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Thakoon Panichgul

Designer, Thakoon

The one-time fashion writer set up his eponymous American brand with a romantic angle and quickly won critical support.

Thakoon Panichgul
Fashion Week

Instant Gratification at Thakoon

It’s becoming easier to see the woman Thakoon is dressing in his wares. And that means he’s getting somewhere.

Fashion Week

Instant Gratification at Thakoon

It’s becoming easier to see the woman Thakoon is dressing in his wares. And that means he’s getting somewhere.


Fashion Week

At Thakoon, The Beginning of Something Real

With his direct-to-consumer, in-season strategy well underway, designer Thakoon Panichgul’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection aimed to be a brand-defining moment.

Fashion Week

At Thakoon, The Beginning of Something Real

With his direct-to-consumer, in-season strategy well underway, designer Thakoon Panichgul’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection aimed to be a brand-defining moment.


News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed This Week

BoF brings you the top seven fashion news and analysis stories of the week.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | The Second Coming of Thakoon

Designer Thakoon Panichgul, president Lucy Yi and investor Vivian Chou lay out the ‘designer fashion now’ strategy for the next iteration of Thakoon.

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | The Second Coming of Thakoon

Designer Thakoon Panichgul, president Lucy Yi and investor Vivian Chou lay out the ‘designer fashion now’ strategy for the next iteration of Thakoon.


News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.

News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.


Retail

Can Young Luxury Brands Bypass Wholesale?

More and more emerging fashion designers are adopting a direct-to-consumer model, wooed by the promise of higher margins and a closer relationship with the customer. Can they really do without wholesale?

Retail

Can Young Luxury Brands Bypass Wholesale?

More and more emerging fashion designers are adopting a direct-to-consumer model, wooed by the promise of higher margins and a closer relationship with the customer. Can they really do without wholesale?


News & Analysis

International Woolmark Prize Announces Womenswear Winner

Teatum Jones is the winner of the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize for Womenswear

News & Analysis

International Woolmark Prize Announces Womenswear Winner

Teatum Jones is the winner of the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize for Womenswear


News & Analysis

International Woolmark Prize Announces Judges of Womenswear Final

The Woolmark Company announces the judging panel for the womenswear final of the 2015/6 International Woolmark Prize.

News & Analysis

International Woolmark Prize Announces Judges of Womenswear Final

The Woolmark Company announces the judging panel for the womenswear final of the 2015/6 International Woolmark Prize.


China

BoF Exclusive | Silas Chou Investment Vehicle Acquires a Controlling Interest in Thakoon

The New York-based designer has joined forces with Vivian Chou, a recent Wharton graduate and daughter of textile mogul Silas Chou, to transform his business in 2016, BoF can reveal.

China

BoF Exclusive | Silas Chou Investment Vehicle Acquires a Controlling Interest in Thakoon

The New York-based designer has joined forces with Vivian Chou, a recent Wharton graduate and daughter of textile mogul Silas Chou, to transform his business in 2016, BoF can reveal.


News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion and the CFDA Celebrate the Forthcoming #BoF500

Fashion's top players celebrated BoF and the American members of the #BoF500.

News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion and the CFDA Celebrate the Forthcoming #BoF500

Fashion's top players celebrated BoF and the American members of the #BoF500.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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