Piana player
Italian cashmere label Loro Piana has opened a store in Harbour City. The 1,700sqft boutique (below) stocks men's, women's, home, accessories and gift collections, plus a new Baby Cashmere line. Shop G213, Harbour City, TST, tel: 2175 3368.
Issey good enough?
Fashion house Issey Miyake has appointed Dai Fujiwara to take over as designer from Naoki Takizawa, who will launch his own label under the Miyake group next year. Fujiwara and his team will unveil their first collections for Miyake next year in Paris - the autumn-winter 2007 collection for men in January, and for women in March.
Asprey arrives
British luxury- goods label Asprey has opened its first store in Hong Kong, at the Peninsula. Founded in 1781, the lifestyle brand has several collections, including fine jewellery, watches and clocks, leather goods, silver, china, ready to wear, accessories and fragrance. The store is kitted out with stone and oak wood floors, polished plaster walls and bronzed brass details. Asprey, shop W7, G/F, the Peninsula, Salisbury Road, TST, tel: 2118 5604.
