Step into (a fashion illustration of) Manolo Blahniks

Date December 30, 2007

The understanding of a drawing verses how it translates to a real 3 dimensional product is something every designer (whether it’s fashion, product, architecture, interior, etc) and every client wrestles with. I love love love fashion illustrations, but it’s often difficult for me to see a true relationship between that gorgeous illo and the [...]

Sneaker Street

Date October 12, 2007

Today Aly and I struck out to Mong Kok to go to Fa Yuen St, otherwise known as “Sneaker Street,” to see what kind of inspiration we could get from the hottest sneaks in Hong Kong. Well, it took us a while to actually get to the sneakers, because we had to walk through the [...]

2 man enter, 1 man leave

Date October 8, 2007

As scary as it is, I have realized that if you want to experience Hong Kong, you have to embrace the mall concept, so we went to Harbour City to check it out. While there, I saw some designer Mad Max boots! They’re from the french brand Pataugas.

shopping in hong kong

Date October 7, 2007

ya know I’ve begun to understand the new age of “catch & release” hunting. It may not be more humane, but it is certainly less messy and a little more sustainable. So I’ve begun my own “catch & release” shopping on this trip to Hong Kong. That’s certainly easier on luggage and more sustainable on [...]