Wow, what an inspiring post! Sounds like they are having so much fun with their clothing!

Now I want a pair of charcoal skinnies, I have been wanting charcoal skinny cords till now but HK post inspired me to change the that!

Okay, my response is exactly like Tanya’s. It’s so inspiring to see real people on the street in HK. And I actually feel like I could meet the bar. I too have been wondering about grey skinnies. I tried some at Nordstroms– they weren’t charcoal, more of a medium grey but I kind of liked them.

Angie, the last three posts were so much fun to read. It is terrific to see what the people in Hong Kong are wearing. I also really enjoyed learning about your experience with Sam, the tailor.

I don’t have much to say – except I’m thoroughly enjoying the blogs this week!!!

Love these photos! How inspiring.

Fascinating post Angie! Thank you;-))

It’s such fun to see the HK fashions and here what you liked. I wonder if the bobby socks look will make it here. My fussy feet would love it but I couldn’t do miniskirts at my age.

This is a great post, Angie. I agree with Patience–this is a very attainable look. I was interested in the shorter slouchy boots with shorter dresses and skirts: What do you think of that? I like it, and it would be ideal for Austin weather. Not mini skirts, but maybe 2 or so inches above the knee? I also saw a post on The Sartorialist website of a woman in France wearing a faded denim mini skirt, slouchy short boots, a crisp tailored button down and a beautiful navy blazer–very sleek. I really liked the contrast of the casual skirt with the preppy top and jacket.

Great post, Angie! I love seeing fashion on real people and I agree, it looks attainable! The slouchy boots with the shorter skirts and the leggings were my favorite looks. So inspiring!

Angie,
welcome back! thanks for these wonderful HK posts, love them

Thank you Nafisa!

This is an attainable look for stylish lasses such as yourselves. You’d meet the bar for sure if you visited HK! Remember that these people are commuting on foot and traipsing in and out of public transport with children in the heat! Looking stylish is within everyone’s grasp.

Actually Shiny, I’ve been surprised that you haven’t “had much to say”, but it’s good to know you’re enjoying the posts. We value your comments and look forward to your words of wisdom.

Time will tell, Joy.

Also, what you see are “daytime errand, work, and getting-on-with-bustling-life looks”. The outfits that come out at night are a completely different ballgame. Unfortunately no pictures of that HK style, but take my word for it, it will blow your mind.

Amazing. They make it look easy. However when I look at these pictures I think, these people are small and light weight, which makes it much easier to walk on high heels, or pointy heels.
My daughter will be thrilled that Doc Marten’s are back.

Such great looks, all of them … but SO little color. I know neutrals are all the rage, but it all looks a little joyless to me. Maybe that makes me totally unhip, but I just can’t live without a little jolt of color now and then.

Your posts on Hong Kong ROCK!

Wow. Sooooo fab and inspiring. Thanks Angie! Wish I could go there sometime.
Can’t wait to see your goodies
I love the short skirt and boots or bobbysocks look. Don’t have the legs or age for it, but gee it is SO cute.

First I have to say that I LOVE your red handbag in the first picture! You fit in perfectly with the chic Hong Kong residents.

Inspiring post – creative, innovative combos and each shot shows someone with the confidence to wear what they want and not just the latest trends.
It is what YOU do with the trend that is important.

San, I was thinking along the same lines: is it easier to dress in leggins or skinnies when the nation in general is small boned, slim and light or is it just one of the cliches in my head??
Secondly, is it why with the obese nations leggins don’t take off?

I am confused, I think the socks in your picture are knee socks. I call the short white socks with a cuff “bobby socks”. Is that a regional thing? Otherwise I am inspired as well, nothing like real life pictures to open up the possibilities.

I have been considering some leggings to wear under shorter dresses. You may have pushed me over the edge toward doing it.

I love that HK looks this stylish out doing everyday activities. I don’t think I could sport some of the footwear they do, but the rest of the outfits are attainable. Heels and playground mulch just do not mix!

Angie, I think it’s because I’m absolutely overwhelmed with longing to go to Hong Kong now…. which has made me speechless (for a change, LOL).

I wore my old, beat up chucks in HK last summer, and found it ironic that the shoes I kick around in were being knocked off and sold in the malls.

My personal style is similar to what they wear there, so it was a lot of fun shopping. I even spotted a dress like the one I was wearing (which I purchased at Target in the girls’ department).

Super to have inspired you. I am always inspired when we go back to HK too.

Jess, thanks for pointing out the “bobby sock confusion”. I’ve just googled booby socks and they are indeed different to what is shown in the pictures (which are knee – high socks). I had to wear long grey knee-high socks to school (part of my uniform) and they were referred to as bobby socks then. Seems like our headmistress got it wrong too! The text has been corrected.

Sal, I hear you on the lifeless aspect of the neutral palette. I guess that’s why I like to wear my “neutral” red handbag with black, white and grey combinations. (Thanks for the compliment, Chris).

1) Colors do not exist in Hong Kong, at least not in the areas where it seems that Angie grabbed these photos. (I’m guessing the northern HK Island areas.) So glad I now work in Sheung Wan, where wearing a color that is not a shade of black, white, brown, or blue does not gain one a stare. (Still, I’m all about the leggings + dress/tunic/frock look and the uber-layering look.)

2) Most Hong Kongers have a style best described as “wearing whatever is clean” outside of those areas. I’m tempted to take pictures of the uber fashionable of Tuen Mun now.

3) For photos from HK nightlife (in Central/Wanchai/TST mainly), check http://www.hkclubbing.com I think that some go a bit too far out with dressing for the night, but I’m the type to prefer spending the night on the beach to bar-hopping.

4) Did you get any pictures of the Wellies? I’ve never been around so many people who wore them in my life, and I’m from a place with just as much rainfall. What would always get me when I worked in Central was the gals who’d wear their floral-patterned Wellies with their black or blue suits. They’d be embarassed by it a bit, but I think it’s a great (if contrasting) look.

This is a very timely post for me–I’m in the process of changing my lifestyle to walk and use public transport whenever possible and minimize use of the car. It’s great to see how HK’ers do this and still manage to display their sense of style at the same time. Where I live it is rare to see a person on the street who isn’t in some sort of athletic gear.

The only item on the list I would probably not want to try out would be the knee socks thing. I think that might look kind of foolish on people over the age of 18, even if they have great legs.

Wow, this is what I aspire to every day of my life. So many innovative and funky looks. I wish I lived in HK cause I’d have no shortage of inspiration.

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