So I have this tee with a picture of a weird girl's face on the front. She kind of creeps me out, but I love her, and now I want to get some friends for her to hang out with in my closet. I have this vision of Disney making a film out of the items in my closet, who get up and dance around and have all sorts of adventures and political skirmishes while I'm out at work. Closet Story, if you will, although that sounds more like the name of some sort of indie documentary covering the troubles of teens...

How ridiculous/cute are these accessories by Emma Ferguson? They're all handmade by madame herself, and sold at a craft market on the weekends, or for us Hong Kongers, via I Don't Like Mondays, which is both a great name for a store and an apt description of my mood today. As a child of the 80s who grew up with two brothers who played video-games copiously (we're Asian, after all) I'm getting a little nostalgic looking at the game boy and space invader badges, and I'm loving how the cross-stitching...

To celebrate Havaianas new online shop, the brand is offering a 50% discount and free local delivery for all online orders placed between June 1-30. Additionally, all local Hong Kong residents who register within the site during this period will be sent a gift Havaianas keychain or mobile phone strap — with no purchase requir...

I think I first encountered this lamp about a year ago at La Foret in Causeway Bay and every time I pass by it, I still have this incredible urge to purchase it. Forget the fact that I don’t need a lamp, that it doesn’t go with the décor of any of my rooms, that I really have no use for it. I still want it. It’s another one of those hedgehog doorstoppers or maneki neko cat watercoolers. If I think it through, this lamp is really a duck lamp with an egg as a lampshade (I believe if you take away...

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Just because you don't want to shell out the dough to buy something, doesn't mean you can't own it. Or at least the cheaper knockoff version of it. That's fast fashion for you. I'm not the biggest fan of knockoffs. After you've seen every Tom, Dick and Harry on the streets of Hong Kong with a monogram LV tote or a very passable Bottega woven slouchy bag, you'll know what I mean. But to me, "taking inspiration" is kind of different from knocking off. For example: copying logo and intending for...

I wear the pants, yes I do! A little package arrived yesterday containing, among other things, these pleat-front cropped trousers from YesStyle. Was feeling somewhat hesitant about them in the beginning (I've never really been able to buy pants online, what with a somewhat awkwardly proportioned lower half) but I luff luff luff them now that they've safely arrived and are positioned so perfectly on my hips, teamed with a ruffly beige top and nude accessories all over the place. I know they're a...

Considering how much some people spend on drinking (whether it's binge-intoxication or investment in fine wines...), I guess it's logical that they might spend a bucket-load on a case to store their drinking games too! This all-in-one Vernice ostrich-leather carrying case is lined in leather and comes with crystal wine glasses, with space for your bottle o' booze, two packs of cards, two coasters, a bottle opener, bottle stopper, etc. Maybe it's just the picture, but it kind of looks like the inside...

I’ve been wanting to post about the miracle fruit for the longest time but wasn’t sure where you could find it in Hong Kong but now I’ve discovered that you can buy the tablets on ThinkGeek and ship them to Hong Kong so I think it’s time I do the post. I first encountered this West African fruit when I was in Tokyo at the famed Tapas Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo. As a venue that only has seven seats for its degustation molecular cuisine menu, I had to book two months in advance. The miracle...

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Sometimes it really is all in the name. I’m very tempted to buy this scrub simply coz Bliss has named it Fat Girl Scrub. It’s Bliss’ latest addition to the Fat Girl family, Fat Girl Slim and Fat Girl Sleep are both available at www.yesstyle.com by the way (again with reasonable prices). It’s pitched as a skin-smoothing, circulation-stimulating body exfoliator for less-than-perfect parts. I don’t know how effective it is but if I am using a body scrub on a regular basis, it might just make me feel...

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Hong Kong summers are extreme: you can walk a block in mid-May and be drenched in sweat, swing into the mall and be frozen from air-conditioning two seconds later. Most gals throw a wrap in their summer bags so they don't get sick over dinner, but I've been looking for options to replace the ever-present pashmina. I'm kind of interested in the logistics of these Harlequin felt neckpieces, which help you keep warm in air-conditioned areas, but aren't so granny-influenced. They also pay homage...

If you’re up to the challenge, head on over to Copa Steakhouse at Sands Macau where they are hosting the 50 ounce Giant Steak Challenge from now until June 30. If you finished it within an hour, you will receive a certificate AND get this HK$1,250 Australian Wagyu steak on the house (ShoeGeek tells me that apparently for these contests, you must finish EVERYTHING. An acquaintance of hers cut off the fat and was disqualified.) Other celebrations include a 20cm diameter Portugese egg tart (much more...

It's telling when a 40% sale notice warrants a reaction to say that it's not enough. Must be all the other 90% sales we have been getting. For those interested though.&nb...

Due to popular demand, the Shanghai Tang sale has been extended. And I've been assured that it's because SO many people were lining up and couldn't get in and not because of lack of attendees.&nb...

GUARANTEED to be packed. The Dior sale in Causeway Bay always inspires a snake of a crowd to line up -- usually hundreds of office ladies stacked upon each other to get in, and a good other 30-40 in line inside buying stuff they may or may not want but feel like they should get, just because they lined up for so damn long to get in. Try your luck, if you dare... or get there at 10am, on the D...

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I've been rather unadventurous with my shoe choices lately, which is uncharacteristic of me. "No pain, no gain" tends to my philosophy when it comes to footwear, and I barely ever wore flats, until I caved a couple of weeks ago and picked up a pair of flat sandals. Not flip-flops (which everyone has, so doesn't count), but real flat sandals. And I've been wearing them incessantly, as one is wont to do with new and novel purchases.Of course, so schizophrenic is my signature style stance that voila,...

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Wardrobe WorkoutEdited by Dramatis PersonaeWelcome to another wonderful round up of Links a La Mode! This week we have a wonderful selection of posts to help refine, define, and challenge your wardrobe. From Agent Lover and Style Symmetry, we’ve got the spectrum covered when it comes to hosting and attending Clothing Swaps. Clutch22 shares with us how to negotiate price matching at retailers, and Krislyn Diaries challenges us to try out great summer up-do’s. Decline Designs conceptualizes personal...

By now, you are probably well versed in us Geek’s affection for shoes. After all, why would we have the SHOErotica column, dedicated to shoes we love but can’t afford? Imagine my surprise when I saw a giant stiletto shoe chair in Quarry Bay earlier today. It was just chilling with a pair of jeans, a hat and a t-shirt and I immediately thought I needed to share this with you:ShoeGeek (she’s called a ShoeGeek for a reason) then tells me that she’s seen cuter ones in the US. After a bit of digging,...

For no reason whatsoever, I've been looking for animalwear. Probably because Misters Margiela and Kane have had me dancing with wolves and kickin it with King Kong for the past couple of seasons...Some days, a girl just wants to let her inner animal out. Christopher Kane knows that. He knows that once in a while (maybe once a month), a girl just has all this aggression, and she just has to let the world know of it, perhaps via a really angry gorilla dress. "You think my PMS is bad? Wait till you...