October 29, 201312 yr I have seen some photos, and been told that it was once the fashion for women in Siam to only cover one breast. The most important thing was to cover at least one shoulder. My Thai friends disagree over whether this was a high class fashion or a low class fashion, but it seemed from the early photos that it was not a peasant . Anybody have definitive info? .
October 29, 201312 yr Popular Post Indeed, before Rama V came along it was very much 'tits oot fer the lads' here. He recommended that the ladies cover up lest the colonials think we are heathens and get serious about colonising the place. I remember as if it was only yesterday...
October 30, 201312 yr And there was I expecting photos "I don't want to know why you can't. I want to know how you can!"
October 30, 201312 yr And there was I expecting photos I wondered how long it was going to be before someone posted a 'Photo' comment on this thread !!.. I was expecting something along the line of..."Photos or it never was the case".. ! This topic popped up a while back when the Ministry of Culture scored an own goal kicking off about a couple girl (or was it ladyboys) who were eventually charged for flashing their norks in Silom... An interesting part of the thread was generated by someone who'd pointed out how the Ministry of Culture's web-page showed what was supposed to be a culturally representative photo of Thailand, about 100 or so years ago - It depicted Thai ladies in traditional dress, topless.
October 30, 201312 yr By the government of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_cultural_mandates I guess it explains some other issues as well
November 2, 201312 yr Author By the government of Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_cultural_mandates I guess it explains some other issues as well This does explain a lot. So before this was the fashion the same for high society as for normal people? I heard that it was more important for "polite" women to cover at least one shoulder than it was to cover the breast.
November 8, 201312 yr maybe someone can translate? The maine headline says culture for Thais. Photo on the left, forbidden, not polite. Photo on the right, OK , must do, rip-roy
November 15, 201312 yr Great discussion, I learned many things from this forum. Any other here to add something in this discussion, so we more increase our knowledge.
November 17, 201312 yr http://topicstock.pantip.com/library/topicstock/2009/11/K8532411/K8532411.html link
November 17, 201312 yr Circa 1900 And in Chiang Mai about 1920 Lots of photos here http://www.vcharkarn.com/vcafe/55413
November 18, 201312 yr Ladyboys were around in 1900? I didn't know the drugs were available back then.
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