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Bye-bye Hong Kong… Hello Singapore!

by modes4u December 11, 2020

A goodbye is always synonymous of a new start. So, let us first THANK YOU for all your support during these 13 years of growing our online shop in Hong Kong. It is with mixed feelings that we will leave Hong Kong, feelings of sadness, of nostalgia but also feelings of pride. We are so appreciative of you, dear customers, for your loyalty! Now it is time to say Hello to Singapore. We will take this opportunity to bring you TONS OF NEW PRODUCTS, share the Singapore culture with you through our newsletters and our social media, grant you many many new SUPER DEALS and GIFTS of course! So, stay tuned for more! We will keep you posted on a regular basis of how things are going with our move. Let’s get ready and let’s get excited!

Thank you everyone for your support! See you in Singapore!

December 11, 2020 0 comment

SURPRISE! Our Black Friday Sale starts NOW!

by modes4u November 5, 2020

Our Black Friday Sale begins early as we have decided to move our shop to Singapore in December and continue running the shop there. It was an incredibly hard decision but ultimately, we realized this really was the best decision for us. It’s with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Hong Kong, an amazing city where our shop has been for 13 years. We are very grateful to all of our customers, both here in Hong Kong and everywhere else. Thank you for your support all these years, and for continuing to do so as we make this new transition!

So, we’re looking to clear our warehouse and reduce stock! And to do so, we’re starting our Black Friday Sale RIGHT NOW! Get 20% off items* in our shop!

Our Black Friday sale runs from now until Nov 30, 2020 (11:59pm).

Coupon Code: blackfriday20

To enjoy the discount, you have to use the coupon code “blackfriday20” during checkout.* You can use the coupon code as many times as you like during this sale! This coupon code can only be applied during this sale! We won’t be able to apply the coupon code for you after your order has been placed so please remember to use it!

We’d like to ask that you please place your order EARLY. We won’t be getting any new shipments of fabrics or other items for the rest of this year due to our move, so once stock is sold out, that will be it for this year (and for some items, they’ll be gone for good!)! And as we will be moving in December, we will just need to temporarily pause sending out orders for most of that month until we are all set up in Singapore.

Many customers have been asking us when exactly our shop will close in Hong Kong. At the moment, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, it’s difficult to say exactly when but we estimate it will be in the second week of December.

If you’re in Hong Kong, there’s still time to come visit us and shop in person!

Location: Room J, 4th Floor, Universal Industrial Centre, 19-25 Shan Mei Street, Fo Tan, Hong Kong

Google Maps Location:
https://goo.gl/maps/pcoMmbtiF7S2

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except on public holidays)

Payment: Cash, PayPal, Credit Card (Mastercard/Visa), Payme

Phone: +852 3172 1630

Email: info@modes4u.com

*This discount is not applicable to items already on sale or to shipping costs

Get amazing items on sale!

November 5, 2020 0 comment

Disney promos at 7-Eleven in Hong Kong!

by modes4u June 1, 2020

We just came across some super kawaii 7-Eleven Disney promotions, and could not help but share it! So here you are, take a look below at the images we got from the Hong Kong 7-Eleven Facebook page, and enjoy!

Most of us love Disney characters, and have our favorite Disney films. As you can see in the photos, these May promotions include a series of beautiful transparent food containers with colorful designs of very popular classic characters like Mickey & Minnie Mouse and Donald & Daisy Duck, and some of the most popular Disney princesses: Elsa, Ariel, Belle and Cinderella. The lids of these useful items feature those characters in a design style that looks like a wood-engraving, isn’t it great?

Other 7-Eleven Disney promos during May include a series of more colorful plastic containers, bento bags, playing cards and pouches with Chip & Dale, Dumbo, Winnie-the-Pooh etc., another set with characters like Alice, Jasmine, Snow White and more princesses featured in cans, magnets, mini notepads, mini shopping bags and handbags, even toy rings! And the last batch is just super kawaii, featuring baby Disney princesses with lovely pastel colors! There are combs, make-up sets, roomy pouches, finger puppets, tote bags etc.

Which is your favorite? We also carry many Disney products in our online shop, and you can find them in a variety of categories: from bentos and bento accessories, to kawaii stationary like pencil cases, stickers, pens, notebooks etc., as well as squishies, charms and small toys. If you are a Disney fan, you will certainly find something you like in our kawaii shop!

