During our visit to Bangkok, Thailand, we discovered the famous Jim Thompson Thai silk stores in the historic and luxurious Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. Jim Thompson was an American businessman and allegedly a CIA spy who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. He lived in Thailand in the now famous House On The Klong which is now a museum that displays his collection of Thai furniture and fabrics. There is a great mystery on the disappearance of Jim Thompson from Malaysia's Cameron Highlands on Sunday March 26, 1967 as his body was never seen again. His legacy remains on the retail stores under his name all around Thailand continuing the high quality and design of Thai silk scarves, bags, clothes, accessories and home decor. A trip to Thailand will not be complete without bringing home one of his products as an elegant souvenir.
Read about our visit to the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Hotel.
Wow, amazing store!
ReplyDeleteThese silk scarves look so chic!
Kisses, Paola.
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Wow, what an interesting story of him, I wonder what happened. These silk scarves are gorgeous though. Happy Monday lovely x
ReplyDeleteI didn't visit it! What a pity, I wasn't aware of it!
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