Ready for a Fight, Sai Kung
Cut it Out, Wan Chai
Who doesn't? I'm not being difficult: lots of designers have played with laser cuts this season. I could take you to a mall in a blindfold and you'd find something fitting that description. We've fallen in love with Tibi's Pia dress, a long, strapless number in black modal rayon with a floral laser-cut skirt and inner bustier construction (HK$10,900; Harvey Nichols, Pacific Place, Admiralty, tel: 3968 2668); the brand has also used laser cuts on a peach/orange-coloured short-sleeved shirt (HK$4,900). Hermès has created delicate cut-out patterns on black or ochre yellow leather pieces including a sleeveless dress (HK$54,400) and short-sleeved shirt (HK$39,800; Pacific Place, tel: 2522 6229). Balking? At the other end of the price scale, H&M has taken black, leather-like glossy jersey and snipped out bands of geometric shapes along the hems of a skirt and a sleeveless top (HK$299 each; 68 Queen's Road Central, tel: 2110 9546). If you like discovering hot new names, then take a look at Steve J & Yoni P, a team of British-trained Korean designers. They've done the cutting on what basically looks like plastic, including a green, pleated skirt (HK$4,150; Harvey Nichols), and a black and white baseball jacket (HK$4,490).