Was elephant pant wearing record bid cause of fashion panel resignation?

A plan, conceived by the Tourism of Thailand (TAT), to set five Guinness world records, including wearing the most pairs of elephant pants in sixty seconds, expected to take place at the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok from February 21st-27th, may have prompted the resignation of all 24 members of Thailand’s soft power fashion panel on February 1st.

The other four events are punching the most balloons wearingboxing gloves in one minute; eating the most deep-fried dough sticks in one minute; wearing the most Phi Ta Khon face masks in one minute and eating the most popcorn in one minute.

The public have been invited to participate.

In the resignation letter to the chairman of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee, Kamonnart Ongwandee, chair of the fashion subcommittee, only said that the panel had already achieved their assignment, which was to lay the foundation for the…