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Published: 12:00am, 13 Dec 2009

Can you recommend some second-hand-clothing stores that stock leather jackets, T-shirts, military trousers, jeans and accessories? I only know Midwest - the one near Tin Hau - but it doesn't always have the stuff I'm looking for.

Matter of Seconds, Tsuen Wan.

The Dictator rules: How am I supposed to know what 'stuff' you're looking for? Whatever. Hong Kong has several good second-hand-clothes shops, so take your pick. Select 18 (18 Bridges Street, Central, tel: 9127 3657) carries second-hand and consignment pieces, some by famous designers. If you like that, you'll love Nadia Ying's like-minded Vintage HK (57 Hollywood Road, Central, tel: 2545 9932; e-mail: [email protected]), where you'll find not only clothing and accessories but also lighting, furniture and more. Retrostone has several locations (2/F, 1 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay, tel: 3107 9131; 1/F, 504 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, tel: 2838 6419; basement, Trendy Zone, 580A Nathan Road, Mong Kok, tel: 2152 9697) and a large stock of retro jeans, printed tees and accessories, including pieces from the 1970s.

One of Hong Kong's oldest second-hand shops is Beatniks (32 Graham Street, Central, tel: 2881 7153), which has been supplying retro T-shirts and jeans to understated fashionistas for years. Yes, yes, In the Rye (28 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, tel: 3580 0309) takes its name from the J.D. Salinger novel but the comparisons end there. This store's wares are more funky than preppy, especially the fantastically low-priced accessories. Lastly, you can wear second-hand but you shouldn't smell like it. Be sure to give your as-new purchases a good wash before wearing, please.

I'm a guy and I'm looking for some Ugg boots for myself. Do you know where I can get some in Hong Kong?

The 'Ugh' in Ugg Search, Aberdeen