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In Thailand, Everyone Wants to Be in the Pink

The king goes pastel; a fashion craze is born

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 6:26 PM CST

(Newser) – On the advice of royal astrologers, the ailing Thai king has added pink to his wardrobe, sparking a national fashion trend. The chromatic rush had one clothing chain selling 40,000 pink shirts this month, BBC reports. A woman camping out in a line to... Read full story »

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