Come mid-April in Thailand, anything you wear is game for being soaked if you plan on leaving your house. Alternatively, if you plan on going for a dip in the ocean this Thai summer, it’ll still do you good to have some comfortable, waterproof and fun-inducing gear with you.
To prepare you for the impending splash this summer, we’ve has gathered a few items we’ve spotted lately at collection launches or circulated in email that we don’t know how we could have ever survived Songkran without:
Slydes is bringing slides back. You know that style of footwear you only wear when you’re on vacation, loaned from your oceanview suite? Well, this London-based brand makes those poolside shoes more of a fashion statement than plain convenience. Stylish, open and waterproof, Slydes are the perfect footwear for Songkran festivities. Pair them with Slydes’ incredibly cute see-through vinyl backpack or bum bag and you’ll be a force to be reckoned with this wet, hot Thai summer.
Check out eu.slydes.com.
Anyone would aspire to be as hot as actress ‘Taew’, Nataporn Taemeeruk, and now we can with her new collaboration summer line with cult local sportswear brand, Wakingbee. Known for their signature crisscross sports bra, Wakingbee is channeling Taew’s girl-next-door charms this Songkran season with versatile gym-to-beach tops and bottoms. And just between us squirrel friends, some of these tops are good enough to wear with denim on a casual weekend outing.
See more looks at wakingbee.com.
This season, not only is homegrown brand Jaspal collaborating with an exciting Swedish graphic artist, Andre Saraiva, they’re serving us a few toys for the summer in addition to clothes. Find pool inflatables, water bottles, beach towels, beach balls and even surfboards now at Jaspal, all imprinted with Saraiva’s quirky character expressing fun and a little mischief.
See the special collection at jaspal.com.
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