Delay No Mall is a new mall by Hong Kong retailers G.O.D. located in Causeway Bay. Around the corner from the Jia Hotel, the root of my Philipe Starck chair design conspiracy, it joins the likes of Playground! in Bangkok, Colette in Paris as a multi-label shopping destination for generation now with deep pockets.
Designed as a multi-functional organic retail space, the main idea is that it is a space that can facilitate changing retail concepts. Among the labels to grace it shelves is Among Strangers, Grace Yow's Paris based clothing line. (Stocked in Hong Kong even before Tokyo! Say What..) Delay No More, G.O.D's own fashion label and Kapok - stocking hand-made T-shirts, and cool off-the-cuff jewelry.
The thing about Hong Kong retail is that the Hong Kong style is so imbued into its concept that it feels slightly homogenous. But then again I guess that is Hong Kong - everything is slightly mechanised. You can't however fault their taste. Similar with Playground! in Thailand, the hipster aesthetic (the neon green accents with wood grain laminate, epoxy concrete floor) makes it rather predictable. I have no beef with hipsters, except that perhaps nothing is more annoying than men with legs the size of my upper arm.
On a separate note, Maroon 5 is performing in KL. Death to Muppets.
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