9 Feb 2013

HSBC's head honchos, chairman Douglas Flint and chief executive Stuart Gulliver, submitted themselves to humiliating self-criticism recently in Britain's parliament.

4:51AM
24 Dec 2012

Tang-Tang-Tang-TANG … Sing it like Beethoven's Fifth. It's the name of businessman and bon vivant David Tang's new retail empire. So, what what what WHAT will it sell?

4:23AM
13 May 2012

Brief encounters

2:48PM
27 Apr 2012

The past two weeks have been hectic for fashion in Hong Kong. Last Thursday, Berluti held a dinner with its new ready-to-wear designer, Alessandro Sartori, formerly of Z Zegna. Sartori is the...

1:36PM
16 Apr 2012

Shanghai Tang has opened its new store at 1 Duddell Street, having moved out of the Pedder Building to make way for Abercrombie & Fitch.

12:44PM
28 Mar 2012

It was to be expected that Jamie Oliver et al would bring out a line of pots and pans. The chef, the cookware, the marketing opportunity: no surprises there. But Vera Wang designing plates - what...

11:27AM

What: Ritual Cappuccino Dragon Cup set
Why: This limited-edition design is a collaboration between Shanghai Tang and Nespresso
How much: HK$488 for a pair
Where: Nespresso, 1/F,...

10:05AM

Of lace and leather

8:25AM

Premium casual wear retailer Abercrombie & Fitch plans to open its first flagship store on the mainland next year after establishing a network of smaller shops inside upscale malls to build up...

7:40AM

Vanity La Doree collection by Versace (service plate, HK$2,060; espresso cup and saucer, HK$1,690; coffee cup and saucer, HK$2,020; plate, HK$590)

Chandernagor crystal glass by...

4:40AM

Millicent Lai became a coffee addict at the age of 16, when she entered design school: 'I thought drinking coffee was a cool thing to do around artists and designers,' she says.

4:17AM

1 Get a jump on the Year of the Dragon with Christofle's silver sculpture (HK$7,850). The intricately detailed piece designed by Thierry Lebon sits on a black exotic wood base, and symbolises luck...

3:24AM

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