My first encounter with Aland was in Korea. My friend brought me there because they had a lot of funky stuff and they had a section where everything was "pre-loved". I love looking at vintage/second hand clothes so it was a lot of fun for me while I was there.
it was quite exciting to find out that they opened up in Hong Kong. I was excited to see if it was the same.
Sadly, perhaps because of hong kong space, it was relatively different from the one in seoul. First of all, their vintage section was really small, it was only a few racks. I went through it in a couple minutes. There wasn't anything interesting either. The rest of their stock are all brand new, which is... boring. That means it is just like any other boutique, right?
They blasted the music, I'm not kidding, literally blasting the music, I was on the phone and had to hang up because the other party couldn't hear what I was saying.
They have a pretty big selection for jewellery, all eccentric, korean costume jewellery, that was a fun section to sort through. It's funny because they even have a full wall of stickers. Which reminds me to go grab one next time I'm there...
I like the concept of the store, i really do, just wished they had more space and a bigger selection of vintage clothes...oh, and please turn down the music a couple notches, please and thank you. read more