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Some people just can’t have enough of celebrity fashion, and if you’re one of them, the Internet should be a veritable treasure trove for you. With all the Internet articles on celebrities and fashion, you could spend day after day after day looking at celebrity fashion news, and never run out of something to gape at.

However, if you’re the type who wants quality but with a limited amount of reading time, here are a few tips on finding only the most useful celebrity fashion information on the Web:

1) Search for fashion shows and celebrity designer websites. Listen to what your favorite celebrity answers when he or she is asked, “Who are you wearing?” Then search for that designer’s site and feast your eyes.

2) Search for the worst dressed celebrities. As useful as it is to know what to wear, it is quite as useful – and more interesting – to know what NOT to wear. So always watch out for the worst dressed, and find out why they are labeled so.

3) Look for celebrity tips. What better way to look like a celebrity than by getting step-by-step instructions from the subject of your idolatry? What’s even better, some celebrities also give tips for kids – can you imagine? – so if you feel too imperfect to make the celebrity look-alike attempt, you can always try it out on your perfect-of-course kid.

4) If you’re favorite celebrity is a sports star, search for them by name. Celebrity designer websites don’t often post sections on sports stars, so the best way to go for you is your sports idols own web page.

Hong Kong’s unique position in the antiques world makes it the perfect place to begin, or add to, a collection of your own, suggests Jayne Kennedy.

Hong Kong’s description as the ‘gateway to China’ is never more accurate than when related to the antique market. There is a wealth of reputable antiques dealers on Hollywood road-as well as some not so reputable ones- with some antiques in their collections as old as 5,000 years, sourced directly from China. As Bonnie Groot, owner of one of Hollywood Road’s biggest and most distinguished antique stores, Arch Angel Antiques says: “Hong Kong is a vibrant antique community where the dealers and collectors of the world come to find Chinese antiquities. The resources are immense.”

Not surprisingly, Christie’s, the famous British auction house, is capitalizing on Hong Kong’s unique position and their annual Imperial sale will take place from May 29-31 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to auction fine classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy, ceramics and jade carvings. There is a preview exhibition from 27-29 May and with buyers coming from around the world, the popularity of Chinese art has never been greater.

What’s the Budget?

You do not have to pay a fortune to buy in Hong Kong, as there are pieces to fit different budgets. However, don’t be lulled into thinking you might unearth a hidden gem lurking in the bottom of a bargain bin in Cat Street’s knick knack shops. you get what you pay for, as Theresa Coleman of Theresa Coleman Fine Arts says: “If it’s fake that is priced like a fake then that makes sense, but in general the good pieces go to the good dealers.” You can own agenuine piece of history as long as you choose the right dealer, and are realistic about what you can afford.