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Sofia Suarez

Pharrell Williams' suit at the Grammys was amazing! I'd love to rock one like it for my friend's 30th bash. Help?
Mr Dandy:  Sorry, dude, that 3M Adidas shorts suit was custom-made for Williams. For anyone living under a rock, it was light grey but turned white under camera flashbulbs. Named the 2015 CFDA Fashion Icon Award winner, Williams has been a prominent fashionista for years and he founded the Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream labels (bbcicecream.com) with Nigo of Bape fame. Williams has also collaborated with G-Star Raw, Moncler and Uniqlo, not to mention the current Adidas Originals = Pharrell Williams collection. Chanel even used him in a fashion film with model Cara Delevingne, and if Karl Lagerfeld thinks you're worthy, well then, you're in! Actually, Delevingne wore something sort of similar late last year, when she was photographed in the one-off 3M Paparazzi Blocker hooded jacket by Rochambeau (rochambeau.nyc). Although neither Rochambeau nor Adidas are selling these items, I'm pretty sure the demand will create supply soon. Till then, here's a crazy idea: Kong Thai Industrial (179 Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po, tel: 2728 0832), which makes traffic vests and safety apparel, will custom make a jacket to your specifications. And there isn't even a minimum order!
Mr Dapper: I have it on good authority that the short suit has become quite common, though I would never wear one myself. I've always thought it was a clever way to bring new life to an old suit. Simply have a tailor lop off the trousers and hem them as Bermuda shorts.
 
My shoe trees are looking old and worn. It's time for some new ones. Is there a shop in Hong Kong providing such a thing in this day and age?
Mr Dandy: Try a museum. I really didn't think people still used those contraptions. I keep my shoes in their own closet, so they never get smooshed or deformed. Maybe that's what you need. My helper has a good trick I'll share with you, though. When I get caught in the rain, she puts crumpled newspaper inside my shoes to dry them out.
Mr Dapper: Shockingly, our reader is more informed than Dandy. With proper storage, a superior pair of shoes should last for decades. Absorbent woods, including cedar, mitigate humidity while the form keeps its shape. Tassels, for example, sells shoe trees by and for the brands it offers, including beautiful wooden versions by United States-based Alden (HK$450) and pairs by Crockett & Jones (HK$700) and Edward Green (HK$1,200), from Britain. Mr Dandy would surely be seduced by the Swarovski crystal-encrusted skull versions from Pasotti Ombrelli (HK$1,650 to HK$3,850; Lane Crawford). Aeon Living Plaza offers a bargain HK$24 pair of shoe trees. Always test the fit in the shop to ensure they form, not de-form, your shoes.
 
Got a question for Dandy & Dapper? E-mail them at: dandyndapper@scmp.com
 


Where can I buy Pharrell's reflective Adidas shorts suit?