In many ways, the comeback of Balmain and Herve Leger teeny-tiny dresses has been the worst thing to happen to a figure-conscious gal. Going out in a garment that leaves nothing to the imagination is pretty darn daunting if you have even the slightest of figure flaws (T & A & T again for Tummy are ALL on display), not to mention that sneaky feeling that you're kind of dressed like a slut. But before you do anything drastic like write off the trend -- or worse yet, sign up for the gym or something -- let me introduce you to Pleasure Doing Business.

This is a skirt with a mission, and that mission is to wrap you up in all the right places and squish your body into sexy svelteness. I haven't tried it on yet (will be doing so most likely tomorrow, or rather today when you are reading this) but I've seen it on other people and it's hot, whether you're the typical Hong Kong skinny minnie or a *ahem* fuller-figured gal, aka me. Don't believe me? See both bootylicious Rihanna and stick-straight Mary Kate rocking PDB bandage skirts in their own personal ways.



Legend has it the skirt can even flatten out a bulgy tummy. Well I'm sold. The skirts are available at our favourite Gizzy & Nacho, now with an extra 20% discount with the special code HOTSUMA10 at checkout until July 18). My picks? My loud and insensible side is saying snag that neon green and show Mary Kate how it's done... my pragmatic side says the blue mini is much more my style and will be much more wearable. (See also: Black Giambattista Valli-esque sandals with neon yellow platform and heel, worn, oh... once this year?) Then again, the green is only $408 with the discount... Hmmm.

For every Geek needs a pretty laptop bag. Get it at Gizzy & Nacho

Just a very quick one today (spent the morning figuring out how to get "approved" to send out our weekly newsletter, which you can now sign up for on the right... shameless plug...). I was meaning to post this later when the online shop was officially open, but I wanted to introduce you ladies to Gizzy & Nacho, which is going to be Hong Kong's answer to Shopbop. The site isn't live yet but a showroom is open on Arbuthnot Road and you can make appointments or go during walk-in hours on Tuesdays 6-9pm or Saturdays 2-5pm.

WHY you would want to go to the showroom is because the clothes are totally sick, and totally affordable. After a quickie meeting with the lovely owner Laura, I was meant to go to a work cocktail but instead spent time in the changing room debating over which colour of the Naven dress I'll be needing... (hot pink? blush? white linen? denim? arghhhhh). I decided I need to return with FashionGeek in tow as my colour coordinator/advisor, but I picked up two MinkPink tanks for the drop-dead sale price of $240 each, which is about half of what you would pay at any other site online (Shopbop, Tobi...).


Totally channeling fashiontoast's Rumi Neely. And even though today is not as warm as the HK Observatory previously predicted, I had to wear one tout suite... And I'm proud to report that this is the first time during my 830am dog walk that people were staring at me rather than my attention whore of a dog. Granted, it was smarmy old men staring at my chest, rather than fashionistas gasping over my wardrobe, but... oh well. Take what you can get.


I also really wanted this Boulee corset but... er... it was ridiculously small. And I was kind of embarrassed to ask Laura's boyfriend to go get me the biggest size possible. But... not too embarrassed to write about it on the internet. Go figure.

Anyway, this post didn't end up being short at all (my propensity to babble rears its head again...).

Images: Gizzy and Naven