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Style gallery: Uniform culture in Bangkok
Style gallery: Uniform culture in Bangkok
A collection of photos dedicated to the millions of Bangkokians who suit up in in their mandated costumes every day of the week
By Cattleya Jaruthavee
2 July, 2010
Traffic jams, street vendors, motorbike taxis … Bangkok is a city that splendors in organized chaos. But beneath this commotion lies a bureaucratic structure that is not only ironic but somewhat surreal. 
Sayan, 35, military officer.

Pichaporn, 22, nursing student.

Gaan Fah, 56, motorbike taxi driver.

Minta, 17, student.

Chaiyan, 23, petrol station employee.

Kantee, 18, smoothie maker.

Prawat, 39, cinema usher.

Manot, 54, navy policeman.

Veerat, 28, Chinese dragon dancer.

Gee, 24, masseuse.

Prakarn, 40, policeman.

Tuk, 32, waitress.

Mint, 5, student.

Tom, did not want to specify age, cleaner.

Meechai, 50, security guard.

George, 20, waiter.
Every morning, millions of students and employees in Bangkok slip into their mandated uniforms before boarding the city's buses, trains and tuk tuks to make the commute to work or school. In an effort to highlight the diversity amongst the conformity of Bangkok's uniform culture, we sent photo-journalist Cattleya Jaruthavee out into the streets to capture the beauty of the familiar -- and often quirky -- looks we see each and every day.

Sayan, 35, military officer.

Pichaporn, 22, nursing student.

Gaan Fah, 56, motorbike taxi driver.

Minta, 17, student.

Chaiyan, 23, petrol station employee.

Kantee, 18, smoothie maker.

Prawat, 39, cinema usher.

Manot, 54, navy policeman.

Veerat, 28, Chinese dragon dancer.

Gee, 24, masseuse.

Prakarn, 40, policeman.

Tuk, 32, waitress.

Mint, 5, student.

Tom, did not want to specify age, cleaner.

Meechai, 50, security guard.

George, 20, waiter.








