Shopping in Hongkong

Hongkong is really really a shopper's paradise. I went there again and just came back last week =). Here are some shopping areas recommended to go:

1. Central

Central area is occupied with many tall buildings, many high rise office buildings. And Central is also the place you can look for up-scale and luxurious brand i.e: Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Celine, Fendi, Prada, Dior, Armani, etc. Try to look for Landmark, Prince's Building, Chater house. At Central, you can find many stylish people ;), not like in other area, they are chic, professional chic,and many expats. The most recently 'talk in town' is H&M (I think Hongkong is the first H&M store in Asia), opened in March, this time I didn't need to q in to get inside like last time. You can find it in Queens Road. IFC (International Finance Centre) is a newly open shopping mall. Lane Crawford luxurious department store is there,and also burberry, agnes b, bally, hugo boss,calvin klein, kate spade, etc etc.

2. Admiralty

Admiralty is just 1 MTR station away from Central. The area is pretty much the same with central. You can find pacific place, a big and luxurious shopping centre here. Louis Vuitton,Celine, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Mango, Zara, Esprit, Seibu dept store etc are there.

3. Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui is a place for tourists. Biasanya tourist2 kalau ke Hongkong tinggal di daerah ini. Di daerah ini banyak toko2 tersebar di sepanjang Nathan Road (jalan yang sangat panjang dan paling ramai di Tsim Sha Tsui). Usually shops there are quite 'ordinary', I mean you can find brand like giordano, bossini, hang ten, there. But if you go furhter up to Peking road, you can find a more upscale boutique, i.e: Dior, Celine, Escada, etc.

Harbour city is a place to go, better you go there at night. Because from there, you can see Hongkong's tall buildings which decorated beautifully with light and laser (Tsim Sha Tsui is in Kowloon island). Facess is a giant store that sells only branded cosmetics, ada MAC, NARS, etc etc. Also many kids store like Oshkosh B'Gosh, chickeeduck, kingkow, toys"r"us.

4. Causeway bay
Causeway bay is well known for local shoppers. This area is very crowded, you can find many 'small' and ordinary stores in the surrounding areas, and also a big dept stores like Sogo. IKEA, Causeway Place, and also Times Square and Lane Crawford.

4. Others

Esprit outlet is quite a new thing in Hongkong. It is located in Prince Edward area. Items there are mostly t-shirt. Quite cheap, women t-shirt starts from HKD 59 (about Rp 65k). Nearby in Mongkok, there is a famous bargain 'pasar malam' (know as ladies nite market , or 'ni ren jie' in Chinese dialect), you can find many cheap China products there. And many fakes item too. Watch out your wallet when you are there!

One shop I cant miss is Aji-Ichiban. It sells so many candies, and sweet I can bring home for oleh2. If not mistaken, ada juga di Mal Taman Anggrek, tp udah tutup perasaan?

The smell of mulberry's leather...

Gosh! I believe my shopping appetite has been such uncontrollable lately. I haven't posted something I guess is pretty important in my life=)...ho! I bought a mulbery bag during my shopping trip in Hongkong. And nothing can be more true than what Fashionese said about a new bag!

The smell of the leather, uh...the touch of the leather (it has no inside lining, so you can feel it), and it is also roomy....and I like the colour very much...yes, I prefer light color.

Welcoming my new mulberry in my wardrobe (I used it for 1 week and now it back to wardrobe again, hybernating first, and will use it again some time =) ):

Chanel boutique to be opened in Grand Indonesia Shopping Town

Wah, first Chanel boutique in Indonesia.

From bisnis indonesia:

Senin, 26/03/2007 15:56 WIB

Chanel akan buka gerai pertama di Grand Indonesia oleh : Reni Efita Hendry

JAKARTA: Manajemen produk fashion merek terkenal dari Paris, Chanel, optimistis melihat prospek pasar produk itu di Indonesia dengan rencana pembukaan gerai flagship pertama akhir tahun ini di Grand Indonesia Shopping Town.
Selama ini, para pencinta mode Indonesia kelas atas membeli merek tersebut di luar negeri. Melihat animo pencinta mode Indonesia yang suka berbelanja di luar negeri, maka pihak Chanel mulai akhir tahun ini akan mendekatkan dirinya ke konsumen di Indonesia dengan membuka gerai flagship pertama di Jakarta
Untuk membuka gerai tersebut, Chanel bekerjasama dengan mitra lokal PT Prima Utama International, peritel khusus Chanel di Indonesia. Perusahaan yang dipimpin oleh Irwan Murssry itu merupakan cabang dari Time Internasional, peretail terkemuka berbagai merek jam tangan dan produk gaya hidup.
"Saya bangga bekerja sama dengan merek terkenal. Kami sama-sama melihat ke depan," kata Irwan Mussry, President dan CEO Time International, pada acara media briefing Chanel flagship store Grand Indonesia di Ritz Carlton Ballroom 2.
Pada acara tersebut hadir President of Chanel Asia Pacific, Vincent Shaw dan Direktur Pelaksana Chanel South-East Asia, Cho Sung-in.
Menurut Irwan, pihaknya akan melakukan pembelian 5-6 kali per tahun sesuai dengan musim. Chanel Indonesia akan menawarkan produk fashion yang beragam mulai dari pakaian jadi, produk dari bahan kulit, aksesories, sepatu dan arloji.
"Produk yang dijual di sini sama dengan yang di Paris," kata Irwan yang menyatakan pihak Chanel tidak pernah melakukan program sale. (tw)

Shopping in Hongkong

I went to Hongkong for 5 days during last long weekend (15-19 March 07)..=) sorry for late posting. First, thanks to fashionese daily for info, i bet she knows everything about fashion in every kind, everywhere in the world :), just name it, she will give you the answer ..

Yang lagi heboh di sana tuh adalah H&M, kind of boutique like, i might say, zara or mango, but this one is from Sweden. The first opening day in Hongkong was in 10 March, my cousin told me that many people were q-ing there since the first 20 people will get shirt (?) with Madonna's signature.

When I was there on Sunday morning, phew, thought this promo has been ended, yet still so many people q-ing, like 50 metres, since the shop was not opened yet (I was there by 10.30 am, but it opens on 11.00 am).

I didn't bring my own camera, stupid me, since i thought i wouldn't go sightseeing on that day.

More or less, it looks like this:


Pictures courtesy of hk digit

There are also many big ads for H&M in the MTR, so many....in the wall, in the floor, like pictures above.

Pictures courtesy of nitrolicious

It has 3 storey, of which first and second floor is for women, second floor is for children, and third floor is for men. Children clothing is not so costly, and the model is good. My husband bought a hat there (like detective hat..haha), and I got a tunic dress (with flower stictching) in off-white, a green knit tunic and bangles.