Yingluck defends her choice of discoloured jacket

[Lite Beer]

PM'S OVERSEAS TRIP
Yingluck defends her choice of discoloured jacket
The Sunday Nation

PM Yingluck Shinawatra seen wearing the much-talked-about jacket as she is about to descend the aircraft in Milan earlier in the week. The photo is taken from Yingluck

MILAN: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday defended her sartorial choice to wear a partly discoloured green Thai silk jacket on her visit to Italy's fashion capital of Milan by saying her new style was rather "accidental".

The picture of the premier with the jacket while walking down the plane's staircase has caused a stir on Thailand's netizens, and received both positive and negative reviews.

The premier yesterday posted her view on Facebook stating: "I arrived in Milan and had the chance to wear a tailored jacket with silk fabrics from [Her Majesty the Queen's] Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand [in Ayutthaya]. It was flooded in 2010 and led to the different colours seeping onto the fabric thus creating a new pattern that I wear today."

The discoloured patches were on the premier's right jacket pocket, the jacket's left arm and near the right side of the lapel.

The PM was to give an opening speech at a seminar entitled: "The Italy-Thailand Business Forum: Commercial and Investment Opportunities for Italian SMEs" where an exclusive roundtable discussion involving leading Italian executives took place. That was followed by a visit to a showroom of furniture-maker Poltrona Frau.

Her sartorial choice led to intense debate with some saying it's inappropriate for the premier on an official visit, adding that it may diminish Thailand's image, while others praised her for her good and novel taste that turned out to be beautiful. The premier is known to be a fashionista.

The prime minister is on a European tour to Switzerland, Italy and Montenegro and is scheduled to return to Thailand today.

-- The Nation 2013-09-15

[jaidam]

Finally, she has some knowledge of the subject matter, I'll bet she feels very smart indeed being able to answer the questions posed.

[chooka]

Discoloured jacket, she is only showing that she is poor and also wears seconds just like the ordinary folk whilst visiting Milan and shopping for fashions.

A little off topic but is this woman ever in Thailand? Only ever see photo's of her jet setting around to exotic locations and walking down shopping strips. Isn't it the functions of her trade ministers and foreign ministers to do what he is claiming to do.

[NCC1701A]

she is cute...

[MB1]

The premier yesterday posted her view on Facebook stating:

Brilliant and classic, the PM of Thailand gives her views on facebook and expects to be taken seriously, I bet Bart Simpson is laughing his ass off singing sky blue pink with yellow dots on, oh and a bit of green...

[impulse]

Dollars to donuts: It will catch on and flood stained silk clothing will become next year's hot item.

Factories will open just to synthetically flood damage silk, and there will be patents issued for the different processes. Universities will have classes in how to make it look real.

Or she'll just admit she dressed in the dark.

I once wore 2 different shoes to work. Not a fashion statement, just dressed before my first coffee and ran out the door. (In fairness, they were both brown loafers, just different brands) If Justin Bieber did it, everyone would be wearing 2 different shoes the next week.

Edited September 14, 2013 by impulse

[JoeThePoster]

PM Yingluck Shinawatra seen wearing the much-talked-about jacket as she is about to descend the aircraft in Milan earlier in the week. The photo is taken from Yingluck

So, the plane landed on top of the Duomo.

[smoochy]

Damaged in the flood. Sure......

[chooka]

Damaged in the flood. Sure......

probably just a poor pirated copy and she got scammed.

[Chittychangchang]

She looks like she's been dragged backwards through a hedge.

CCC

[MaiChai]

bit of turbulence inflight while having a glass of wine?

You would think after a 1000 years of flooding in Thailand, the Thais would have flooding licked by now?

[Jingthing]

Oh No! It's "Red Dot" Gate!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ7GOXH9Avo

Edited September 15, 2013 by Jingthing

[NongKhaiKid]

Instead of questioning YL's attire the Sunday Nation would be better employed questioning why she's out of the country so often.

An op ed in another newspaper points out that in her 19 months as PM she has visited 30 countries which is almost 1.6 a month and it seems hard to justify. Even genuine world leaders don't travel that much.

Can we maybe conclude she's under orders to keep out of the way as much as possible and if nothing else avoid questions that she simply can't answer ?

[kotsak]

JoeThePoster, on 15 Sept 2013 - 06:46, said:

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PM Yingluck Shinawatra seen wearing the much-talked-about jacket as she is about to descend the aircraft in Milan earlier in the week. The photo is taken from Yingluck

So, the plane landed on top of the Duomo.

Yeah, and judging from the the guy's hand gesture next to her, he is like asking "Perché??"

[MB1]

Instead of questioning YL's attire the Sunday Nation would be better employed questioning why she's out of the country so often.

An op ed in another newspaper points out that in her 19 months as PM she has visited 30 countries which is almost 1.6 a month and it seems hard to justify. Even genuine world leaders don't travel that much.

Can we maybe conclude she's under orders to keep out of the way as much as possible and if nothing else avoid questions that she simply can't answer ?

Puppet on a string, is she out of the country taking orders from one in exile.....???????....

Make your own minds up,,,,????

[doremifasol]

"Others praised her for her good and novel taste that turned out to be beautiful.

The premier is known to be a fashionista".

I 'd say she had a very bad taste and no class at all.

Why I can't help but thinking that her real intention was to trigger

sympathy and possibly get some free Italian designer clothes?

After all she is in the right place (what a coincidence).

What she does she does for a purpose.

Stay tuned for more

[metisdead]

Off topic posts as well as trolling nonsense posts have been removed.

[worgeordie]

Surely there has got to be MUCH more important things to worry

about for Thai's than what the PM is wearing !

Regards Worgeordie

[EyesWideOpen]

Pathetic.......

[noitom]

She's promoting Thailand. She's doing her job.

[A1Str8]

But there is no need for defending it since nobody cares about it.

Sent from one of my devices using the internet

[smoochy]

I wish I could get state sponsored trips all year long. Sign me up.

[123thaibourbon]

greatcoat indeed, chai yo Khun Yingluck!

[siampolee]

A wonderful projection of the stained and tawdry image of the current Thai government puppet politics and policies along with a total disregard for Thailand and its peoples are there for all the world and the Thai people to see.

Yingluck has displayed the truth (unintentionally no doubt) on the worlds stage confirming without a doubt what a Machiavellian inspired puppet production this current administration is.

Edited September 15, 2013 by siampolee

[moe666]

heheheh I am not a fan but more power to her on this one, it kind of goes along with the whole crab thing. Whats the big deal wearing some flooded out clothes interesting statement she is making.

[jackr]

She looks like she's been dragged backwards through a hedge.

CCC

Thanks for that. A very good response to a ridiculous thing. I mean, all this attention over a xxxxxx jacket. There is a huge amount of sick/poor people in this country... say no more.

Edited September 15, 2013 by metisdead

[metisdead]

Off topic posts complaining about the news source rather than discussing the topic have been removed.

[sunshine51]

"PM Yingluck Shinawatra seen wearing the much-talked-about jacket as she is about to descend the aircraft in Milan earlier in the week. The photo is taken from Yingluck"

Way to go The Nation. Your excellent command of the situation leave no doubt in my

mind that your photo editor is in complete control of deciding what picture is to

accompany the excellent prose used to inform the general public of the PM's most

recent visit to Europe.

I am pleased to inform you you have received the GT award for the month of

September 2013.

[toybits]

Bravo Yingluck!

[hellodolly]

She's promoting Thailand. She's doing her job.

I thought her job was to govern Thailand.

I realize she doesn't do it but none the less it is her job.