The next Paul Smith, and Converse does The Simpsons

Abid Rahman

1. Striking cords Mark our words, Richard James is set to become the next Paul Smith. OK, James’ eponymous label has a long way to go, actually a really long way to go, but it is growing fast and gaining new fans with each season – plus he’s super-popular in Japan, just like Paul Smith. From his well-tailored winter collection we love the on-trend cotton corduroy navy bomber jacket (right; HK$6,887), because cords really are coming back and just to prove how invested we are in that idea we also recommend the red cord gilet (left; HK$6,071). Richard James is available at www.mrporter.com.

2. Ay caramba! OK, we’re not too fond of the whole cool-because-it’s-ironic thing and, really, the next person who says their oh-so-hilarious sartorial must-wear for Christmas is a terrible patterned jumper is going to get a kick in the swingers. However, we’ve never been consistent on these things, so when we saw Converse’s latest Simpsons-themed trainers, well, the child inside of us smiled, for once. Yes, it’s OK if you get these, we won’t judge you. The hi-top is HK$599 and the lo-top HK$559. Converse is at 62 Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, tel: 2388 8687.

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