Antony aka AC; Hong Kong

Antony aka AC is a man of taste, with an ardent love for all things Y-3.
This adidas collab line with avant garde Japanese Fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto started way back in 2002 and helped create the fashion x sports fusion that many other brands have since looked to create.
Y-3 continues to stand for combining premium contemporary design and materials in product that won't cater for everyone's taste and budget, but for those willing and able to try a little luxury it's hard to find much better than Y-3.
The above shoes are Antony's beloved Honja High's, a line designed to be 'skate-inspired shoes fit for a rockstar'.  I can't imagine too many skaters can afford to grind and shred these designer skate kicks and it would be a shame if they did.

J-01 (Courtesy of D-Mop); Hong Kong

One of the best ways to see what's influencing the streets in any city is to check out sneaker stores, and when D-Mop invited me to check out their streetwear store J-01 in Central I couldn't wait to see what was on offer.
The famed 'Sneaker St' of Hong Kong was once known as Fa Yuen Street (in Mong Kok) but it's reputation has slipped in recent years, with boutiques now seen as the go to destination for the hottest kicks in town, and J-01 is one of the hottest around.
In addition to adidas Originals collabs with Jeremy Scott, Ransom and Stella McCartney, theres also plenty of other great stuff on show, including the fascinating adidas x The Soloist collab with Japanese designer and grey pioneer Takahiro Miyashita.  Unlike many of his avant garde designs he opted for a subdued collection of grey suede versions of the Norton, Basket Profi, Rod Laver and Rod Laver Vintage for this capsule range.
Next to catch my eye was the great Verbal x Reebok Pump Fury HLS collab line.  As a rapper, DJ, Designer and Creative Director of Reebok Classics Asia Verbal is something of a Japanese fashion icon, and his metallic/black, and white/black designs offer a futuristic take on the iconic shoe. 
The final item to get my attention was the MiharaYasuhiro x Puma MY-59, with the "Snake" and "Emboss" versions of the DISC SYSTEM shoe.
This is a great store fusing classic shoe design with some eye-catching collab pieces that show when it comes the kicks the Hong Kong sneaker set look for quality design and eye-catching innovation in equal measures.

D-Mop x Cheap Monday; Hong Kong

 

  

It wasn't long after touch down in HK that I was invited to an event as the kind folks at the fantastic store D-Mop lured me to the launch party for the Cheap Monday Glow In The Dark collection.

As the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter the collection offers a playful array of jeans, t-shirts, tote bags and wallets all designed to 'light up the dark season', and the above shots show off some of the HK cool cats who came out to light up the evening.

Tere are still a couple more launches to come in select cities around the world, so if you're in Stockholm on Dec 6th or London on Dec 13th check it out.