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...Bali killed 202 people and wiped out much of what was left of tourism there. By early 2003, Burma was a recrudescent human-rights disaster; more than 2,000 drug suspects were gunned down in the streets of Bangkok, and Cambodians went on a violent rampage against the Thai. Armchair audiences overseas might as well have contemplated a holiday in hell...
...Constantly evolving and mutating, Chatuchak?probably the largest market on the planet?is split into 26 sectors sprawling over 112,000 square meters. There are more than 10,000 retailers, stocking everything from mass-produced teak furniture to great bolts of raw Thai silk, to bushels of imitation fruit and vegetables. The sartorial detritus of yesteryear, shipped to Thailand by U.S. and Japanese wholesalers, can be found in the 400 or so ramshackle stalls crammed into Sector...
...Note also that Chatuchak gets unimaginably busy, so don't operate in an unwieldy brigade. Split into mobile hit squads of twos and threes, and arrange to regroup at the prominent central clock tower (the vital landmark was donated by the market's Chinese Association in honor of the Thai King's 60th birthday...
...Bangkok abounds in salons where custom-made clothing can be speedily produced at nearly off-the-rack prices. And when it comes to traditionally high-ticket items like wedding dresses, the savings are even more substantial. Thai tailors and dressmakers are particularly good at copying the designer dress of your dreams from magazine clippings or even articulate verbal descriptions. Thus, the Christian Dior concoction gracing the latest bridal glossy can be yours for perhaps a tenth of its designer price...
...Workmanship varies, however, and it pays to pay more to patronize established businesses. That is why generations of Thai brides have flocked to Rapee, off New Phetburi Road, for their fittings. Rapee has been a fixture in the city's bridal business for 59 years. Pornthip Nakhirunkanok wore a Rapee creation when she was crowned Miss Universe in 1988 and came back 14 years later when it was time to say "I do." Hand-stitched Thai-silk wedding gowns start from about $720. But you can treble that for dresses involving acres of imported lace and intricate embroidery...