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.

After having had long hair for 15 years because I didn’t think short hair suited me. I’ve finally had my hair cut short at last. Then I had my  picture taken (with my new hair) for 4th Anniversary of Wallpaper* magazine Thai edition, August 09 issue. The theme of the issue was the New Creative Elite: people who can shape the future of this country (Thailand). And it turned out short hair doesn’t look bad at all. The magazine featured people from many different fields, such as artists, art activists, architects, interior designers, fashion designers, etc. My picture was taken for the stylists page along with two other Thai stylists.

The article feature each stylist next to their own model styled in own distinctive style . For me, my interest in fashion started in the early-mid 90s, I am inspired by grunge fashion and the haute couture collections of that decade. I think my inspiration and who am I today comes mainly from the magazine ‘Dutch.’

Dutch was an avant-grade fashion magazine that only produced 40 issues during the 90s, but it left a big impression on me (I still keep and treasure all those old issues). The style of Dutch was all about how cheap grunge and expensive couture can be blended together seamlessly – it’s about ‘dress-down couture’. The magazine really did shape what I am today in term aesthetics and my perception of beauty. The magazine sort out beauty in imperfection: the beauty of the ugliness.

I styled my model with a luxurious red velvet coat from Prada mixed with a self-customised grungy T-shirt, a Chanel gold chain necklace, a hat from a Thai designer, and Dr Martens boots.

The magazine’s out now in Thailand. And man!!! I look like I’ve just turning 20 in the picture. 10 years youger, HOW LOVELY!!!…. ;-))

Here it is. The advert with the hairy jacket that I made for Central Department Store in Thailand. This job require not only styling skill but also the sewing skill too. The jacket was an adapted version from Martin Margiela collection.

Even though the jacket inspired by Margiela collection, the jacket was designed to have a more McQueen feels than sober Margiela. This monthly campaigns is link with the special performance from French magician, Laurent Beretta, at Central for three days.

This is why the girl have to wear something unusual but stylish. The campaign will launch at the end of this month at all Central Department Store, Bangkok, Thailand.

I’m not in Tokyo at this time but am in Sendai and Kobe. Here Cherry blossom are everywhere for about a week to enjoy in April. This was a chance to experience some authentic Japanese apart from manga and Harajuku girls.

We stay in very nice and traditional hotel and yes it has a hot spring here. So basically life here apart from working with fashion shooting for Honeymoon & Travel, it is about sight seeing around town, relaxing in hot spring and yes having a big Japanese feat most of the meal!

The food we have here are much more a surprise. Every evening at the hotel they always serve some kind of feat to us (am already forgot what it called in Japanese). It had all kind of Japanese food you could imagine including ‘uni’ or Sea Urchin  (I must say I don’t really like it, but well I’m not a raw food lover anyway). So every dinner, food will start serve one after another (sure lot of Sake too) for over two and a half hours. It absolutely made me felt like a KING!!!!!

I also had a chance to try fresh young Sake that not look like Sake but MILK in Sendai.. It has very sweet taste with a strong alcohol. I must confess I’m not enjoy that much would prefer a normal Sake to drink than sweet alcohol!

And when am in Kobe, What else could it be but try the best beef in Japan and I want to assure you all.. IT THE BEST BEEF I’VE EVER TRY! and everyone should try when you are there.

At the very last day we stop by doing some shopping and I brought some interesting stuffs from Issey Miyake and Comme Des Garçon (there are pretty much cheap in here compare to Bangkok and London, I mean quite reasonably price here) before pack our bags and head to the airport. And I hope in very very near future I be back there in Japan real soon.