Dolled up
Imagine you're an exiled Russian tsarina with money to spare. What would you wear? Well, all of John Galliano's Dior collection to start, especially these really cool, Russian-doll earrings that are the final word in peasant chic. Though a price is yet to be released, no doubt the earrings will make a great consolation prize for those who can't get their hands on the brand's limited-edition, denim and crocodile Street Chic handbag (right), of which there are only 20 in the Far East. To rub salt in the wound this by-invitation-only purchase (you have to part with a small fortune in the shop each season to be offered the privilege of splashing out $29,900 to buy the bag) can be viewed at Dior's Landmark boutique this week. Look but don't touch.
You should cocoa
Too old to go without, but too young for Creme de la Mer? Then it's time for Phytochoc, an anti-ageing regimen aimed at 25 to 30-year-olds. Developed by cult skincare brand Laboratoire Nuxe, it is the first to take advantage of the antioxidant, firming and lifting effects of the humble cocoa bean, so often misidentified as public enemy number one when it comes to spots. After washing face and neck in the morning and at night, apply Lifting Serum - a light, non-sticky liquid that can be worn under make-up - for face and eyes ($305), followed by Lift Emulsion ($405) for normal and combination skins, or Lift Cream ($430) for dry complexions, to face and neck. From Escentials, Seibu, Pacific Place, Admiralty and Joyce Beauty locations.
Good sport
Prada Sport, Miuccia's high-performance, high-style active-wear line, has opened its first new-concept shop in Harbour City, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Following in the footsteps of Prada's innovative epicentre store on Broadway - the first to break away from the brand's trademark calvados-coloured walls - the two-storey shop is covered in floor-to-ceiling, chalet-style wood panelling. On offer: retro ski suits with big, fur-trimmed hoods, Harris tweed hiking ensembles and nylon separates that look as good in the city as they do in the great outdoors.