Causeway Bay is well known for high end shopping centres like Time Square, SOGO or Hysan Place, and the myriad of brightly lit fasion and accessory chains lining the busy streets. What the walk-by traffic dosen't see are the quirky little stores sitting above it all, crammed into Laforet excelsior plaza.
Many of the shops in here are designer, with prices to match, but with designs and product from all over Asia, the aesthetics range from preppy and chic to psychedelic and just plain nuts within a few shop fronts.
There are shoes, clothes, bags, and more sparkly crystal things than you could point a 12 year-old with a bedazzler at! Kitsch and quirky is an over riding theme, although there are a number of classic pieces too. The white leather handbag I picked up from a la mode (shop 148) for example. Featuring brown and gold trimmings, the bag is actually four in one (based on the number of different configurations of the straps) and therefor a steal - at least that's what I'm going to tell my husband ... read more