Gucci Gets Into Olympic Spirit

Wednesday. 2 January. 2008. 9:55 am

New 8-8-2008 limited edition sporty luxury.

6 Gucci Gets Into Olympic Spirit

A new sports-driven collection from Gucci will be launched this month that will celebrate the athletes in this year’s Olympics (oh, yes, expect many of those from now on!)

There are 8 items in total for this collection, the standout one being the I-Gucci watch as it’s Gucci’s first ever digital timepiece.

The other pieces which are all EXCLUSIVE to Hong Kong and China Gucci stores only, are the bicycle, Mah Jong set, a soft leather panda. the 2 pieces of luggage shown above, sports shoes for men and women and a necklace inspired by military tags in silver to remind you that you need to look stylish on the battlefield of luxury??!

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Butterboom Sale Roundup: Update 2

Friday. 14 December. 2007. 10:10 am

Another list to sales for this weekend’s shopping.

saleroundup Butterboom Sale Roundup: Update 2

In addition to last week’s list of sales, here is what you can look forward to this weekend as we run up to the final 12 days till Christmas:

Gucci: The Landmark, Pacific Place, Lee Gardens Two, Sogo, Times Square.

Robert Cavalli: Alexandra House, Pacific Place, IFC Mall

Kenzo:
IFC Mall, Sogo Causeway Bay, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, The Swank at Alexandra House, Pacific Place, Ocean Centre, Harbour City.

Marc by Marc Jacobs: The Landmark, Pacific Place, The Gateway, Festival Walk, Sogo Causeway Bay, Lane Crawford, IFC, Times Square, Canton Road

TSE: Warehouse sale at 10/F Soundwill Plaza, 38 Russell Street, Causeway Bay.

JOYCE: all stores

Salvatore Ferrragamo: all stores

Semi-unrelated video: Thought we’d share this David Lynch directed Gucci by Gucci TV commercial. Yes, the same David Lynch that directed Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive:

Shop Where the ‘A-list People’ Do

Tuesday. 3 April. 2007. 9:15 am

The LA Times picks the best shopping outlets in Hong Kong.

shanghaitang Shop Where the A list People Do

It’s always neat to read other cities reviews of Hong Kong. The LA Times tells us where the A-List tourist traps – ahem – people shop in Hong Kong:

Nearly a decade has elapsed since the British handover of Hong Kong to China. The territory, an East-West trading center since the mid-19th century, prospered during Britain’s 156-year rule. There was apprehension it would regress when the Chinese took over.

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