It’s just another yellow Monday in Krung Thep.
In Thailand, different colors are associated with different days of the week. It is said that if you wear the “correct” color for the day, fortune will smile upon you. Yellow is for Monday. Yellow also happens to be the day the current beloved King of Thailand, Rama IX, was born. Thus yellow is the King’s color.
Last year, the King marked his 60th anniversary on the throne, making him the longest-serving monarch in the world. As a sign of respect for the King (and also to attract Lady Luck), people started wearing the same yellow collared shirt emblazoned with the King’s coat of arms on Mondays.
One year on, the trend continues. On Mondays, the entire capital is in uniform.
For those who seek to stand out in the yellow sea, the same shirts are available with special patches like the sax and the beach scene in the photos...
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