Tank Air announces new collection with Thai schoolgirl choir
Tank Air's been doing this dance since day one. They take fractured roots and spin them into something cohesive and tangible you can actually wear and live your life in.
Behind this is Claire Robertson-Macleod, Bangkok-born, Hong Kong-raised, Thai-English. She's tuned into today's cultural conversations and answered with a fashion statement. Tank Air's sculpted cuts cling to the body like memory itself, born from her lineage of women and shaped by her Thai mother's grace, her British father's grit and the electric pulse of Hong Kong's creative underground where she came of age.
Something deeper happens when each piece begins its life as rescued textile. Tank Air's made from deadstock jersey sourced from LA's textile graveyards, all stitched with zero-waste intention. It tears through fashion's empty rituals and leaves no room for hollow posturing or staged morality.
Tank Air's rooted in Bangkok's streets, reaching toward California's horizon. Let us spotlight the Bunny knitted baby tee, emblazoned with Tank Air in Thai – 'แทงค์แอร์' – telling a story of quiet resilience.
'No matter the loss, spring back into action in this baby-soft tee, symbolising the world's strongest mammal – pound for pound – mentally and spiritually,' says Tank Air.
Then comes the Mai Thai top and sheer sarong, a literal modern translation of Thailand's traditional 'sabai'. This top is a clean cut homage to the classic slink across one shoulder once worn by Thai women. Its partner the sarong barely skims the skin, tradition being spun into something sultry.
The SS25 collection will surely continue Thailand's cultural conversation within the global fashion dialogue. The true currency of Tank Air probably lies in that electric moment when skin meets fabric, when Tank Air dresses bodies while celebrating souls. Not just eco-consciously but emotionally.
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