What a cute collection!

A super cute Frozen set

Many classic Disney characters are featured here

Who is your favorite Disney princess?

We want all of these kawaii items!

June 1, 2020 0 comment

Where to buy silk fabric in Hong Kong

by modes4u March 25, 2020

Silk is a super popular fabric to work with for its smooth feel, softness, and regal look. Being lightweight, it’s a highly sought-after fabric too for all kinds of projects from bags to shirts to elegant floor length dresses and more. We’re going to tell you about some places across Hong Kong where you can get yourself some fabulous silk material for your sewing needs!

First up, there’s Leung Kee Silk Co., in Sham Shui Po. They have a lot of silk imported from China and offer a nice range for both retail and wholesale. You can find it at 40A Apliu Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.

Also in Sham Shui Po is Wa Fat Piece Goods Co., which sells a variety of material types including silk. If you need to collect fabric for different projects, this is a good place to check out. It’s located at 1J Shek Kip Mei St, Sham Shui Po.

In the area you’ll come across a lot of fabric stalls that will have silk fabrics available so make sure to take a little time wandering around to see what’s available.

Next we have Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium, which sells highly detailed and stunning silk and brocade fabric. You can find their main store at 301-309 Nathan Road, Kowloon. They also have branches in Tsim Sha Tsui, Sau Mao Ping, Tak Tin and Tsz Wan Shan.

Finally, if you’re on Hong Kong Island, you can check out Western Market at 323 Des Voeux Road, Sheung Wan. Inside, you’ll see a number of little shops that sell high quality silk fabrics in a wide variety of colors and with all kinds of patterns.

We hope you find these suggestions helpful! If you happen to come across any other shops selling silk, please do let us know in the comments section!

Check out some of what Leung Kee Silk has! Photo Credit: Leung Kee Silk Co.

Wow! They have a lot of fabrics at Leung Kee Silk Co.! Photo Credit: Simon Wong

Wa Fat Piece Goods Co. also has a nice selection of fabrics! Photo Credit: Cecilia Ostberg

Gorgeous Chinese dresses available at Yue Hwa. Phot Credit: Connie Chu

Gorgeous Chinese dresses available at Yue Hwa. Photo Credit: Connie Chu

Yue Hwa, street view. Photo Credit: YT Mok

Yue Hwa’s main store, street view. Photo Credit: YT Mok

You can lots of beautiful fabric at Western Market. Photo Credit: Poon

You can find lots of beautiful fabric at Western Market. Photo Credit: Poon

Western Market is certainly an intersting place to visit! Photo Credit: Poon

Western Market is certainly an interesting place to visit! Photo Credit: Poon

Western Market’s outer facade. Photo Credit: Zhu Jolin

March 25, 2020 0 comment

Where to buy fabric in Hong Kong: Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar

by modes4u March 19, 2020

Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar is an incredible place to visit for anyone who loves to sew! It may seem a little different to other fabric shops or markets you’ve seen around Hong Kong but once you step into the covered area, you’ll find a lot (and we mean a lot!) of fabric, you’ll just want to spend all day shopping there!

There are a ton of different material types on offer here including cotton, tulle, corduroy, canvas, satin and more. You’ll certainly see all kinds of designs too. There is plenty of solid color fabric available, as well as those with metallic embellishment, character designs, intricate patterns and more.

You can even get really great sewing notions here such as zippers in all kinds of sizes, plus colorful ribbons, lace and more. In the photos here you’ll see oodles of them, it will be super hard not buying all of them when you go!

So whether you’re looking for fabrics for a simple sewing project or an elaborate costume, this is certainly the place to visit!

So how do you get there?

Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar’s address is:

373 Lai Chi Kok Rd, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon

One of the more convenient ways to get there is to take the MTR to Sham Shui Po station, use exit C2 and it’s about a 10 to 15 minute walk to the bazaar. Make sure to bring with you a tote bag so you have something to keep all your lovely fabrics in! If you’re looking to buy a lot of fabric, you might want to consider bringing a trolley (too).

Check out the many decorative fabrics available! Photo Credit: Koh Matsuno

All of these sewing notions are gorgeous! Photo Credit: Alan Z

Lots of lovely patterns are available here. Photo Credit: C.K.

Lots more lovely notions! Photo Credit: C.K.

