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Thammasat Students Win the Championship in Fashion Design with ‘Let’s Call a Day’

        “Let’s Call a Day” by Phanuwat Chansiri, Punyaporn Yanpanya, and Panwassa Wongcharoen, a team of fourth-year students in Textile and Fashion Design, majoring in Fashion Design, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Thammasat University,  has won the championship award in the fashion design competition with Yamaha motorcycles at the YAMAHA Best Automatic Fashion Festival 2024, under the theme of Fashion Ride On, inspired by Yamaha motorcycles, the Grand Filano Hybrid and Fazzio models, in designing real wearable fashion outfits. The event took place on February 4, 2024, at Siam Square.

Panwassa Wongcharoen speaks about her inspiration behind the design, which is derived from Camping Hangout. It is a lifestyle passionated by office workers who enjoy socializing together after work. The clothing design is interestingly minimalistic. Therefore, the design is collided with a leisurely ride on the YAMAHA Fazzio motorcycle. The clothing is made from Ripstop Nylon and Cotton fabrics, with additional backpack accessories. The color selection is based on the Mood Board, combining with the colors of the YAMAHA Fazzio motorcycle that draws inspiration from Touring Fashion. The result is the creation of “Let’s Call a Day”.

Phanuwat Chansiri emphasizes that in this competition, his team has applied and adapted the knowledge from fashion design class to design and customize the most suitable motorcycle riding suits. This includes selecting color tones that match the motorcycle, as well as choosing fabrics that are suitable for practical use.

“Our team encountered problems regarding the discrepancy between the colors of the fabrics we designed in the program and the colors of the fabrics from the store. We then solved the problem on a case-by-case basis by comparing the closest matching colors and matching them with other colors. Fortunately, we were able to manage this issue in a timely manner.” – Punyaporn Yanpanya.

Panwassa Wongcharoen ends her interview with a remark to all the new generation, “Opportunities are there for everyone, depending on whether you seize them and act. Once you take it, you must strive for the best.”

Kanokporn Thammawong, a first-year student majoring in Textile and Fashion Design, Fashion Design, has also won an honorable mention in the fashion design competition with Yamaha Automatic Motorcycles.

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