A user's guide to fashion

Beat movement

Beatniks, one of the best vintage shops in Hong Kong, has opened a second outlet at 19-21 Shelton Street, Causeway Bay. Bigger, better and brighter than its Tsim Sha Tsui sister (Rise Commercial Building, 5-11 Granville Circuit), the new store specialises in old stock from the United States and Japan: lumberjack shirts ($80-$240), army jackets ($550), '50s suits (about $500) and all sorts of jeans (from $250) are organised in orderly racks and along walls. And that's not all you'll find: each month, shopkeeper Kee Lau will showcase a different designer scooter, starting with this Italian beauty (pictured) that costs $28,000 - perfect for posing around the parking lot next to the shop.

Old news

Midwest, the second-hand store in North Point (Victoria Centre, 15 Watson Road), is also expanding with a new shop in Tsim Sha Tsui (14 Observatory Road). Slightly smaller than the original location, it stocks the same great assortment of vintage denim, team jerseys and varsity jackets.

Get the bug

Why wait for Christy Turlington's line of yoga-inspired clothing to arrive in Hong Kong when one local designer is already selling cool, cotton separates that put the 'fashion' into this ultra fashionable pastime. Yen (pictured), a freelance yoga instructor, came up with Yoga Bug collection because she couldn't find comfortable clothes that didn't look clumsy. 'When I started teaching yoga all I came across were baggy, black clothes,' she explains. 'So I decided to create a collection of practical but pretty pieces in pastel colours like baby blue, pink and lilac. They're like colour therapy!' Embroidered with all sorts of spiritual symbols - including lotus flowers, yoga positions and the 'om' sign - the line includes camisoles ($140),