Plenty of zippers can be found here. Photo Credit: C.K.

There are tons of different material types on offer. Photo Credit: Jnanesh Kodical

There are so many fabrics to choose from! Photo Credit: Lung Dick Chow

You’ll want to spend all day here! Photo Credit: Mocha Wong

Fabrics galore! Photo Credit: Rico L

March 19, 2020 0 comment

Sumikkogurashi Chinese New Year at The One in Hong Kong!

by modes4u January 24, 2020

There seems to be no end to kawaii installations these days, to the utmost delight of the people of Hong Kong! Today we are sharing with you some beautiful images found on the hkppltravel Facebook page, as they feature our favorite corner creatures: the Sumikkogurashi!

These adorable funny San-X characters jumped to the Japanese big screens in December, and their first film “The Unexpected Picture Book and the Secret Child” was a total success locally. Now the Sumikkogurashi are celebrating the upcoming Year of the Rat with a wonderful display and several promos at The One, a popular mall in Hong Kong. (Hkppltravel even posted a video of this, to the great joy of us Sumikkogurashi fans!)

The period of celebration around the Lunar New Year brings a festival of humongous proportions to China, involving a migratory movement of travelers. Clearly, no one wants to stay behind regarding auspicious gestures and traditions, so propitiatory decorations pop up everywhere on streets, homes and workplaces, mixing modern popular culture with millenary heritage elements like fireworks, lion dances and spring icons…Check out the photos, and you will find some of these on the installation, where the dear shy animals dress up as rodents, a daruma or even a dancing lion!

For those of you yet unfamiliar with the individual stories of the Sumikkogurashi, we encourage you to check the brief informative texts made available by San-X, where you will learn many interesting and odd details about each corner creature: bear, cat, penguin, lizard, cutlet, tapioca, shrimp etc. And if you want great Sumikkogurashi items for yourself or as gifts, do check out our online kawaii shop selection!

What a super cute and detailed display!

The shy cutlet and tempura!

The shy animals are also getting ready for Valentine's Day!

The animals are also getting ready for Valentine’s Day!

It’s the shy bear as a daruma!

All the shy animals look ready to ring in CNY!

All the animals look ready to ring in CNY!

Don’t the look super cute in mouse costumes?

January 24, 2020 0 comment

Chinese New Year brings Mr. Men & Little Miss to iSquare Hong Kong!

by modes4u January 23, 2020

CNY is almost here! We recently learned that iSquare in Hong Kong is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special installation that’s in place outside the mall, plus a series of events starting January the 8th, called “Mr. Men & Little Miss Chinese New Year Celebration”. Some of us at modeS4u recently spotted their street display, featuring the famous animated kawaii characters from the 70s and 80s, and wanted to share our photos with you! Take a look below, and you will find some close portraits of the funny Mr. Strong (red), Mr. Happy (yellow), Mr. Tall (blue) and Mr. Tickle (orange).

They look wonderful under the 6-meter-tall ‘Little Miss’ –er…not quite Little, hum?–, who is wearing a crown and all made up of yellow and pink flowers, for she will stand in her capacity as “Little Miss Princess Make-a-Wish Tree”, according to iSquare info 🙂

In line with the traditional meanings and icons most related to Chinese New Year, you can also see in our photos a beautiful white and orange dancing lion that seems to be flying next to Mr. Tall…who is holding a long string of firecrackers in his hand! As you all probably know, fireworks are an important part of celebrations, and were in fact invented in China. Wealth, fortune and prosperity being central concepts of these festivities, golden coins and decorations also have their place in the scene, and flowery Little Miss carries the spring ingredient to new heights 😉

Will you be celebrating Chinese New Year? Do tell us how!

Check out Little Miss Princess Make-a-Wish Tree!

iSquare is celebrating CNY!

Check out the dancing lion next to Mr Tall!

Mr Happy sure looks happy!

This installation is huge!!

Mr Tickle on a rickshaw!

Mr Strong wishes everyone a happy CNY!

Mr Tall is ready with firecrackers!

January 23, 2020 0 comment

Cute Chinese New Year installations at Whampoa Garden in Hong Kong!

by modes4u January 22, 2020

We were lucky enough to run into a decidedly kawaii CNY display in Whampoa Garden in Hong Kong, to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Rat. Lucky we were able to take some pictures to share here, so that you can take a look at the different elements making up the installation. There is no mistaking the Chinese New Year icons in the photos, at least if you are somewhat familiar with this traditional celebration: red decorations everywhere, trees with flowers such as cherry blossoms, fan patterns, floral decorations and stunning Chinese lanterns.

