Shopping for men: Shanghai Tang jackets and a scary clock
MB&F's Arachnophobia is ostensibly a clock for your wall or desk, but more than that it's a great piece of mechanical art, writes Abid Rahman
Dark web Independent watchmaker MB&F prides itself on its left-field approach, making gadgets such as MusicMachine and Melchior Robot that only very tenuously can be described as timekeepers. To that list you can add the Arachnophobia. Ostensibly a desk (or wall-mounted) clock but, to be frank, it is just great mechanical art. The black version (above) is HK$143,000 and the gold HK$153,000. MB&F is available from Elegant, IFC Mall, Central.
The quilted jacket is essential to any man's autumn wardrobe. As is a leather jacket. And let's not forget the bomber jacket. OK, that's a lot of jackets, but while flipping through Shanghai Tang's latest collection we noticed an item that satisfies all three needs. The quilted bomber jacket in glorious soft brown leather (HK$12,800) is a total must. Pair it with blue cotton trousers (HK$2,280) and cotton short-sleeve shirt (HK$1,680; all above right). And that's not the only Shanghai Tang jacket we're liking, there's also the great wool-blend blazer (HK$5,280). Complete the look with a wool-blend waistcoat (HK$2,480), cotton micro-check shirt (HK$2,080), cotton trousers (HK$2,280) and retro Chinese-style round sunglasses (HK$2,980; all above left). Shanghai Tang is in Pacific Place, Admiralty.
