Even if you're not a fashionista, you probably heard that pop star Lorde and Hollywood actor James Franco were in town last week for two separate private fashion events held by Prada and Gucci, respectively. I, for one, couldn't avoid seeing Hong Kong's small circle of socialites, lifestyle bloggers and reporters humblebragging all over social media about attending these, in their words, "exclusive events". Lorde's eight-song set at the Pradaverse party, in particular, drew major post-event buzz. Perhaps it says a lot about Hong Kong's star-driven culture that just a week before, a more accomplished (in my opinion) but less well-known musician played at another private fashion event and went almost unnoticed. James Fauntleroy, who wrote songs for and frequently works with artists such as Jay Z, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Drake and Kanye West, was in town two weeks ago for Lane Crawford's Coach by Stuart Vevers launch, but he might as well have been invisible, as there was virtually no mention or trace of the American producer in the press or social media.

Bruce Lee's daughter Shannon copped flak from her father's fans last year when she licensed the kung fu legend's likeness to a whisky brand. The 45-year-old Lee, president of the Bruce Lee Foundation, is probably in store for another backlash soon because she's partnered with a food and beverage company to launch "the first official Bruce Lee beverage". A cringe-inducing press release that opens with the line "Bruce Lee is Back!" goes on to say the beverage blends "Lee's philosophy into drinks". Blend is the key word, since the product is a powdered drink mix that requires water. I don't think this is what the martial arts icon had in mind when he famously said we "must be shapeless, formless, like water".