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IT IS by no accident that Korean designers should kick off the Hong Kong Fashion Week and World Boutique event, as it is one of the goals of the organiser Hong Kong Trade Development Council to promote Asian designers to global media and buyers.
What the Goat may bring
The Water Goat waits in the wings, ready to take over the reins from an energetic Horse on Feb 1. Will the artistic and peace-loving Goat usher in a gentler pace and mellower year, giving us time to recover from the rough ride of the Water Horse, also known as the Warrior Horse in the East?
Cheongsam, the long and short of it
The cheongsam has it origins in the clothing of Manchu women of the Qing Dynasty. A nip here and a tuck there, and the cheongsam as we know it was born. Long sleeves were shortened considerably, the slit on the skirt was slashed higher, and while the cleavage is still hidden, the tight outline of the bust, waist and hip tantalised the imagination.
A splash of daring
TAKE the Nyonya kebaya. Add dashes of Western influences like Gothic and punk, and you have designer Carven Ong's idea of pushing back the borders of a traditional dress #8211; and for a good cause too.
Sleeping giant awakes
WHEN Emile Heskey headed that dramatic equaliser against Arsenal last Wednesday, the forward affectionately called a #8220;sleeping giant#8221; by his Liverpool manager, Gerard Houllier, seemed to have awoken in spectacular fashion.
Keeping up with Kam
Like everyone on the Best Dressed list, Kam swears he dresses to please himself. The first time he made it on the Hong Kong Fashion Designers#8217; list was in 1993.
What makes a Big Chief?
0ne of the main attractions of the Forest Horse Riding Park is the man who runs the place. Big Chief decided to devote his life to horses after an unusual episode.
The new fabric: fur
For the longest time, it has been unfashionable to wear fur, simply because killing animals in the name of style was not the done thing. So instead of wrapping themselves in mink, debutantes wore I>faux/Ifur - nowhere as luxurious as the genuine article, but certainly more ethical. Recently, however, real fur has been quietly creeping back into designer wardrobes thanks to an increased amount of celebrity approval and a concerted effort by designers to make the fabric lighter and trendier, reports JESSICA MICHAULT.
Going for the golden numbers
Your car registration plate is not just to identify your vehicle. It can also be an amulet, a connotation of yourself or the ticket to a parking spot in front of a swanky hotel. I>StarTwo/Iinvestigates that Malaysian obsession with letters and numbers on cars.
