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Designer Thakoon Panichgul. Photo: Getty Images.
Thakoon Panichgul, the genius behind Thakoon , is branching out into fine jewelry.
The ready-to-wear designer (and Michelle Obama favorite) has signed on to design for Japanese jewelry company Tasaki .
One of the largest jewelers in Asia, the company came looking for Panichgul . "They scoured for me and searched me out," Panichgul told StyleList.
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(TrendHunter.com) Beloved fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul has revealed his debut jewelry line for the Japanese jewelry brand Tasaki. The Thakoon Tasaki jewelry collection offers an interesting play on old versus new.… Read Full Story
November 9, 2009
Elizabeth Monson
Thakoon Panichgul has been a fashion world favorite since he started his eponymous line, Thakoon , in 2004. This has really been a breakthrough year for the young designer, though; mainly thanks to Michelle Obama wearing one of his dresses to the DNC on the night that Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President, and then another one of his designs to the G20 summit .
We will now have more ways than ever to wear a piece of... Read Full Story
2007 CFDA Best Emerging Womenswear Designer Nominee Thakoon Panichgul is the latest addition to Target's Go International Collection. Thakoon's modern and innovative designs splashed with vivid colors and bold prints will start hitting Target stores and Target.com on the 28 th of this month. A sneak peak of the collection and the inspiration behind the collection can be seen on Target.com. http://tinyurl.com/5cneje Read Full Story
Lately Michelle Obama has been blowing us away with her fashion choices. Take the subtle pink and gray leopard-print frock she wore to the G20 dinner in... Read Full Story
Just in time for all the summer weddings on our calendars, Thakoon Addition has arrived here at shopbop . How is it different from the spring Thakoon runway collection? As designer Thakoon Panichgul puts it , “I see Thakoon Addition as a place to store ideas. In any given season, I’ve got ideas flying around that don’t fit what I’m planning for the runway, but belong somewhere.” Also a home for enduring customer favorites, the supplementary line brings us more of the refined yet wearable... Read Full Story
“Sometimes inspiration comes in dreams.” Thakoon Panichgul, Alexander Wang, and Threeasfour’s Gabriel Asfour, Angela Donhauser, and Adi Gil discuss the origins of their Fall collections.
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Lancome recently released it’s new limited edition Color Fever Shine Lipstick in Pixel Pink created by the oh-so-hot designer Thakoon Panichgul and makeup designer Gucci Westman. It’s available at Lancome-USA.com and at Bergdorf’s and Neiman’s, where I tried it earlier today. I’m not much of a lipstick girl, but I’m a Thakoon fan... it’s a toss-up. When the color goes on it’s more of a dusty rose than I expected. I thought it seemed a bit old, considering, but I was pleasantly surprised when... Read Full Story
View Produck Detail at Amazon Product Description • Empire waist dress • Sleeveless • Sandwashed silk • Crosses over at the front • Lined in silk with bra buckle in the back • Slightly gathered from the top of the dress in the back and under the empire Read Full Story
Thakoon Panichgul in his SoHo studio during a fitting. Though successful in his career, he is pessimistic about larger trends. (Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times) by Cathy Horyn The fabric in the hands of Thakoon Panichgul , one of Michelle Obama ’s favorite designers, is exquisite. An Italian jacquard, woven from yarns of eight different colors, it costs $100 a yard. A dress that Mr. Panichgul plans to make from the cloth for his runway show next week will cost $2,000. He lets it fall... Read Full Story
