Dress Code

Letters to the Editor, May 17, 2013

17 May 2013

Blame tycoons, not dockers, for social ills

Joyce Hung says that the logistics sector has been hurt by the dockers' strike and says we all have a responsibility to try to create a...

3:17AM

3 comments

Suit and tie rule for lawmakers

13 May 2013

Having lived in Hong Kong for over 27 years, I have always been keen to follow the political issues and changes of this great city. I am surprised and appalled to see how certain lawmakers are...

1:52AM

5 comments

Do clothes make the woman? Only if we let them

18 Feb 2013

Whether it is India, Hong Kong, Australia or the US, the question of how women should dress or what clothes are "provocative" has been raised in cases of rape or molestation.

1:55AM

Briefs, December 11, 2012

11 Dec 2012

Vietnam and South Africa signed a deal Monday to tackle rhino poaching and the lucrative illicit trade in the creature's horns for use in traditional medicine.

2:12AM

Dandy & Dapper

13 May 2012

I had jacket envy on my last business trip. The man across the aisle had a fantastic travel jacket (like a blazer, not anorak) and kept all his stuff in secret pockets. It didn't wrinkle even...

2:48PM

Dressed up for flavour

14 Mar 2012

'You should dress a cucumber with pepper and vinegar and then throw it away'

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) - English writer

Dress code

Dress is an item of...

10:08AM

Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

3:33AM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

It's all geek to me

Arnault Castel, the owner of fashion and lifestyle boutique Kapok, says he isn't afraid to channel his inner geek when picking out an outfit.

6:05AM

Rape claims expose true shame of male bigotry

Women tourists visiting India can take to heart a string of comments by senior Indian officials attributing rape to the way women dress.

5:01AM

Teacher sues over school dress code and being singled out at assembly

A woman is suing the principal and sponsoring body of the Ma On Shan school where she used to teach, claiming its dress code discriminated against her on the grounds of her sex and that the...

9:01PM

Let's keep uniforms

I am writing in response to the article 'Uniform rule is wearing thin' (Young Post, March 3). I don't agree that students should not wear school uniforms.

6:14PM

The metro

Last week Dutch-Chinese designer Hu Shequang was busy trashing the city's fashion sense. 'There are so many beautiful clothing shops,' he said. 'Why don't people put on more fashionable clothes...

5:30AM

Making a fashion statement

Clothing makes the man, but for people in the banking and finance sectors, it often fits the profession.

7:34AM