All these items look beautifully arranged in garden-like scenarios and pergola-like structures, where you can find some big pretty dolls in colorful flower dresses too. On this 2020, January the 25th is the chosen date for Chinese New Year, which of course means a new start, wishing for prosperity and luck etc., but is also an unmistakable celebration of Spring. You could tell that by simply looking at the pictures, as flowers are the most frequent decoration, found all over the display 🙂 Even if Spring seems a little faraway yet, it is always a great season to hope for after winter!

Will you be celebrating the Chinese New Year? What are your plans for this upcoming festival?

A gorgeous CNY display at Whampoa Garden!

What a lovely lantern display!

You can walk through this display!

These lanterns are so beautiful, aren’t they?

Here’s a closeup, from under the lanterns!

Wow! This is so detailed!

A gorgeous little cherry blossom tree decoration!

A super kawaii figure to take pictures with.

We love the figure and the big fan display here.

A small cherry blossom decoration with lights.

Mini red lanterns on display.

A great decoration to take beautiful photos in.

An outdoor display with colorful designs.

More super kawaii figures!

These decorations for Chinese New Year are so much fun to gaze at!

We love these cherry blossom trees!

January 22, 2020 0 comment

Sumikkogurashi Chinese New Year promotion at McDonald’s in Hong Kong!

by modes4u January 20, 2020

There are super kawaii Sumikkogurashi promotions going on at McDonald’s in Hong Kong! The crown jewel is undoubtedly a Great Fortune Tree set including the cutest little Penguin, Lizard, Bear and Cutlet plushies! You can also get a dainty tempura shrimp plush charm, and other items featuring the shy ‘animals in the corner’. There are a few sweet images of these extremely popular San-X characters available on McDonald’s Hong Kong website that we want to share with you here, take a look right below this post and enjoy! There is even a lovely Sumikkogurashi video, on their Facebook page which you should check out! 🙂

Some of the local restaurants of the famous fast food chain have also started offering Sumikkogurashi Lai See packets for the upcoming Chinese New Year. As the term Lai See may not sound familiar to our readers around the world, we will add that these items are also known as red pockets!

According to Chinese tradition, it is the Year of the Metal Rat that is fast approaching. The Rat is the first of 12 animals that constitute the Chinese zodiac signs, making up for cycles of 12 years. Well, the rat may not be your favorite animal, but the Sumikkogurashi are certainly amongst our favorite kawaii creatures of all times!

This is the adorable Great Fortune Tree featuring your favorite shy animals!

How adorable are these plush toys?

What a super cute promotion!

We love the shy temura!

Adorable cards for collection!

Who’s your favorite Shy Animal?

The Sumikkogurashi featured on McDonald’s packaging!

Super cute Lai See packets with the Sumikkogurashi!

January 20, 2020 0 comment

Guess who is visiting Hong Kong this Christmas?

by modes4u December 18, 2019

Sure, Santa Claus will come in time for Christmas, and hopefully leave us some of his magic besides this year’s presents! However, we are not talking of old Father Christmas here, but of another world famous character who also appears invariably dressed in a red and white top! What’s more, he always wears a bobble hat (that is a knit cap with a pom-pom), do you already know who we are talking about? Yes, the great traveller in a stripey sweater and jeans called Wally!! He is visiting The Whampoa malls in Hong Kong right now, as you will certainly appreciate in the pictures we have included below!

Where’s Wally (Waldo in the USA) is probably one of the most popular book series of all time, created by British illustrator Martin Handford in 1986. The series experienced great success with almost 40 international editions, and later inspired TV cartoons, a comic strip and even video games! Now Wally is spreading the love around Hong Kong during this Christmas season, armed with his magic walking stick, and he is bringing his girlfriend Wenda and her pet dog Woof with him! The romantic installation found in Whampoa is aptly named “True Love Will Find You”, and invites everyone to take some lovely pictures! Check out some of the images we took there, you will see kawaii hearts everywhere, among zillions of red stripes 🙂 Welcome to Hong Kong, Wally, Wenda and Woof!