Dries by the Dozen

Word on the street is that Lane Crawford lost the distribution rights for Dries van Noten in Beijing, so a whole load of old stock has been shipped to the Hong Kong warehouse depot at Horizon Plaza in Ap Lei Chau. Took a super-quick spin this weekend -- there were only two racks, actually -- but prices were ridiculous, like $200 and up. I came away with this Fall 2009 pencil skirt for $450. I do occasionally like the whole pencil skirt thing... but the temptation is there to have it altered and shortened. It seems like sacrilege sometimes to redesign designer items though. Anyway, run, don't walk.