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Thakoon Panichgul returns to the fashion with new direct-to-consumer brand

Two years ago, Thakoon Panichgul—commonly known his first name—took a hiatus from the fashion industry to think about fashion as the world knows it today. As a result, he’s launched a new namesake brand, Thakoon. The direct-to-consumer line, which features timeless and elevated staples, is a result of the designer’s realization that “elevated...

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Thakoon to pause operations

American designer Thakoon Panichgul and investor partner Bright Fame Fashion are to put Thakoon's brand operations on hold. The Hong Kong-based investment vehicle acquired the company in 2015, led by Vivian Chou. Chou and Thakoon Panichgul, the label's founder, are taking time to restructure the brand, which has adopted a 'see now, buy now'...

Fashion

Thakoon to design ‘London inspired’ Kohl’s line

Thakoon is to become the latest designer to launch an affordable line with Kohl’s as part of its DesigNation limited-edition collection, following in the footsteps of Narciso Rodriguez, Derek Lam, Catherine Malandrino, Peter Som and Elie Tahari. Launching for autumn 2015, the collection has been inspired by the designer’s favourite destination,...

Fashion

Asian-born talent lights up New York runway

Two of New York's hottest Asian-born designers, Thakoon Panichgul and Prabal Gurung, lit up the runway on day four of Fashion Week, unveiling sexy and sensuous fall/winter 2015 collections. The jet-set, models and fashion editors braved one of the coldest days of the year, picking their way through ice and huddling in fur coats in 16 degrees...

Fashion

Designers launch diffusion lines

When news hit that ubiquitous designer, Karl Lagerfeld, would be adding a lower line ‘Karl’ to his portfolio, at the end of the month, it stood as another pointer to a new trend that seems to currently be purveying the fashion landscape; the designer diffusion line. If fashion designers have got bogged down in producing numerous collections and...

Design

Thakoon supports Africa drought crisis

Leading designer, Thakoon, will support Africa’s current drought crisis by designing a Masai style scarf, with all proceeds going to Unicef. "We had the idea already to make limited edition scarves based on the African-inspired plaid from the fall show, but when we became aware of the crisis, we all thought that it made perfect sense to donate...