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SCMP Reporter

on style, she rules

My colleague says her  husband has a pair of Gary Castles. Can you get  them in Hong Kong?

King Of The Castles, Sai Ying Pun

The Dictator rules: Either your  colleague's husband is a cross-dresser or he's been wearing those shoes for a while. The Sydney-based designer told us, 'I gave up on doing shoes for men in Australia a few years ago because they are boring. I'd much rather design and cater to girls and women.'   The women's line is sold only in Australia, New Zealand and Britain. It's not in Hong Kong, but the brand takes  orders through www.garycastlessydney.com.  The website doesn't process credit-card details, so it's all done by e-mail or telephone.

I am planning my wedding for late September and need your advice. In terms of the invitation cards,  I've noticed  there are different wordings used on invites in English (the Chinese ones are usually pretty standard). Do you  know what the appropriate wording is?  Where can I find a template?

Buff Bride, Gold Coast

The Dictator:  You're starting well, aren't you? It's already July. Are you: a) planning to send the invitations by courier; b) going to dispatch a lazy e-mail; or c) hoping no one turns up? You've obviously never heard of etiquette guru Debrett's (www.debretts.co.uk). We recommend you buy  Debrett's Wedding Guide: The Planning and Etiquette of a Modern Wedding ($132.50; www.amazon.com).   If you are  having invitations made, quality printers  such as Wren Press (tel: 2547 1216; e-mail: tarlan.amigh@wrenpress.com, www.wrenpress.com)   offer  advice and a variety of   samples.  We also recommend American companies  such as Dempsey & Carroll (www.dempseyandcarroll.com)  and William Arthur (www.williamarthur.com), both available at Papyrus (shop 1017, IFC Mall, Central, tel: 2295 3313; www.papyrusonline.com).   For online tips on invitations and everything weddings-oriented, see: www.marthastewart.com, www.theknot.com  and www.confetti.co.uk.

Where can I get  Strawberry Smith's Rosebud Salve?  It's such a sweet, sexy smell and other people love it.

Fruit Loop, Mid-Levels

The Dictator: Whatever, Lolita. We've seen the original Smith's Rosebud Salve at Healing Plants ($78; 17 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, tel: 2815 5005). There's also a Smith's Rosebud Strawberry Lip Balm and Moisturiser but we haven't found it here.  Why not order it through www.b-glowing.com  or www.drugstore.com?  They charge about US$6 ($46.80) for the fruity salve, not including shipping charges.  Smith's Rosebud Salve was first made in 1892 and has reached cult status thanks to adoring beauty editors. Like any potion of that era, it is claimed to treat dry skin, nappy rash and numerous other nuisances.  It combines such ingredients as cottonseed oil, borax, aromol  and essential oils in a petrolatum base. Yeah, like glorified Vaseline. If  you'll settle for any strawberry-flavoured lip balm,  see the many choices in  chemists and shops  such as the Body Shop (38 Russell Street, Causeway Bay, tel: 2572 3378; www.bodyshop.com) and Fruits & Passion (shop B206, Times Square, Causeway Bay, tel: 2506 2598; www.fruits-passion.com).  Or just fulfil your fantasy by seductively sucking on a strawberry Chupa Chups lollipop (www.chupachupsgroup.com)  from your nearest 7-Eleven. Just don't make us watch.



the dictator