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SEVEN DECADES

Staying in fashion

Jaspal deftly negotiates the challenges of sustainable branding and succession 

-  By Parisa Pichitmarn -

Just like the United Kingdom with the Arcadia Group and Japan Fast Retailing, Thailand has enjoyed the constant thread of Jaspal Company Limited.

It can be argued that every country should have its own home-grown ready-to-wear empire that can offer a range of fashionable, reasonably-priced clothes nation-wide. How else would people be able to wear a toned-down version of trends seen on the high-end runways?

In the days before international fast-fashion brands like Topshop and Uniqlo reached Thai shores, Jaspal was a local staple keeping Thai fashionistas well-dressed since 1972. 

The company was founded in 1947 by Jaspal Singh, an Indian immigrant who had come to Thailand with nothing. 

The patriarch of the Singhsachathet family started out importing terry cloth and bedding from the United States. It was his sons who would later push forward with importing fashion and accessory brands before starting their own ready-to-wear label Jaspal at Siam Center in 1972. 

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