The Dictator | Where to find your Ugly Christmas Sweater in Hong Kong, if you must

Who does the best Christmas sweaters this year? I’m running out of time to get a really good one!
Merry and Bright, Kennedy Town

The Dictator rules: By best, I think you mean worst. Follow Forever 21’s lead. It’s come right out and said it with an Ugly Sweaters category. You name the holiday motif and it’s probably got it, from snowman to reindeer, Santa Claus, elf, gingerbread man and random pets in Christmas costumes (HK$169 to HK$219).

If you really want to go for it, ditch the traditional retailers and head to uglychristmassweater.com. There, you’ll find not only more holiday jumpers than you could ever want, they also encourage you to transform any pullover with Light-Up LED Sweater Ornaments (HK$155 for a set of eight). Our favourites are the 3D fair isle jumpers with half a stuffed toy moose sticking out at the front and the other half at the back (HK$527).

I saw the wildest pair of shoes the other day with funky pearls on them! I’m probably way more excited than you think I should be, but please tell me I can get them in HK.

Mother of Pearl, The Peak

The Dictator: Way. What consti­tutes a “funky” pearl anyway? We think Nicholas Kirkwood’s Maeva series of shoes is tremen­dous. They feature a large faux pearl nestled under the crook of a curved, comma heel on pumps (HK$5,990 to HK$6,300), booties (HK$8,900) and over-the-knee boots (HK$12,990) at On Pedder. Just don’t climb any ladders if you want to keep those pearls. Kirkwood has also embedded pearls around the low heels of his Casati range, including booties (HK$9,200), patent loafers (HK$7,300), biker boots (HK$9,500) and tall boots (HK$16,500).