Black, the new bling For men, unless your birthday happens to land in the eighth month of the year, August is pretty rubbish when it comes to receiving gifts: instead, in Hong Kong at any rate, you're likely to be cleaned out by the Qixi Festival, when you're expected to buy gifts for loved ones. To console yourself, we recommend some lovely Boucheron jewellery, including this Quatre Black ring (above left; HK$39,000) made of white gold and Boucheron black gold. We also love these blingtastic Quatre cufflinks (above right; HK$84,500), which come in yellow and rose gold, Boucheron black gold and diamonds. Go on, treat yourself. Boucheron is in Central Building, 3 Pedder Street, Central, tel: 2147 9908.
Old splice There are purists and then there are intractable luddites. Some men refuse to countenance the merger of shoe and trainer, whereas others can see how the two can form quite a happy union. If you are among the former, look away now as we thoroughly recommend these incredibly comfortable trainer-soled options from Rockport. In particular, we like the suede loafer (above left; HK$989) and the more fashionable semi-brogue (above right; HK$1,599). Rockport is at 20 Wellington Street, Central, tel: 2869 5215.