Hong Kong’s pursuit of luxury defies Western gloom (via AFP)
A gold, diamond-encrusted iPhone gleams in the window at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, its US$25,000 price tag a symbol of the city’s luxury excesses fuelled by cash-rich Chinese tourists and wealthy locals. The custom-built device boasts a rose gold chassis ringed with a combined 7.28 carats in diamonds…
Tiny apartments have been raging lately in New York media but one Asian City is used to cramped living as a constant not a novelty. If you think we’re talking about Tokyo, you’re wrong. It’s Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities on the planet.
Shopping for sweatpants recently, I decided to turn to ebay. Why? I wanted something different, avant garde and cool.And when looking for all of the above, one must turn to Asia, I think. The results of my search led me to below, a pair of nice, drawstring, drop crotch harem styled sweats with a skinny leg.The cost? $20 including free shipping.From Hong Kong.
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