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Volleys

Dunlop Volleys are back in. Actually, I use to climb with a friend who wore Volleys but he wasn't wearing them for style it was because they were cheap, but I'm sure he had something to do with resurrecting the popularity of these shoes. Did you know Pat Rafter has a couple of pairs named after him? And for some, it's a love affair.

In Hong Kong, there are sneaker speculators and addicts. They are people who will line up for hours/days to buy limited edition Nike shoes that come with their own figurines. I have been to the flagship Nike store in Central just to see what all the fuss was about and I must admit the figurines are really well made and a work of art but I wouldn't be lining up for two days on the side of a very congested road for one.

Skinny jeans

Also known as denim that stretches. Personally, I think skinny jeans should be banned in some countries like this one because the size of the average female cannot pull it off. After walking around the city the other day, there are some who dare to try and you just have to look away. Let's face it, skinny jeans look better on skinny legs and they have to be long skinny legs. The hipster skinny jeans is an unnatural disaster - unless you are Kate Moss or you can zip up without holding your stomach in - let it pass.

Pop-up retailing

It's the latest thing in retail where stores pop up out of nowhere for a short period of time and then disappear. It's part of the "transumerism" movement, which the more I read about the more it sounds like that I'm heading in that direction. The site is riddled with made-up words like 'MASSCLUSIVITY' and 'INSPERIENCES', which gives me the shits as much as seeing the Special-K ad with 'yoghurty' bits. It's not even in the Scrabble dictionary!

Choccy

Finally, a kitchen appliance every home needs. Sunbeam's Choccy fountain. Where was I when they came out with this invention? My brother and nephew in Hong Kong needs to know about this.