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Lane Crawford are cheekily subverting holiday season with their Not An Advent Calendar. Photos: Handout

Style Edit: Lane Crawford launches a Christmas woodland theme

Artist Rajiv Surendra created a hand-drawn forest scene to adorn the store’s holiday packaging, while stores will also offer special festive offerings including curated gift sets of brand-name beauty products

4 trailblazing fashion collabs to know this month – from Prada to Phoebe Philo

How should men dress for mild Hong Kong winters?

How to find the perfect wedding dress for your body shape

Trying to choose a wedding dress in a sea of options is daunting, so we asked the experts for their top tips on how to find the perfect dress based on both body type and desired silhouette

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A white wedding doesn’t need to be all convention and no fun. Photo: The Loft Bridal

Nike’s 5 most iconic shoe brand collabs

Luxury brands like Dior, Comme des Garçons and Sacai have teamed up with the sportswear giant – which collabs make our top 5 picks?

5 things to know about Joyce Ma, Asia's empress of fashion

She never intended to pursue a career in fashion, however her Joyce Boutique would change high style in East Asia forevermore

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How luxury fashion is going body-positive to suit women of every size

Brands including Gucci, Christian Dior, Kenzo – even Rihanna’s Fenty – and others are showcasing looks to suit all body types and shapes

Jacket: Sportmax HK$13,045 (US$1,683); corset: ROKH HK$4,347; skirt: ROKH, price on request. Photos: Michal Kar/@Wilhelmina Artists

Would you wear the face mask as a fashion symbol?

Now that everyone from designers to social media influencers and musicians are wearing these protective accessories, the surgical mask has emerged as a fashion symbol

Inside the wardrobe of a former Vogue China fashion editor

Stylist Grace Lam is a contributing editor at Lane Crawford and creative stylist for luggage brand Ookonn. While she has been in the fashion industry for more than 20 years, she lives by the rule of less is more.

Never ever wear these 13 things to a job interview

The days of absolutely having to wear a suit or dress to a job interview are over, but that doesn’t mean anything goes.

Jeans are common in casual offices, but ripped jeans are a definite no-no for job interviews. Photo: Alamy

Chanel for her, sweat pants for him – proof that opposites attract

‘Like, where is this guy going?’ Laura Li thought the first time she met Hiro Kinoshita wearing animal-print pants. Today she pairs his T-shirts with Céline.

Laura Li in vintage Chanel shirt and shorts, Balenciaga over-the-knee sock boots, while her husband, Hiro Kinoshita, wears a PRO Keds cap, Supreme polo shirt, Noah NYC trousers and Ralph Lauren socks. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

‘I dress my husband – and he should thank me. He should pay me for it!’

Laura Cheung, Hong Kong boutique owner and a fan of colours, prints and patterns — think Dries Van Noten, Etro, Giambattista Valli – threw out all her husband’s American khaki pants in favour of a sharper, more European silhouette.

For Juliette Gimenez, mistakes are a chance to make things better

The founder of Goxip, Hong Kong-based developer of a fashion app, believes we all learn from our mistakes

Bridal boutique owner kept her wedding dress in fridge for a year

It was Jacqueline Au’s search for a wedding dress that inspired her to open her boutique; when she hit on a Giambattista Valli dress with a 40-yard train, it had to go into storage for a year. Her everyday style is simple: monochrome and heels.

Muji, Sandro, vintage Rolexes: financier Justin Ng opens his wardrobe

When Justin Ng finds something he really likes, he doesn’t hold back: with one pair of slim-fit Acne Studio jeans, he owns them in eight different colours.

Justin Ng wears a pink denim jacket by Sandro, white T-shirt by Muji, blue 484 slim-fit chinos by J. Crew and white Original Achilles leather sneakers by Common Projects. Photo: Michelle Wong

Inside the wardrobe of collector, artist and toymaker Michael Lau

His style, he says, is ‘similar to how I like my artwork to be – cool with a sense of humour and quirkiness’; Lau pairs mass-market tops and pants with sneakers, always white, set off by colourful socks and a vintage watch from his collection.

Beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Chen shares her wardrobe

Hong Kong-born Charlotte Chen, who moved to Singapore four years ago, is the founder of skincare label Everyday for Every Body. We travelled to the Lion City to check out her quirky and fun wardrobe.

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Get your kit on – where to find World Cup 2018 jerseys and more in Hong Kong

From the widely available Nike and Adidas kits to teams like Iceland and official printing so you can stand out from the crowd

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Brazil 2014 shirts on the racks at Freekick Sports in Mong Kok ahead of the last World Cup. Photo: Anthony Dickson

Inside the stylish closet of Australian Vogue’s Zara Wong

Zara Wong is the fashion features and content strategy director of Vogue Australia. The editor, who has worked in New York and Hong Kong, opens up her home and shares her wardrobe favourites

Fashions real Hongkongers wear: photographer Alex Maeland

Influenced by his upbringing in Atlanta, Maeland lives and breathes street culture and street wear. We turned the lens on him to see what’s in his wardrobe

How PR director Bastian Wong ‘powers up’ her looks for work

For this communications specialist, it is important to have outfits that fit both formal occasions and networking time, with bold accessories to ‘power up’ the look. She’s a fan of Hermes, Chanel, and Gucci, and of jewellery from Tiffany

Bastian Wong, founder and director of Flare Communications, wears a black top by Zeta and a velvet robe by Alex Eagle Studio. Photo: Michelle Wong

G.O.D. founder Douglas Young shares his style tips

Whether he’s getting sweaty and dirty at work in shorts and T-shirt, East-meets-West mix-and-matching in mandarin collars and jeans, or sporting flea- market bargains, the designer aims for comfort with a statement

Whether he’s getting sweaty and dirty at work in shorts and T-shirt, East-meets-West mix-and-matching in mandarin collars and jeans, or sporting flea- market bargains, the designer aims for comfort with a statement

Fashions real Hongkongers wear: The Armoury co-founder Alan See

Finding constant inspiration from his trips to Italy, See loves the romance behind a piece that comes from getting to know the person who made it and their reason for doing so

Fashions real Hongkongers wear: Samathy Woo, CFO of Jupyeah

Echoing her company’s philosophy of reducing waste and overconsumption, Woo finds herself mixing and matching her colourful existing wardrobe items rather than buying new ones

Clothes real Hongkongers wear: Vann Kwok, accessories designer

Kwok is a fan of hand-embroidered pieces that are easy to mix and match, and fitted tops and loose bottoms, while she tries to avoid following trends

Vann Kwok, accessories designer and artist. Photo: Michelle Wong

Fashions Hongkongers wear: Mata Hari Bags’ Annie Lee Siswojo

Also the co-owner of Handsome Factory Barbershop and 8Five2Shop, Seoul-born Siswojo, once of Vancouver, has a look for every role and occasion

Annie Lee Siswojo is the creative director of Mata Hari Bags and co-owner of Handsome Factory Barbershop and 8Five2Shop. Photo: Michelle Wong

Fashions for work and play with cycling apparel brand Rapha’s Nigel Yau

As a representative of a cycling apparel brand, Yau leads a fun and active lifestyle. Find out how he balances his looks for work and play

Fashions real Hongkongers choose: Davena Mok, PR director

Practical and functional, Davena Mok goes for fashion that doesn’t slow her down

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Hong Kong style tips
From street style to designer wear, Hong Kong trendsetters share their fashion secrets, family heirlooms and favourite brands.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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