For a long time this is the place where the high school students hangout and about. And when once you become a grown-ass adult you feel like, "yeah I should go shopping at Calvin Klein, Paul Smith, Burberry, etc."
This is like, valuing yourself by the value of things you own. And after awhile, you realize all other big shopping malls are the same and none of these brands' value reflects anything but a reminder of HK's notorious materialism, then yeah, you'll miss Causeway Place.
It is undergoing a big overhaul and some of the shops are still under renovation. But the result so far is very refreshing. Yes you can see a few old shops that have been here for a decade, but the new shops give a lot of interesting elements to the mall. A ukulele shop, for example, is a new sight to me. The mall also removes the lower-end shops, .e.g mobile phone cases shop or check-shop (格仔舖), and makes the whole place with a little bit of class that more than just student-friendly.
One more thing that works in my favor is the male clothing shops. They are rare breeds as malls are always focusing on female clothing. Since I'm a sucker of local brands and off-mainstream designs, the boom of male clothing shops here in Causeway Place actually fits me well.
Give this mall another chance. It resides at the bestest spot in Causeway Bay, and deserves much better attention after the renovation is done. read more