Stil NOT in Berlin

Pah!  These bloggers and their books, magazines and what not.  Join me in my quest to keep bloggers as the lazy potatoes that they are, sitting on their couches, stroking their cheapie Primark quilt, hugging Totoro dolls, channel surfing through the shit-end of Freeview and maybe occasionally looking at their laptop to check Typepad.  I… Continue reading Stil NOT in Berlin

Be Selective

Yes, this is a vintage store in Hong Kong and yes, this cat was shot purposely as part of the picture.  Another Hong Kong suggestion courtesy of a reader that I vaguely knew about before had to be sought out.  Despite the distinct lack of vintage stores in Hong Kong, Select 18 (18 Bridges Street,… Continue reading Be Selective

Plotting Plotz

Gallery de Vie is a store in Hong Kong that I wanted to check out for a while as it has a definite part to play in the whole 'indie' boutique development of Hollywood Road/Soho area.  Walking around on streets and going into physical stores isn't really the normal shopping regime in Hong Kong given… Continue reading Plotting Plotz

Outed and Outlets

Most people here know that I'm a sample sale whore… and I don't mean to throw that w word in a casual kind of way.  If there's an imperative sample sale on (some good uns' coming up in London…Nicholas Kirkwood and Emma Cook woot woot… ), I'll be there combing through meticulously and obsessively.  Sadly… Continue reading Outed and Outlets