Bangkok concept store launched in 2015 by Maryse Kraatz and Wipa Umpujh on the fourth floor of EmQuartier's Helix Quartier, curating Thai and international design, stationery, fashion and homeware with rotating installations.
Best for Thai design, fashion, books, and home objects
Another Story is a lifestyle concept store in Bangkok launched in 2015 by Maryse Kraatz, a French expatriate, and Thai entrepreneur Wipa Umpujh. The shop operates on the fourth floor of the Helix Quartier at EmQuartier, in the Phrom Phong area. The store curates a mix of Thai and international labels across stationery, home decor, fashion accessories and design objects, mixing international names with Thai brands and Japanese stationery lines. The space is rebuilt around a new theme roughly every two months.
Frank Garcon is a Bangkok fashion-and-lifestyle retailer with current store presence at Emsphere and Siam Square. Its online and physical edit centers on contemporary clothing and accessories from the city’s independent fashion scene.
Best for Thai fashion, accessories and design gifts
HIDE.Selected is an Ari-based Bangkok selected shop with a broad multi-label wardrobe across men’s and women’s clothing, shoes and accessories. The mix includes its own H. by HIDE line alongside a long rotating roster of independent labels.
Best for Local Thai clothing, jewellery, accessories
The Jim Thompson Iconic Store in Bangkok's Heritage Quarter spans two floors and stocks more than 6,000 products, including menswear, womenswear, bags, and homewares made from the brand's signature silk. Its cinnabar-hued interior features pieces exclusive to the location, including the limited House on the Klong collection.
Bangkok fashion label (active since at least 2018) known for deconstructed denim and bold, provocatively named capsule collections; has collaborated with Hello Kitty, Coca-Cola and X-Girl.
Best for Deconstructed denim and statement clothing from Bangkok
Pony Stone is a Bangkok-based contemporary fashion label, trading online as 'ponystonebkk,' built around edgy, statement-driven clothing. Its output spans jackets, denim, tops, trousers, shorts, skirts, dresses, overalls and underwear, released in themed capsule collections carrying deliberately provocative names. The brand has pursued visible collaborations with larger consumer names, including Hello Kitty, Coca-Cola and X-Girl.
Vickteerut makes polished Thai womenswear through evening dresses, tailoring and sharply controlled silhouettes. The pieces suit formal and occasion dressing, with fit and fabric best assessed through a current stockist.