Now there’s an ironic statement, even coming from the fashion world.
David Tang, the founder on neon-China chic brand Shanghai Tang is mad that Chinese Mainlanders don’t dress more like Chinese people:
For years, Tang has tried to promote a kind of fashionable nationalism. His vehicle was Chinese fashion and lifestyle brand Shanghai Tang _ dubbed the first global luxury brand to have come out of China. The brand now has 24 stores worldwide, including three in Europe and one on New York’s Madison Avenue and another in Honolulu.
The Hong Kong-based label may be gaining international recognition, but Tang says its ultimate ambition is to drive the message home _ in his own words, to “saturate the Chinese population with Chinese clothes.”
“I think it’s rather despondent that China with all its might and cleverness should not have its own sartorial elegance that it deserves,” he said.
In a way it’s true, we Chinese do everything Chinese - eat Chinese food, observe Chinese customs - but we don’t wear Chinese-style clothes. I would love to see every girl in a hot pink cheongsam and every guy in a flashy-green kung-fu suit walking the streets. Read more about David Tang and his Cyndi Lauper-inspired mania here.
Hong Kong’s 3-bedroom apartments average at US$8500 a month (HK$66,300) which places us at the most expensive rental in the world according to a new study done in the UK:
Rents for typical expatriate apartments in Hong Kong rose an average 10 percent last year and 15 percent in 2005, thanks to the Chinese territory’s robust economic growth, said Lee Quane, general manager of ECA International Hong Kong.
The gap between Hong Kong and other cities was widening, he added.
The survey compared rental prices in 92 locations worldwide, the firm said.
Tokyo rents for expatriates averaged $7,358 while in New York, they were $7,249.
Moscow was ranked fourth most expensive at $6,526, followed by Seoul, London, Mumbai and Shanghai, the survey found.
Here is the Hong Kong MTR poster for Ocean’s Thirteen opening on June 7th here in Hong Kong. This time Danny Ocean and his group of thieves team UP with Andy Garcia’s character to take out Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin…and not a Julia in site!
I’m a Star Trek man myself, as is my buddy Triumph the Comic Insult Dog. I’m sure you all have seen this clip, but its too damn funny not to watch again:
Hong Kong cartoon icon McDull and his friends McMug, Goosie, May, Fai thrilled spectators with the first-ever performance of their “McDull Smoothie Pork on Ice†show at Festival Walk Glacier over the weekend.
Even if you missed them this weekend, the famous pig and his buddies will be at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong and CityPlazain Tai Koo Shing every Saturday and Sunday from June 2nd and on. The shopping is great in these two malls as well.
With the 2008 Olympics in Beijing just 15 months away, MSC Cruises wants to take you from Hong Kong to Katakolon, Greece on the Peloponnese peninsula where the very first Olympic Games were held.
With this spectacular 10-day,7-night fly/cruise package starting in Hong Kong at $15,800 per person leaving every week in June on the 2,550-guest shop the MSC Orchestra this is an exciting and history-loving way to spend your Summer.
Look for Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) 12″ dolls with real prison uniforms to be released in June at about $530 each or $1028 for the set. At those prices these are most likely limited editions so they will be gone quickly when US and European fans find out about them as well.
Pre-order now by e-mailing Clark’s Comics & Novelties or call them at 2890-7718 or visit them at Shop 202, Causeway Bay Center, 15-23 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay.
I knew the Mainlanders were smarter than Steve Jobs.
Forget what we just said about the Prada LG phone - the iPhone is here already! Well, in China…and when I say iPhone I mean…iPhone copy…and when I say copy I mean ’serious smackdown.’
You ever wonder why Apple announces their new product ONE DAY BEFORE ITS AVAILABLE…well now you know. Because of some kind of US regulation Steve Jobs and Apple had to announce their new iPhone way ahead of its June 2007 release date…apparently the 6 month window is all more than enough time for the Pirates of the China-bean needed to make an exact duplicate.
