best plan - no plan

I will blog about the life of the project

Four sleeveless dresses and a straw hat on a wooden rack in front of the palm-leaf mural in the Best Plan No Plan atelier, Koh Phangan
koh phangan

TAILOR ON KOH PHANGAN — MADE TO MEASURE IN OUR ATELIER

Our seamstresses work right in the shop on Koh Phangan: clothes made to your measurements, alterations and custom orders in linen, cotton and silk. No appointment needed.
Two people wearing pieces from the same wardrobe, mixed and matched, Koh Phangan
capsule wardrobe

WHAT IS A CAPSULE WARDROBE — AND WHY IT CHANGES EVERYTHING

A capsule is built on three principles: colour, silhouette and purpose. Elena, our founder and a stylist of twenty years, on the one that changes how you shop — purpose.
Elena Goncharova, founder of Best Plan No Plan, smiling on the beach in sunglasses
founder

MEET THE FOUNDER — HOW BEST PLAN NO PLAN GOT ITS NAME

“Best plan. No plan. Koh Phangan, man.” — how one sentence at a beach table became a slow-fashion atelier. Elena's story, in her own words.
On the rocks of Koh Phangan, where the brand got its name

BEST PLAN - NO PLAN, KOH PHANGAN or JUST THE BEGINNING....

Elena Goncharova A strange name for a brand you say? In a nutshell, “best plan - no plan” is my personal mantra. Socrates said: "I know that I know nothing." And I know that the best in life happe...
Man in a tie-dye shirt and dark harem pants walking over rocks above a shallow tidal flat at sunset

HOW WE CAME TO LOVE (AND REGRET) MASS FASHION

Why do we even need mass production in the 21st century? From my point of view, this is a relic of consumerist traditions that are worth a closer, critical look. When did it start? The development...
Standing in the sea off Koh Phangan in a natural-fibre dress

HOW PLASTIC CLOTHES CREATE PLASTIC WATER

Modern environmental studies are disappointing. If you think that plastic bags and cups carelessly thrown on the shore are the only such threat to the oceans, you are greatly mistaken. The main thr...
A white sleeveless dress worn in tropical heat, Koh Phangan

HOW TO DRESS IN A TROPICAL CLIMATE

Fashion differs from culture to culture, from country to country and of course Tropical climate brings so much diversity into Fashion. So, what to do about the tropical climate? Buy or sew clothes ...
Patterned kimono hanging on a wooden rack against a painted palm wall

FASHION STYLIST IN ASIA

When I moved to Asia, I was very upset about the lack of quality clothes at affordable prices. That is, there are a lot of cheap clothes, but almost all of them are made of synthetic fabrics, tailo...