SE Asia and Pronto Denim Carnival 2014

[Giles]

@Haraki-san , @TOMBOY , @Sarina , @sudo & @Madame Buttonfly are in there somewhere….

Piles of bought stuff.  Buyers have to go to a central point and pay and then come back to pick up their stuff….

[Giles]

And then of course there is the obligatory, "get up on the big stage and make an arse of yourself"…...

Pre event discussion:

G "Haraki, do you want to say anything
H "No"
G "Thanks partner!"

This year, I decided I wanted to get the crowd rowdy, this is my "Good Evening Bangkok", done Robin Williams styley routine....

You may notice a cool Japanese dude in shades, saying fuck all in, the background…....

[davito]

Kuul mr G you guys took over the stage

[Madame Buttonfly]

@steelworker:

Interesting photos Giles especially the salt works. It's 30F and snow on the ground here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in case you're up for a little schadenfreude…

@steelworker such a great time here but I am excited about getting home to cold weather (well by our standards, certainly nowhere near freezing!)  The contrast of high rise, swish hotels and shopping malls and the backstreet sights of our cycle tours was quite something.

[Giles]

Paula weighs the competition jean…..

Shit! The dude in shades did say something (girl to my right is May, our brilliant Thai/Japanese/English translator)

[Madame Buttonfly]

@twin:

The customers do love Iron Heart.
I like the rain pics a lot keep on posting more pics Giles

It was funny when it rained @twin we got soaked before we put the plastic raincoats on - and we were already sweaty - so they stuck to our skin, yuk!

Have decided after taking 2 x 20 km cycle rides in Bangkok in my stride I really should get my cycle out more often in Gosport

[davito]

Amazing pics thanks for taking us virtually there

[louisbosco]

@Megatron1505:

Fantastic pics, this event is definitely added to my "must do" list.

when you all decide to go, i'll hop on a plane there. meet up is a must especially when most of you are +8hrs a time difference away.

@Snowy:

@louisbosco:

why does this year's event doesnt feel that packed? i remember it being much more crowded last year.

Looks more nicely spaced out this year IMO. Last year's photos look like a more crowded space, this year looks like each vendor has more space…which is a good thing

@Giles:

@louisbosco:

why does this year's event doesnt feel that packed? i remember it being much more crowded last year.

My rough sums make it 2x as busy…..

more space, more crowd, 2x as chaotic and busy. haha. it is a good thing though G. the fanfare there is amazing.

[Seul]

Fucking awesome pics!..

[sabergirl]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Love the photos.

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[Giles]

On our last day in Bangkok we popped into the latest (the ninth) Pronto store.  It is located in a new mall called Central Embassy, the architecture is brilliant…..

BAM

[big truck]

I was in Bangkok in late 2011 and I think Pronto had only store at that time somewhere near Siam Square. Must be doing something right! It was a pretty good shop even then. Their brand list is excellent now.

[Giles]

They opened their first store in Siam Square…

[big truck]

That will explain it then.

[ronaldlsh]

So hard to catch you guys in BKK. I'm going on the 20th this month. Damn!

[Madame Buttonfly]

@ronaldlsh very sorry to miss you, we will have to make sure we get something organised for 2015, it's been too long.

[Giles]

Keat has a great vid here….

http://halloffade.com/pronto-denim-carnival-2014-bangkok-thailand/

[Saintkeat]

Thanks for the share Giles!

Was good seeing you and Paula again!

Let's do dinner in a few months with Danny!

Have a good christmas!

[Giles]

And good to see you too…..

See you soon....

[Giles]

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