Fashion essentials for men from COS, Thomas Pink, Beats Audio

Scent packing Many men are becoming more discerning with their scents these days, jettisoning the designer-label potions and opting for the offerings of fragrance specialists. Enter Atelier Cologne, a French maison de parfum that has just opened up shop in Central’s IFC Mall and offers a range of scents lovingly made with the best ingredients. Given that just as many women read this as men, hint, hint, we recommend the gift sets (above; HK$2,490 each), which include body wash, lotion, cologne and a travel scent with leather holder that can even be personalised with initials on-site.

If you're anything like The goods, you can't wait for the sun and heat to be over and jackets and long-sleeved tops to come back into play. And the less said about shorts on grown men the better. At this time of year we always turn to our old faithful, COS, which comes into its own with autumn-winter clothing in terms of both style and price. We love this austere but elegant look dominated by a great grey Japanese wool overcoat (HK$2,250), matched with silk-linen-mix polo neck (HK$690), grey wool trousers (HK$990) and black leather Derby-style shoes (HK$1,500; all above right). We also recommend this ensemble of Japanese-style cotton Kimono top (HK$890), white cotton V-neck (HK$490), slim-leg trousers (HK$990), the same Derby shoes and the black leather briefcase (HK$1,500; all above left). COS is at 74 Queen's Road Central.