Hong Kong Style (What Makes it Different than Other Cities)

[erdavis]

I am moving to Hong Kong and wanted to get some perspective (before I get there) as to what is different about HK business fashion... Is it like Dubai? Is it like Miami or Hawaii?

Any advice is welcome......

 

[gachimai]

I was there last month and I met with 4 freight forwarders and 1 customer. Maybe it was the industry, but no one was wearing a suit, a shirt and tie at the most. I was more dressed up than they were.

 

[fwiffo]

I thought they all dressed like Phat Guido. But to be honest, it's so hot there in the summers, I don't know how people carry off a suit. However, the A/C there is sub-zero arctic freeze which makes running from building to building with open doors a treat so maybe that's how they stay cool.

 

[spectre]

I would think PG would stand out a lot there. I haven't been for some time but I don't remember anyone looking anywhere near that fastidious.
I would struggle with ties in summer, that's for certain - I've found it a ridiculous proposition here in Melbourne recently with temperatures in the 40s Celsius, and we don't get that HK humidity.

 

[HKTenor]

Originally Posted by fwiffo

I thought they all dressed like Phat Guido.

Don't we wish!

I'm not certain there is a Hong Kong style, although there are some scattered stylish Hongkong-ers. PG has raised the average though.

 

[kaxixi]

My students from Hong-Kong were by and large very well dressed. Most would have their shirts tailored, wore fitted trousers, and generally had good taste. Also, most had very very nice watches.

 

[babygreenspots]

Originally Posted by kaxixi

My students from Hong-Kong were by and large very well dressed. Most would have their shirts tailored, wore fitted trousers, and generally had good taste. Also, most had very very nice watches.
They must be quite elite. Are you at an ivy league school? I don't know that I've ever met a person from Hong Kong that would meet with the demands of the styleforum.

This dapper fellow is the last Hong Konger that I photographed up here in Beijing.

 

[fwiffo]

Originally Posted by kaxixi

My students from Hong-Kong were by and large very well dressed. Most would have their shirts tailored, wore fitted trousers, and generally had good taste. Also, most had very very nice watches.

Hey that's like my father in his teen years. He also had a servant. Then somehow our fall to mediocrity and working class wages led me to dress in my teen years from Winners.

When my mother told me my father used to have custom shirts, I thought damn, I'm only catching up. I did snag an old Omega from him though.

 

[babygreenspots]

Originally Posted by fwiffo

Hey that's like my father in his teen years. He also had a servant. Then somehow our fall to mediocrity and working class wages led me to dress in my teen years from Winners.

When my mother told me my father used to have custom shirts, I thought damn, I'm only catching up. I did snag an old Omega from him though.

Is it not possible to snag illegal mainland servants for nickles on the dime? I could even have a servant if I wanted.

You must be referring to "good" custom shirts, since any old custom shirt can be had for next to nothing in HK.

 

[acidboy]

From what I've seen: Hong Kong OCBD is predominantly black suits from G2000 or Giordano Concepts or stores like that. There are a sprinkling of better styled people there (ala PG) mostly expats (like PG too).

What's great about HKG as compared to other areas around Asia is there are so many stores that offer so many styles, and of course the great tailors are incomparable in Asia.

 

[kaxixi]

Originally Posted by babygreenspots

They must be quite elite. Are you at an ivy league school? I don't know that I've ever met a person from Hong Kong that would meet with the demands of the styleforum.

This dapper fellow is the last Hong Konger that I photographed up here in Beijing.

I teach (taught) at an executive MBA program in Singapore. Many of our students were from Hong Kong. And, yes, their custom shirts were nice. I'm not saying they made iGent-approved choices, but clothes fit well, and were of good quality.

 

[ginlimetonic]

if you go to a high end business district in Central, about 10-20% people have shoes or shirts or their suits bespoke.

If you go to other business districts like Wan Chai, you'll prob see G2000 all the way.

You recognise the high flyers with their thick framed glasses- labelled Gucci, CC, Emporio Armani or similar.

 

[josepidal]

In fairness, Hong Kong has more of a suit culture than any other Asian city excluding Japan. Some of the expats give the city a boost.

 

[benjamin831]

Hong Kong people have the means to high-end wardrobe but lack the taste to create a focused and well-executed ensemble.

As usual, Hong Kongers understood the style, but not the substance. You will see many of them shamelessly flashing Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, and Prada without any understanding of the brand or its connotations.

 

[dizzhizz]

Originally Posted by benjamin831

Hong Kong people have the means to high-end wardrobe but lack the taste to create a focused and well-executed ensemble.

As usual, Hong Kongers understood the style, but not the substance. You will see many of them shamelessly flashing Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, and Prada without any understanding of the brand or its connotations.

definitely so. also noted that most HKers were particular about watches and jewelry especially.