Thakoon Panichgul (/təˈkuːn pəˈnɪtʃɡəl/;[1] Thai: ฐากูร พานิชกุล, born 1973) is a Thai-American fashion designer.
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Early life and education
editThakoon Panichgul was born in Chiang Rai.[2] or Nakhon Phanom province in Thailand.[3]
He moved to the United States with his family when he was 11 years old and grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska.[4] Panichgul attended Bellevue West High School, where he was a DECA member, attending the international DECA conference in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.[citation needed]
After graduating from Boston University in 1997 with a business degree, he moved to New York City in order to work in the fashion industry.[5]
After starting a career as a fashion writer, Panichgul developed an interest in designing, and eventually pursued formal studies at Parsons School of Design from 2001 to 2003.[5]
Career
editIn 2000, Panichgul started his fashion career in writing at Harper's Bazaar working as an associate features editor.[6][7][5]
Kathryn Murdoch co-founded the Thakoon brand of clothing and accessories with Thakoon in 2004, and remained a partner[8][9][10] until its sale in 2015.[11]
In September 2004, Panichgul produced his first ready-to-wear collection and became recognized by fashion press, editors and stylists, as well as celebrities like Rachel Bilson, Demi Moore, Michelle Obama, and Sarah Jessica Parker. In 2007 he produced a fashion line for The Gap after being singled out by Anna Wintour of Vogue Magazine, as chronicled in the 2009 American documentary film, The September Issue.[12][5]
In 2015, Vivian Chou's company Bright Fame Fashion acquired a controlling interest in Thakoon Corp. for an undisclosed sum;[13] Murdoch sold her share of the business.[10]
In 2009, Panichgul launched Thakoon Addition as a capsule component to his runway collection.[14] Addition subsequently had stand-alone presentations at New York Fashion Week.[15] Through a license with Six London, the brand added shoes to the assortment by 2013.[14]
In 2008, Diego Della Valle signed Panichgul up to create a clothing brand for Hogan.[16][17] In 2009, he ended his two-year contract as the brand's creative director.[18]
Panchigul produced a well-received limited-edition clothing line at Target in early 2009. In 2012, he made a limited-edition series of lacquers for NARS Cosmetics based on the brights from his spring runway.[19]
In September 2019, after a two-year hiatus away from the industry in which he changed his approach and realized that "it's not about fads and trends anymore",[20] Panichgul launched a direct-to-consumer line on THAKOON.com.[21] His new start-up site aimed to create comfortable clothing from a luxury designer perspective.[22] Panichgul was also the force behind the creative platform HommeGirls: a magazine and retail site that celebrated menswear and tomboy style and culture among women.[23] It was launched via Instagram in March 2019 with images of menswear-inspired fashion.[24]
Other activities
editFrom 2009 and As of 2021[update], Panichgul has been the creative director of jewelry company Tasaki.[25][18]
Recognition
editPanichgul was a runner-up for the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund in 2006, and nominated by the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2007 for the Swarovski Award for emerging women's wear designer of the year.[16][5]
His clothing has been worn by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who wore a floral dress by Panichgul on the evening her husband, Barack Obama, accepted his party's nomination for president at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[26]
Personal life
editPanichgul and creative director Russell Spina have been in a relationship since the early 2000s. As of 2020[update] the couple lives in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood.[27]
References
edit- ^ "Pronunciation Is Key". June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Thakoon gossip, news, photos & videos". Archived from the original on April 6, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "กว่าจะมีวันนี้ ของ "ฐากูร พานิชกุล" ดีไซเนอร์เลือดไทยชื่อก้องโลก". www.thairath.co.th. July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Teen Vogue bio". Archived from the original on 19 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Thakoon Panichgul". The Business of Fashion. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Rachel Felder (8 March 2013), The editor’s eye Financial Times.
- ^ "Thakoon Panichgul is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Kathryn Murdoch bio". Kathryn Murdoch. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
She continues to be an active investor in efficient and sustainable fashion and has been a partner at Thakoon LLC since 2004.
- ^ "Thakoon". SHOWstudio. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Kathryn Murdoch". Quadrivium. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew (28 December 2021). "Real-life succession: Rupert's daughter-in-law Kathryn gets political". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Ray A. Smith (2009-09-19). "A Design Generation Rising". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Lisa Lockwood (11 December 2015), Chou Acquires Controlling Interest in Thakoon Corp. Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ a b Jessica Iredale (16 October 2013), Thakoon Addition Expanding Into Footwear Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ Lauren Cochrane (6 January 2012), Parallel lines Financial Times.
- ^ a b Luisa Zargani (16 October 2007), Hogan Taps Thakoon Panichgul Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ Vanessa Friedman (20 September 2012), Diego Della Valle’s latest trend Financial Times.
- ^ a b Sophia Chabbott (9 November 2009), Thakoon Panichgul Takes Creative Post at Tasaki Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ Sandra Ballentine (18 March 2012), Polished New York Times.
- ^ Bobila, Maria (18 September 2019). "How Thakoon Panichgul Has Adapted His Fashion Brand and Business Over the Past 15 Years". Fashionista. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "From Luxury Fashion to Sweats, How Thakoon Reinvented His Brand & Found Success". The Zoe Report. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Segran, Elizabeth (2020-09-04). "Can sweatpants ever be high fashion? Thakoon is here to persuade you". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "From Luxury Fashion to Sweats, How Thakoon Reinvented His Brand & Found Success". The Zoe Report. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "HommeGirls Is Our New Favorite Destination for Menswear-Inspired Fashion". Teen Vogue. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "The making of a jewellery Icon". www.thejewelleryeditor.com. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Christina Binkley (16 September 2010), An Established Designer With the Eye of an Upstart Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Stephanie Cain (24 June 2020), Embracing Work-Life Balance at the Dining Room Table New York Times.
External links
edit- Thakoon Panichgul at FMD
- New York magazine profile (2012)