Minimalism might be the cult of our generation, but let’s be honest: most of us are haunted not by having too much, but by the guilt of not having quite enough. A half-empty wardrobe feels tragic, like a ghost town of unworn shirts and the one jacket you swore would make you look mysterious. October, with its theatrics of death and afterlife, has a way of turning closets into graveyards. If clothes could rattle chains, they’d be doing it every time you slide the hangers.
Then comes LOH Market, here to perform fashion exorcism. For three days from October 10-12, Cheeze Looker is dragging the city’s most forgotten garments into the light, transforming the rooftop of Big C Rama 4 into something between a swap meet, a flea fair and a group therapy session for hoarders. This isn’t retail in the glossy mall sense; it’s more like a communal purge, the sort of collective unburdening that makes you wonder why you were ever clinging to that neon vest from 2012.
The market is divided into four zones, each one catering to a specific brand of baggage. The ‘loh zone’ is for anyone living in fear of a rail collapse. ‘michelin star zone’ is a cheeky way of saying you’ll probably score a top from someone’s abandoned wish list for less than your iced latte. ‘One price zone’ keeps things democratic at B100 a pop, while ‘It’s just taking up space at home zone’ is where furniture, lamps and the regrettable chair you dragged from Chatuchak finally get their second act.
Bangkok is oversaturated with new malls and hyper-curated pop-ups, but LOH Market is honest. It’s scrappy, thrifty, faintly chaotic – and all the better for it. From October 10-12, the city’s most haunted wardrobes will gather on Rama 4 (details on the timings will be shared soon). The real question is: which ghost will you finally let go?
So bring your ghosts, swap them for someone else’s, and maybe go home lighter than you arrived.