A shared premises with a slightly split personality: shoes on one side (Laurie & Cafeild) and…read moreclothes - most notably dresses, on the other, that actually complement each other remarkably well. The place is a riot of colour, and mesh tutus. If your little girl is a bit of a tomboy who only wants to wear her jeans and a T-shirt you'll be able to cross the threshold safely! Probably. Maybe. Otherwise, stand well back, and step away slowly ... If you can. This street is renowned among ex-pat mothers (I'm pretty sure the 'locals' love it too but I'm not connected to too many on Facebook) as a source of cheap and cheerful outfits for little girls who are going to grow out of anything before the next Disney movie comes out, and this is a good place to start. Of course keep your eye out for inappropriate, or just plain wrong (not always the same thing) English language on dresses and T-shirts - although lets face it, sometimes that's half the fun ... especially if they are going to be gifts. Don't for a second think you're safe on the 'shoe' side either! I only just managed to escape without purchasing a pair of pink Dora the Explorer sandals (with flashing lights in the soles). There's a pretty extensive range of children's footwear - boys and girls - on offer and at prices that mean you won't be for-going your daily coffee fix to fund a new pair when the little dear has outgrown their favourite Thomas the Tank Engine sneakers in a matter of weeks. I'm going to be heading back again when the current crop of shoes no longer fit - I just hope Dora and her disco lights have sold out.

This is such a lovely store. Before I headed to H&M yesterday evening I had a better look around…read moreQueen's Road East. There are plenty of fashion boutiques around there but the style varies from one to the next however most of them carry cute dresses and accessories. As I looked up from across the street I saw 'MID SEASON SALE' advertised on a window glass in the first floor of an old building. So I crossed the street and decided to see what it was about, as there were both children and women clothes on display. I came up the stairs and was surprised by the entrance of the store. You have to ring the bell to get in. There were no customers there at that time and around five members of staff! As this is the end of the season they only had a few pieces of clothing in a hanger: exclusive and design dresses in plain black, white and pink; cute two pieces original suits; lace skirts and accessories. One of the girls showed me around, very friendly and helpful. She suggested I come back in September, as that's when they're receiving all the new clothes for next season. Looking at price tags, I realized they were pretty expensive, but they're now half price (so hurry up!). On the other side of the shop there were children clothes, but I didn't really have a look. All I could see is that they were extremely cute ones! And possibly very unique, given the style of the shop. They aren't easy to find both offline (because of location, and lack of advertising on street level!) or online but they do have such a nice space and website, worth checking out!

If you have young daughters, walking down Li Yuen Street East is akin to entering Aladdin's cave…read more There are dresses, accessories, shoes and fancy dress costumes every way you turn, and, if you're looking for items from the movie of the moment (in this case Frozen) then Joy's Kids Land is the crown jewel. Seriously, I walked in with my toddler securely attached to my back in her carrier - thankfully or goodness knows what we would have walked out with - and was almost thrown off balance by the violently excited jiggling that started going on. T-shirts, dresses, fans, clips, lunchboxes, Elsa costumes, hats, stickers, drink bottles, bags (of many, many shapes and descriptions), pencil cases, chopsticks, clocks, mugs .... OMG, you get my drift. The Disney merchandising empire spans the globe and product from all over the world seems to find itself in Hong Kong (the stickers I bought were Korean) so the range is truly vast - and terrifying - but prices are pretty good here. My suggestion; go and get your little darling a surprise (or two), but go alone or you may never get out alive.

This location has several floors and offers a huge selection of men's, ladies' and children's…read morefashion. They even have a clearance floor at the top. The prices are very good, the clothes are good quality and the staff is helpful. We stopped in for a look and ended up spending $900 HKD to get $200 off. We got about 10 items ranging from pants, a jacket, a few shirts and two sweaters. The second time we stopped in (two days later), the promotion ended however, there were discounts on certain items throughout the store. The deals were so good, we wanted to buy more but our suitcases were too full already. I would definitely shop at this store again the next time I am in Hong Kong!