Even though I was pretty excited about the opening of Rue Madame in Lee Gardens Two earlier this year, I haven't quite gotten the chance to really appreciate the store, because I'm a lazy piece of ass who never walks to that area of Causeway Bay. Now that the shop is opening its second outpost at IFC on November 1, however, they might be able to earn a few of my hard-earned dollars... especially after I spotted this ridiculous Maje leather dress on Kate Moss in French Vogue. Hello la hotness. Regardless of whether I'm able to fill it out KM-style, something buttery and leathery is getting in my closet, I needs it like Joey Tribs needs sandwiches.

More leather lovin' after the cut, including this off-the-hook Maje quilted jacket that's like an amalgamation of everything good about Chanel and Balmain but without the price tag; a Maje top that's the perfect combination of camel and leather, two of this season's awesome-est trends; and a boxy-looking Sandro leather A-line minidress that demands to be tried on in store, to ascertain its level of Celine-ness. Oh, and what looks like the short-sleeved version of Kate's freaking fabulous frock.

Balmain holey tee: a million gazillion dollars, or 800 pounds, ballpark. Iro holey tee: HK$800 at Rue Madame. You may need to click to enlarge the Iro one to see how similar they are, but trust me, it's one extra click to prove how you can buy 10 of these for the price of one Balmain.

I was going through old press releases in my inbox when I came across the announcement that Rue Madame was opening in Lee Gardens Two. Rue Madame claims to be a chic outpost of Paris in the middle of Causeway Bay, "the perfect one-stop shopping arena for trendsetting women looking to create a unique and fashionable look." While that statement is anything but unique, I stopped by the website and looked through the brands, and I'm starting to get a little excited. Instead of extolling the virtues of the Parisian look -- okay, in short, it's that thrown-together military-meets-frilly somehow-i-don't-know-how-but-i'm-cooler-than-you aesthetic that reeks of innate fashion ability without smacking of labelism -- I will now just show you samples from the collections that Rue Madame will be stocking, many of them exclusive in the Hong Kong market.

Maje:



Sandro:




Manoush:



Les Prairies de Paris:


Gat Rimon:




Iro