Get your contemporary classics from Joseph at Lee Gardens 2.

A favorite with stylish professionals for their well cut work mannish tailored clothes, Joseph has finally made its way to Hong Kong.

Joseph focuses on making clothes such as their signature black Rocker trousers and essential shirts and knits that you can actually wear to work. Why does it takes so long for these UK brands to open their stores in Hong Kong? This is after all the fashion capital of Asia.

Joseph Ettedgui launched the Joseph line in the early sixties and their clothes have since been the staple of any professional power player’s wardrobe.

Joseph
Shop 110, Lee Gardens 2, Causeway Bay.
Tel: 2808 1040

Celebrating 10 years of jewelery and accessories in Hong Kong.

Folli Follie, the jewelery and accessories brand from Athens is celebrating their 10th anniversary in Hong Kong. A favorite amongst Hong Kongers for their fashionable and luxe pieces that are priced in the middle range, Folli Follie has hit on a success formula with 14 stores in Hong Kong. Here’s a bit of industry news, did you know that the group had recently well not so recently (in 2006) acquired Links of London too.

To commemorate their 10 successful years in Hong Kong, they’ve come up with a limited edition watch and bracelet collection that symbolizes the fusion of Greek and Chinese cultures with dramatic effects. The watch features three dials layered on top of each other in reverence to ancient Greek architecture and geometric lines decoration inspired by antique Chinese windows. Marking its decade long presence in Hong Kong is the symbolic “X” marking on the face of the bracelet, now that’s pretty neat!

Available in black and white with finishes and lines in white or rose gold and will set you back HK$5,115 a pop.

Glam up your hair with designs from the “Golden Scissors” of France.

Celebrated hair designer, Alexandre Zouari, is distinguished in the world of hair styling as the man with the “Golden Scissors”. In addition to having worked with some of the most glamorous personalities in the world – such as Carla Bruni, the first lady of France, Elizabeth Taylor, and Shirley Bassey - you can say he knows how to make hair look glamourous! (Super Star Collection shown in image above)

He now adds to his already-impressive resume with a creative vision to innovate hairstyling through beautiful accessories fit for even the most discerning fashionista. This first line of luxury hair accessories is now available for the first time in Asia with the launch of the new Alexandre Zouari Paris Fall/Winter 2008 Collection in Hong Kong.

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Polo allows you to buy clothing through your mobile phone.

Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation today announced the launch of a mobile commerce service that will enable consumers to purchase products through their phones. Quick point your phone’s web browser to this: m.ralphlauren.com. Polo Ralph Lauren is the first luxury retailer in the U.S. to directly launch m-commerce while incorporating Quick Response (QR) codes in ads. Those are the black white barcode looking things you see in magazine ads and have been popular in Japan for years.

A true sign of the times when more and more clothing companies move to new technology. Ok let’s see how this spreads in Hong Kong. We know our readers are buying clothes online but will they start buying clothes through their mobile phones?

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Cardholder privileges during Luxury Week Hong Kong.

MasterCard has lined up a series of fashionable lifestyle privileges and exciting offers for its valued cardholders during the MasterCard Luxury Week Hong Kong.
 
This year, the list of exclusive fashionable lifestyle privileges that MasterCard cardholders can look forward to include hotels, shopping, beauty and dining and some of the retailer incentives are listed below:

IFC Shopping Mall: With MasterCard Luxury Week kicking off in maximum style, Hong Kong’s luxury retail complex ifc mall is setting the pace for shopping and entertainment - exclusively for MasterCard cardholders! From 26 August to 12 October, cardholders shopping at this retail paradise can avail of a range of fabulous benefits - from ifc mall gift vouchers to complimentary parking services and a personal porter service. MasterCard cardholders will also be treated to exclusive workshops by select merchants in the mall. Ranging from fall/winter styling tips to jewelry appreciation, each workshop is specially tailored to meet the exquisite interests of cardholders.

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A brief glimpse into H&M’s upcoming collection.

As we posted back in April, H&M and Comme des Garçons are working on a special line together to be launched at H&M stores around the world this Fall. And above you are getting your first look at the collection:

The H&M collection includes a range of tailored jackets, many deconstructed, along with cropped pants, baggy shorts and a variety of skirts in stretch wool. On the perkier side are polkadot knits in jersey or merino wool, colorful shirts—some with dots—and a “showpiece” coatdress decorated here and there with dense Victorian ruffles. There are also accessories and a unisex perfume with notes of cedar and patchouli but, alas, no children’s wear, which H&M had promised when it announced the partnership this past April.

Look for this innovative collection at Hong Kong H&M stores in November. Read more about Rei Kawakubo’s design process on this collection here.

Save up to 90% off at the Times Square Bazaar until Monday.

Branded Fashion Bazaar Sale takes place in Times Square Bazaar from now until August 18th and features discounts on various kinds of products including leather shoes, sport shoes, men’s and ladies’ fashion, casual wear, children’s wear, handbags are sold at up to 90% off!

Look for brands like Adidas, New Balance, Miss Sixty, Sisley, Benetton, S.T. Dupont, Fion, Hush Puppies, Arnold Palmer, Sunbrella, Skechers, Carpio, Pierre Cardin, Chicoco, Kidswonderland, Guess, Umbro and more.

Time: 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Venue: Times Square Bazaar – Access from 13/F Food Forum
Enquiry hotline: 2118 8900
Payment Method: Cash, EPS, and Credit Card

Spanish chain takes the lead over former #1 The Gap.

Zara has just surpassed The Gap, to become the biggest fashion retailer in the world. To put that in perspective The Gap has 3,100 stores and 150,000 employees around the world, but the US economic downturn has allowed the Spanish firm to take the lead. We like the Zara at the IFC Mall, but that is only one of the 6 stores they have in Hong Kong, 1 in Macau and there are 8 in Mainland China:

Inditex, Zara’s parent company, recorded a 9% increase in sales to €2.22bn (£1.7bn) in the first quarter of its financial year. It also benefited from the strength of the euro to edge ahead of Gap which saw its revenues fall by 10% and recorded sales of €2.17bn in the same period. The difference may be tiny, but Inditex claims it is significant: for the first time the Spanish group has inched past its American rival.

The group, whose high street store brand Zara has led the charge, hopes to consolidate its lead over rivals later in the year as it continues to expand overseas in spite of the economic downturn. It is three years since Inditex overtook H&M, to become the biggest clothing retailer in Europe. But the rapid growth is nothing new to a company which first started in 1963 in the bedroom of chairman Amancio Ortega’s home in Galicia, northwest Spain, making bathrobes.

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