“…. With if you follow your heart, you will come with great designs that suit you best , the Extra Button creates new meaning for a timeless piece of clothing that will be passed down through generations ….”
In Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Discover Hong Kong in collaboration with Time Out Hong Kong- Treasures of the Heart .. these collaborative intriguing adventures around Hong Kong, in which each street, neighbourhood has its own story to tell historically with the present residing with that constantly written pages as each day unfold..
One district of Hong Kong in which is iconic for its collections of hard to finds items in which is in a region district within Kowloon in which is north western part of the Kowloon district name… A historical vibrant neighbourhood Sham Shui Po translated as Deep Water Pier.. is a place in which you may find interesting relics form history transcending into being reused, recycled resold in street markets in which Sham Shui Po has been known for with among with iconic street marts colourful street markets stalls.. among the street markets it’s also where heart of Hong Kong’s Fashion starts from with fabrics, textiles assortments stalls where well know Hong Kong Fashion Designers started there seamstress , tailorship from……even though Shan Shui Po is a well less neighbour it’s richness lies with the people of Sham Shui Po..
One young woman has a Tailoring Seamstress store in 深水埗 Sham Shui Po, in which the neighbourhood have been iconically famous for highly acclaimed international Hong Kong Home grown fashion labels, Designers have drawn their home roots for in starting up their fashion brands for with the fabrics, sewing, Button, Fashion markets in which they still drawn their inspirations from 深水埗 Sham Shui Po…. This story when a young tailoring seamstress, in the process of tailoring a wintery tan stylistic plaid jackets for her Client, in which she needs altering that, the style of her jacket was her grandmothers… In which during the process of preparing to alter both found it was missing a golden frame white nostalgic button that the client wants to remove.. The Seamstress suggest to keep the buttons they form a story of the jacket… In which she goes exploring to find that particular button that was common back in her Clients grandmothers days.. In one store.. There was none, asking the button store owner she recommended Shun Kei might have it.. The first thing on seamstress mind was attention to detail…
In exploring for Shun Kei’s Button Store, the Seamstress found that exact Nostalgic button that Shun Kei is wearing on her vest.. in which it’s the first thing that her husband saving for it on his first wage ever since she’s been wearing that vest memorably .. From that point she strolls around the street around till she’s see working together is that young and Elder Craftsmen working together on The Chair.. Tailoring an old with the new together….. Drawing from inspirations from that moment with the altering jacket in tailoring that her client loves… “With if you follow your heart, you will come with great designs that suit you best , the Extra Button creates new meaning for a timeless piece of clothing that will be passed down through generations ….”
