Two materials seem to be dominating
my winter wardrobe this year: leather and cashmere.
Black leather, whether it's the studded Burberry punk jacket or longer quilted leather biker trench is an outerwear staple when winter hits.
Mixing and matching works better than full-look ensembles and this is where all the gorgeous cashmere comes in. I've always loved cashmere, but it's had a hard time in trend-based high fashion recently. The material was seen as the preserve of rich, older Italians, or yummy mummies in two-pieces barking at their domestic helpers on The Peak.
Cashmere is becoming one of the trendiest winter fabrics in Hong Kong. Italian designer Bruno Cucinelli's visit to Hong Kong this week was a welcome reminder of this. But it's not only the traditional Italians who are doing it.