Twelve things stand out about Hong Kong street style:

This means you are never too dressed up or too trendy for an occasion. You will see clubbing attire during the day - and it all looks very normal. Mild weather is conducive to fashionable clothing. Although it is extremely hot and sticky in Summer, arctic a/c allows people to dress fashionably indoors.

This is something that Greg pointed out, and he’s dead right. You see it ALL. Traditional, modern classic, trendy, sporty, gothic, punk, boho, arty eclectic, ultra fashion forward, Harajuku, casual, dressy, matchy-matchy, mismatched, pretty, tomboy, girly, ladylike and androgynous.

90% of the people wear flat fashionable shoes with heels up to 1.5 inches - and that includes fancy outfits at night time. Few even wear 2 or 2.5 inch heels. Seeing heels of three inches or higher is a rare sighting. I felt like I was wearing high heels in my two inch ink Zara booties, and only wore them twice - and not even for the entire day. I wore my flat white booties and white slipper flats for the rest of the time.

This makes perfect sense in a city where walking and public transport are a HUGE part of everyday life - all day and night long. People walk for miles without realizing it. You are finished in HK if you’re wearing shoes that don’t go the distance. We walked OUR FEET OFF.

Men are especially funky with their hair. Lots of disconnected haircuts and colour. The photos speak for themselves.

People wear neutrals year round. Lots of black, grey and ink in Winter. The black works well on an Asian complexion, and looks very balanced with black or partially black hair. Of course, people wear colour too - and I saw VERY bright colours on the streets. But for the most part - the style is neutral.

It’s also important to note that a lot of the men and women have to wear ink, black or dark grey suits to work (not just for the formal business sector, but retail staff generally wear suits too). This makes up for a lot of the black that you see on the streets when people are on a break or commuting back home.

If you put 100 women from HK in a room, my guess is that 20% would be wearing jeans - if that. Many wear trousers, leggings, skirts and dresses. This is very different from America, where many, many more women wear jeans.

People generally wear very funky eyewear - men and women of all ages, and the kids too. We saw lots of very young kids with amazing fun frames.

Hair is big business in HK, at ALL ages, and especially for the men. Lots of rainbow hair, streaks of colour, all sorts of perms, and asymmetrical cuts. I was very surprised to see many, many women with short hair (like at the Oscars last week). It’s taken thirty years for short hair on women to make a mainstream statement again (like it did back in the ‘80s).

Bags are big because people carry a lot of stuff for their daily commute on foot and in public transport. Both men and women carry bags. Clutches are NOT the bag for HK - although I saw some at night.

Although HK is a major market for luxury goods - (you see high-end brands on the street all day long) -you will see all price points of merchandise covered in the street style. And people mix things up in their outfits too.

Men, women and kids wear face masks quite regularly. People wear masks if they feel sick, or want to prevent becoming sick. You can get face masks in designs that match your outfit.

WOW. Phones are definitely part of your outfit. Not only does every adult have a smart phone, but people are on their phones all the time. (There is free wi-fi almost everywhere). And the phones are generally BIG. Barely a small phone in sight. There are good reasons for this trend, which I can go into in the comments section if you’re interested.

Greg snapped some pics one Hong Kong morning, and here they are. (Our strict privacy policy makes face blurring essential). It’s a minute cross-section, but hopefully enough to give you a taste of fashion and style in that part of the world. Winter weather was very mild (15 to 20 degrees most of the time).

Personally, after our fortnight back in HK (my home), I am very inspired to:

1. Wear jeans less frequently (although white jeans don’t count).
2. Wear flats even more frequently.
3. Change my hair a little.
4. Add more conventionally feminine aspects to my style (have been feeling too tomboy for a while now).
5. Getting the new Apple iPhone 6 Plus instead of the 6.