of days.

The clothes are spring/summer 2010 collections from Dior, Prada, and Louis Vuitton. And also lots of Thai designers that use eco-friendly materials and methods.

The magazine is out now for all Thai Wallpaper fans, and I hope everyone loves it :-))

Laos is like Thailand’s brother. Even though we speak different languages, they pretty much sound the same and I can guess the meaning. I believe our languages come from the same root.

We arrived in Vientiane in the morning when everything was calm and peaceful. The work started right away at the temples around the city. The temples here look absolutely stunning. They’re very old and very beautiful, like some kind of idyllic oriental retreats.

After many shots around the temples, we took some photos around the Victory Monument (Laos Arc de Triomphe). I noticed that people in Laos are very friendly and relaxed all the time.

I got the feeling that it would be a perfect place for someone who wants a quite life. They would find Laos to be heaven on earth.

In the night after the shooting we had a wonder around town to get a feeling to the place, and found out that a lot of teenagers go to a place called ‘Center Point’ just to have some hot soya milk and chat with their friends. How cute is that? This wouldn’t happen in Bangkok for sure. The kids in Bangkok prefer beers and cocktails to soya milk.

The magazine has already come out and I hope everyone loves the fashion pictures.