TASSELS GENTLEMEN’S SHOES STORE
HONG KONG’S BEST KEPT SECRET FOR LUXURY FOOTWEAR
The latest menswear style statement is ankle length trousers exposing just enough of the diamond pattern sock when walking. Formal gentlemen — like leather shoes are an essential part of this style. There are many great labels and made available, such as Tricker’s and Church’s, but some of us are still left unsatisfied.
Situated on the second floor of a commercial building on On Lan Street, the setting and lighting of Tassels are comforting. Stepping in the store, the sense of calmness seems otherworldly in the busiest district in Central. Tassels is also the only stockist for ‘Alden’ (a US specialist gentlemen shoes label since 1884) in Hong Kong and Asia. With the knowledgeable and welcoming staffs, the customers are encouraged to take their time to try on several styles in a friendly environment. At the end of the day, finding a perfect pair of shoes is quite a task. A collection mostly made in calfskin, the Alden ‘Cordovan’ is the exception and ultimate style. Cordovan is the horse rear skin, meaning each horse can only tailor for two pairs. Tassels also stocks the over hundred year British label ‘Edward Green’, made in the finest calfskin and created with handmade craftsmanship.
For the ‘gentlemen shoe beginners’, it is perhaps not easy to start with. This is an investment purchase and attitude is the key — this is a style statement that indicates much more.
Text: BEBOP | Translation: dilettante | Photo: Fong Siu Pong | Update: 23 Apr 2009
TASSELS GENTLEMEN’S SHOES STORE
Level 2, 9 On Lan Street, Central, Hong Kong.
+852 2789 9911
www.tassels.com.hk
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