Hong Kong Shopping

  1. Jilian, Lingerie On Wyndham

    Swimwear and a vast range of French and Italian lingerie from gossamer, delicates small enough to swallow with a glass of water to rather outré corsetry with strings and stays and such. There's even a small range of men's designer smalls if you just can't put up with your man's industrial-sized underpants any longer. Labels stocked include Eres, Argentovivo, I.D. Sarrieri, Cadolle, Aubade, Revanche de la Femme, Rosa Cha and Grigioperla.

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  2. Joyce

    This multidesigner store is a good choice if you're short of time rather than money: Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garçons, Chloë, Pucci, Yohji Yamamoto and several Hong Kong fashion names are just some of the designers with wearables are on display. There's another branch of in Admiralty. For the same duds at half the price, visit Joyce Warehouse (closed Mon), opposite the Aberdeen waterfront.

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  3. Kent & Curwen

    Distinguished suits, dress shirts, ties, cufflinks and casual tops for the gentleman who would rather look like the manor-born than like the arriviste broker.

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  4. Linva Tailor

    This is the place to come to have your very own cheongsam (tight-fitting Chinese dress) tailored. Bring your own silk or choose from Miss Tong's selection. The proprietors are also happy to mail completed items, if you're pushed for time.

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  5. Lulu Cheung

    Local Designer Lulu makes sophisticated, understated women's casual wear and elegant evening gowns using natural fabrics such as wool, cotton, silk, linen, in muted tones. Cheung also often works with layers and textures using mesh or floral embroidery.

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  6. Pacific Custom Tailors

    This is our favourite bespoke tailor in Hong Kong and they've wrapped new duds around us on more than one occasion. They'll make or copy anything; turnaround on most items is two or three days, including two fittings. Excellent, personable service.

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  7. Rainbow City

    Japanese cartoons and all manner of cutesy kitsch is splashed across the clothes and bags in vivid technicolour in this store aimed at local teens, tweens and twenty-somethings.

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  8. Sam's Tailor

    It's not certain that Sam's is the best tailor in Hong Kong, but it's the most aggressively marketed and best known. Sam's has stitched up everyone - from royalty and rock stars to us.

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  9. Sister

    This 'trendy fashion store' sells young Hong Kong designer wear verging on the wacky, which is definitely saying something given the competition in this mall.

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  10. Spy

    Tame yet trendy everyday wear, such as slacks and short-sleeved shirts. It has two other outlets, including one in Tsim Sha Tsui (2366 5866; Shop 406-407, 4th fl, Rise Commercial Centre, 5-11 Granville Circuit; ; - ).

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  12. Vivienne Tam

    This enduring brand from New York-based designer Tam, who was trained in Hong Kong, sells eminently wearable, feminine but also streetwise women's foundation pieces, light gossamer dresses and slinky tops, plus a range of accessories.

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  13. Walter Ma

    Sophisticated but comfortable women's fashions from the daddy of Hong Kong's home-grown fashion industry. It ranges from smart-casual office wear to more glamorous evening wear.

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