Now the T-shirt craze is green

[Khun Don]

Now the T-shirt craze is green
ANJIRA ASSAVANONDA


Somying Puangjinda, 26, a retailer at Pran Nok pier close to the hospital, said many people were already asking for green polo shirts bearing the royal insignia after they saw His Majesty in a green jacket on television and in newspapers.

''I received at least 30 orders in the morning. By late afternoon, I picked up two sample green shirts from Bo Bae market and wore one as a sales promotion. I sold the other one immediately for 250 baht,'' said Ms Somying.

The first lot of 50 green polo shirts arrived at her stall by late evening and she managed to sell 10 in just 20 minutes.

But the demand for green shirts might be too sudden for manufacturers as the country had gone pink only last week, she said.

The King wore pink when he was discharged from Siriraj Hospital on Nov 7. People immediately began wearing the summery pink, alternating it with the yellow shirts they have been wearing for the last year.

''The yellow, pink and green trends are all because of people's loyalty to the King,'' she said.

''If he wears orange, I will also have to put orange shirts on my stall. That's a way to express our love of the King.''

Pink is thought to be auspicious and green can help bring success for a person born on a Monday.

His Majesty was born on a Monday.

''Some manufacturers seemed to be caught off guard by the green trend, as the pink ones are not yet sold out. I don't think they should be concerned as the demand for both pink and green shirts is on the increase,'' said Ms Somying.

Sunisa Rungsomsap, 23, another vendor, said she had sold more than 1,000 pink polo shirts since last week.

She bought short-sleeved shirts for 220 baht and sold each for 250 baht.

The long-sleeved ones were a little more expensive at 300 baht.

Ms Sunisa is also offering photos of the King in pink with his camera in his hand as part of the deal for her customers.

The Royal Household Bureau said yesterday that Princess Galyani had a fever but was alert.

The 84-year-old Princess had a small appetite and her blood pressure was normal, it said. She has been in Siriraj since mid-June for treatment for abdominal cancer.

Physicians have been treating her with antibiotics and physiotherapy, and feeding her intravenously.

Bangkok Post

[Khun Don]

See also Richard's blog over at Thai Blogs

[Betti]

this green is ugly
pink t-shirts everywhere I looked in Chiang Mai: 350 baht. (yellow ones go for 199.)

[Khun Don]

Well, at least it is keeping the garment manufacturers from closing down! 555

[Sparky]

Well, at least it is keeping the garment manufacturers from closing down! 555

I'm beginning to wonder just who is behind the Thai garment industry. And how well connected their market strategist is.

[marohnicelena]

From Yellow to Pink and then Green. Whats next?

[jaibaan]

The jacket is actually aquamarine สีเขียวน้ำเงินอ่อน. I wonder if the vendors will stock that.

[Marie]

this green is ugly

I am not sure which kind of green you are referring to, Betti.

The left photo on KhunDon's post #1 shows the King wearing a "greenish" jacket. That looks to me like "Viridian"--a tertiary color which lies on the left side of the color wheel between blue and blue green. Meaning this color is made up of tertiary blue and tertiary green with a mixture of gray (or black and white).

The right photo on the same post displays a lady which is holding a "greenish" shirt which is more of yellow green ( also a tertiary color) with a tint of amber rather than raw yellow. Needless to say, it has been imbued with small amount of gray, too. That color lies on the right side of the color wheel.

Which color does not appeal much to you, Betti?

I wonder how faithful Thais have to be in following the "cue". Because the right photo shows the kind of green which is faintly a "variation of the same theme", if you ask me. Well, to me it looks like a distant cousin of the green the King wore.

If Thais can enjoy much leeway, they can actually play around with green mixed with blue, yellow, amber, and orange ( and gray to mute the mixture) to produce the right hue which suits them.

[Khun Don]

From Yellow to Pink and then Green. Whats next?

Latest picture of His Majesty. (From todays "Nation")

[marohnicelena]

Latest picture of His Majesty. (From todays "Nation")

This is a colourful nation