The best fashion shops in Bangkok

Liberty Area One, a hip multi-brand shop located in the heart of Ekamai, gathers together designs by new Thai brands and fashion students, as well as a smattering of pieces from imported brands and vintage clothing. Liberty Area One can be a great alternative if you’d rather not go to those jam-packed shopping centers.

A wide range of retro clothing is what’s available at What’s Vintage in Chatuchak. Wanna change your look or just trim your hair? They also offer barber services. Just make sure to make an appointment.

Across from Ekkamai Shopping Mall, stands a group of rusty and cool and not-so-square buildings that contain shops selling vintage goods and a nice cafe. On the left side is a store selling various kinds of vintage women’s shoes and leather goods. For men? Go straight to the one in the middle. It sells good-quality clothing and accessories. The café, meanwhile, sits on the right. 

Vintage clothing shop, Was Were Will, reflects the owner’s neatly selected garment collections – Japanese-style retro pieces that are simple-looking yet cleverly tailored and rich in detail. Zakka-style clothing, suitable for Thailand’s never-ending summers, is also available.

No, it has nothing to do with wrestling. WWA is a multi-brand store situated in Siam Square that also features a little café in one corner. Unconventional, unique designer brands like Anti Utopia, Curated by Ek Thongprasert, The Alchemists and an eponymous clothing line are all brought together here. Cozy sofas and armchairs covered in black fabric stand beside nice, wooden tables. Just like the shop’s decor, the food at the café is simple but cool. A traditional English dish, Toasted Welsh Rarebit, featuring sweet pickled peppers, pickled peaches and rocket salad, is brought to Bangkok by an amazing English chef. But the menu highlight is a wide range of desserts, from brioches and parfaits to the signature WWA Apple Tart.

Street-style clothing shop, Cocue, has everything you need to deck out in cool fashions from head to toe. The shop sells second-hand items from Korea and Japan, most of them simple piece that are easy to match with anything. Add layers to your look with the accessories they also have here. All in all, Cocue won’t let you down.

Virgin Daisies is not your normal brand. The buzz here focuses on chic modern takes on pinup-girl swimsuits. Wear them while chilling by the pool or match with a pair of jeans and a panama hat.

Inside Siam Square Soi 2 stands a cool shop, Pony Stone, filled with stylish, trendy clothes like ripped T-shirts, super-sexy long sequined dresses with thigh-high slits, and many more. Customer go crazy over their destroyed jeans – you need to see them for yourself. 

Standing amongst the pad Thai stalls, bars and guesthouses on Ram Butri Road is a small and hip vintage shop called the Trapeze Swingers. The two-story store is packed with vintage items for both men and women. Browse through cool shirts vintage T-shirts, unique wallet-friendly faded jeans, and a pretty impressive CD and vinyl collection. 

Another vintage clothing shop with style, Today Tomorrow and Forever offers classic screen- printed shirts, nightgowns, vintage denims and more timeless pieces. The shop is open everyday – you don’t have to wait for the vintage market on the weekend.