G.O.D. Hong Kong store founder Douglas Young shares style tips
Whether he’s getting sweaty and dirty at work in shorts and T-shirt, East-meets-West mix-and-matching in mandarin collars and jeans, or sporting flea- market bargains, the designer aims for comfort with a statement
Clothes Young wears for work
“I’m wearing a baseball cap by RTPK 24 Herbs, a white Chinese button T-shirt, drawstring shorts and Bauhinia print slip-ons from G.O.D., a wooden beaded necklace from a flea market in China, a jade-like pendant necklace from a flea market in New Zealand, a vintage Elgin watch from a flea market in Japan, a newspaper-print bumbag from G.O.D., and finally, I’m carrying a rattan basket I bought from a traditional Hong Kong homewares store that I customised with a leather lining with pockets and leather handles to reduce the abrasiveness of the rattan.”
“As a designer, I do a lot of work with hands and I’m always climbing up and down, getting my hands dirty, so the two most important factors for me with work clothes is comfort and that a garment is easily washable. I need to be able to sweat and get dirty in my work clothes without worrying about it, so I am almost always in shorts.
“My traditional rattan basket is always right next to me wherever I’m working because, like a bin, I can just throw stuff in it all day long.
