Bangkok’s Mall Culture Includes More than Just Shopping
The entrance of Iconsiam.
The entrance of Iconsiam.
The luxury quarter of Iconsiam’s shopping mall.
Traditional snacks for sale at the floating market inside Iconsiam.
The floating market inside Iconsiam.
Inside the floating market at Iconsiam.
Durian fruit for sale at the floating market inside Iconsiam.
Street food for sale at a simulated night market inside Iconsiam.
Traditional snacks for sale at the floating market inside Iconsiam.
The floating market inside Iconsiam.
The luxury quarter of Iconsiam’s shopping mall.
A look at Iconcraft, where artisinal Thai goods are sold at Iconsiam.
Iconcraft at Iconsiam, which sells artisinal local crafts.
A movie theater inside Iconsiam.
Banks at Iconsiam resemble high-end nail salons.
Inside the food hall of Iconsiam.
The free ferry which transports shoppers across the river to Iconsiam.
The ground level at Terminal 21, a travel-themed mall.
Escalator fixtures relay the travel theme at Terminal 21.
A corridor of the “Tokyo” floor at Terminal 21, which has a womenswear focus.
Fixtures at Terminal 21 intended to relay a Tokyo theme to shoppers.
Fixtures at Terminal 21 intended to relay a Tokyo theme to shoppers.
Inside the menswear floor at Terminal 21, which is meant to resemble London.
The menswear floor of Terminal 21, which is meant to resemble London.
The Istanbul-theme floor at Terminal 21, which has a beauty focus.
The Istanbul-theme floor at Terminal 21, which has a beauty focus.
Terminal 21’s top floor is a food court intended to resemble San Francisco, complete with a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge.
A crowded hallway of the Platinum Shopping Mall, where cheap fashion and accessories are sold at near-wholesale prices.
Fashions at the Platinum Shopping Mall are often displayed with a photo of a model wearing the garment to demonstrate its fit. Most of the mall’s stalls do not have fitting rooms.
Counterfeit Comme des Garçons Play for sale at the Platinum Shopping Mall.
Trendy fashions for sale at the Platinum Shopping Mall.
Earrings for sale at the Platinum Shopping Mall.
Trendy fashions for sale at the Platinum Shopping Mall.
Hats for sale at the Platinum Shopping Mall.
A stall inside the Platinum Shopping Mall.
The Open House bookstore at Central Embassy.
The supervised childcare area at the Open House bookstore at Central Embassy.
A display of local crafts at the Siwilai store in Central Embassy.
The Siwilai store at Central Embassy
Inside the Eathai foodcourt at Central Embassy, where renowned street food dealers from around the country are invited to set up shop and grow their businesses.