The so-called elephant pants are rarely worn by local Thais, but these light and breezy trousers can be found in abundance in tourist areas such as along the pubs and hostels of Bangkok's Khaosan ...

“Elephant-patterned pants go with anything – just pair them with a T-shirt,” she said. Musing as she browsed, she added, “I’m currently on the lookout for a red pair.” AFP ...

The Customs Department has been told to ban Chinese imports of elephant-patterned pants as the pattern's copyright has now been registered, Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.

Thailand ordered its ports on Tuesday to keep a close watch out for rogue "elephant pants" being imported to the kingdom, as Bangkok trumpeted its copyright claim to the popular pachyderm print.