Thursday. 26 June. 2008. 9:02 am
The luxury phone market gets a Christian Dior makeover.
Christian Dior introduces it’s entry into the mobile phone world, alongside Prada and others, with their own luxury phone. At US$5,000 for the “basic model” and US$26,000 for the “Lady Dior” model, you can tell that luxury brand name’s like “Dior” are so powerful in the age of consumerism! And of course, Dior is targeting these phones at China. No news yet on their Hong Kong debut.
More information here.
Wednesday. 25 June. 2008. 9:30 am
Take a tour of China with LV and Chinese Celebs.
Louis Vuitton has signed on three of the most famous Chinese actress to give you a guided tour of the 3 major cities in China. The Louis Vuitton soundwalk featuring voices of their celebrity friends may be one of the most innovative Olympic promotions to come from a luxury brand this year.
Louis Vuitton Soundwalk is an MP3 based audio guide that lets visitors experience a synchronized hour-long walk through 3 vibrant cities by some of our most famous screen actresses: Gong Li takes you through Beijing, Joan Chen through Shanghai and Shu Qi through our very own Hong Kong.
You can buy the MP3’s here for HK$140 each and put them on your mobile phone or your iPod. They come in a variety of languages: English, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
Samples and more at the Louis Vuitton Soundwalk page here.
Wednesday. 25 June. 2008. 9:06 am
As I Am Hong Kong Concert + Hotel package deal.
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental has a special package for all you Alicia Keys fans who want to keep the songstress’ music near them for a weekend.
The Alicia Keys ‘As I Am’ Hong Kong package will set you back HK$7488 and for that you get:
- 2 tickets to the Alicia Keys concert on July 29th at the AsiaWord-Arena
- 2 nights accomodation
- Daily breakfast for 2
- A copy of her CD “As I Am”
Too rich for your blood? Well, if you frequent Amber, MO Bar or The Oriental Spa and spend a combined HK$5,000 from now till July 25th, you can get a set of 2 complimentary tickets to the concert, too.
Reservation hotline and more information here.
Tuesday. 24 June. 2008. 9:48 am
Looking to find the perfect bikini? Here’s our top picks.
Fact: There are not many places in Hong Kong where you can find a nice pair of bikini.
Blame it on the limited number of sunny days we get in summer, even as we type this, outside its sunny but the Typhoon Signal 1 is raised. Perhaps there’s not much of a market, as Hong Kong girls tend to shy away from the sun and are too modest to wear a bikini, which means there are only a few good places to shop for bikinis for the sun goddesses that live in our fair city.
We’ve made a brief list of the ones we think are worth checking out:
Sabina Swims
Founded by local designer, Sabina Wong, this bikini store offer a good range of bikinis in classic cuts, muted colours and gorgeous patterns. Nice fabrics and cute details like jade and fresh water pearl bead tassels, makes it worthwhile to trek down to their store at 99 Wellington Street or you can buy online too!
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Tuesday. 24 June. 2008. 9:13 am
What you might be expecting to pay for the 3G iPhone on July 11th.
With Apple’s 3G iPhone on its way to Hong Kong in 18 days, the online rumour mill is exploding on what operator 3 will be charging for the privilege of using the JesusPhone in Hong Kong.
Currently, tallying posted rumours on local Hong Kong sites we are looking at something similar to the US’s AT&T deal:
- 8GB model will be around HK$1580
- 16GB model: HK$2380
- The monthly bill: HK$300-450 per month. That will get you talk time plus an unlimited data plan.
- This will be for a 2 year minimum contract.
- A HK$1000 pre-payment fee that will be refunded to you over the next 24 months.
This is still speculation, but it sounds pretty much in line with what we would expect for this type of product. Unless there is some crazy typhoon that day, we expect to see A LOT of people lined up around Hong Kong at 3 stores to get their slice of the Apple.
Monday. 23 June. 2008. 9:20 am
40% off right now at the Hong Kong Store
Visit the Christian Louboutin boutique at On Lan Street in Central (right behind Marks & Spencer) to get your Louboutin shoe fix.
Opened in October 2007, this is the first free-standing Christian Louboutin boutique in the whole of Asia. This cute little 2 level store carries the widest range of Louboutin shoes anywhere in Hong Kong, there is even a bridal range.
At 40% off, shoes that previously cost HK$7,000 a pair have been reduced to HK$4,200.
Be quick to make sure they still have your size.
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Friday. 20 June. 2008. 1:09 pm
Exclusive Guess Hong Kong Sale for 1-week only.
This coming Monday, we will send out an email to everyone on the Butterboom VIP list with details of an exclusive Guess sale that offers you 50% off at any of their free-standing stores (IFC Mall, Silvercord and Elements) for regular-priced apparel. So, we’re giving new readers the weekend to sign-up to the list to get the details, which will be sent out Monday morning.
Friday. 20 June. 2008. 9:55 am
Take a deep breath, and here we go…
To be honest, who ISN’T on sale right now in Hong Kong? Well, we’re picking the bigger ones that you may not know about, so get ready for a shopping frenzy this weekend, the weather looks to be better too:
Gucci: On sale now at The Landmark, Pacific Place, Lee Gardens 2, Sogo, Times Square, Canton Road, Elements and Airport East and West.
Marc Jacobs: The Landmark, Lane Crawford IFC
On Pedder: Wheelock House, 20 Pedder Street, Harbour City, Festival Walk
Lane Crawford: IFC Mall, Pacific Place, Canton Road and Times Square
Massimo Dutti: IFC Mall, Harbour City, The Venetian Macau
Mango: All stores are 50% off - New Town Plaza, Festival Walk, Harbour City, Times Square, Sogo, IFC Mall, Pacific Place and Cityplaza.
And our friends at the Times Square Bazaar have their weekly Mega Sale running from now until June 29th featuring brands like Rockport, Dr. Martens, CAT, Bodybag, Art Rock, New Balance, Prince, Hush Puppies, LA Gear, Von Dutch, Slazenger and more all at their usual location on the 13th floor of Times Square.
