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On my way up to find some lunch today, I passed this shop. Lady Kla specializes in stylish clothing for ladies. However, it was not the shop itself that caught my eye. It was the sign. In fact, there are two things which I found interesting about the sign.

The first is the name. It reads “lady kla” in both English and Khmer. In the Khmer version of the store name, they transliterate the English word “lady” into Khmer script, and pair it with the Khmer word for tiger, “khla.” In the English version of the store name, the English word “lady” is kept and the Khmer word is transliterated into Roman script as “kla.” I think that it interesting. Maybe it is common, I had just never noticed that pattern before.

The second is the lady herself…

Her little outfit, sunglasses, pointy boots and gloves are all sort of standard for stylish ladies. However, what really caught my eye was the fancy two-way radio set which is sitting in front of her. A radio? That’s my kind of fashion!