GOTHIC LOLITA SHOP SPIDER IN HONG KONG. SHOPPING IN MONGKOK: BEST CHEAP DISCOUNT CLOTHES, ANIME OTAKU MALLS.
Wanna know all about Gothic Lolita Punk shops in Hong Kong? With photos, access and more? I know you’ve been waiting for this post, and here it is.
Spider is one of my favorites Gothloli clothing brands. Two sweet sisters run the small Mongkok shop. They design all the fashion, with close attention to detailing, and produce in small runs.
The clothes tend to be on the Gothic Punk side, which suits me perfectly. I love the corset lacing, punk plaids, and frills.
Certain persons on the Internet complain that shorter skirts “aren’t proper Lolita.” I say — open your mind; the designs are wonderful and can be styled into a lovely Gothic Lolita look. Plus, Seba looks great in short skirts!
I bought these three items and the rose skirt, and wear them constantly (you’ve probably glimpsed them in my outfit posts). If you’re in Hong Kong and can only make it to one destination, I hope it’ll be Spider. Please say hi to owners Natalie and Queenie for me.
Spider is located at shop 130, King Wah Centre, 628 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Map) Tel: (852) 2740 9366
Mongkok is our favorite Hong Kong district for shopping. (Take the subway there and explore the Nathan Road area). There are so many little malls that sell bright, alternative, trendy street style — at insanely low prices. Our favorite is:
Argyle Centre Mall, 688 Nathan Road in Hong Kong (map).
This “Gothic Lolita & Punk” store is located at Shop 67, 1F in Argyle Centre. However, Mongkok stalls move around constantly; they’re open one week and closed the next. Instead of worrying about finding specific stores, I recommend exploring at random. You’ll undoubtedly come across alternative fashions.
Mongkok’s clothes aren’t the highest quality (comparable to, say, Forever 21). However, the styles are way ahead of the curve, and prices are incredible: you’ll rarely pay more than $5-15 US for any clothing item.
Now you know why Hong Kong is shopping paradise! You can find items straight out of your favorite Japanese fashion magazines, but for a fraction of the price.
Such as Miffy the Rabbit plush goods, spooky artwork, and vintage snake-skin bags.
Or circle contacts, cyber fashion, patterned tights, cute stationery.
Hong Kong’s Goth scene is basically nonexistent (there are no club nights or gatherings). However, you can find Gothic/alternative items in the Mongkok mix — such as this jewelry, guarded by Edward Scissorhands.
Don’t you want it all? Amazingly, you can! The Rilakkuma bear top, for example, costs $8 US. Of course, it’s not an authentic product. We’re in China, after all.
Want to learn more about Hong Kong’s Gothloli and kawaii fashion? Check out my Hong Kong Gothic Lolita guide.
What do you think — is Mongkok shopping heaven? Which items in this post would you most like to own?
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“i even love the wigs on the manicans!!!! *w*”
so cool *.* I wish I had such shops
hot girl
cute girll
Damn I’ve been tryna find these kinda stores in 2020 but haven‘t any luck yet you know wether they are still active today or wether there are other options in hk right now?
Everything *sighs*
I just want one lolita outfit
I love Spider — the designs fit me so well.
give me the lashes!
Ahhh I can imagine you running through the mall, laughing maniacally..
Wish I could go! Looks like they have a lot of neat stuff!
Yeahhhhhhhhhh a lot of the shops seemed made for you!
if I die, this will be heaven for me T___T
haahh totally!
Cant wait to go here
Yes! When are you planning to visit HK? Hope you find my Hong Kong posts helpful – https://lacarmina.com/category/hong-kong-macau/
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love it all =^-^=♥
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I love the Argyle centre…you can barely move in there when schools out but all my cheapest buys always come from Mong Kok!
Yeahhhh this place is great! We got a lot of items here, and ironically, people thought they were famous brands and cost 10x the price we paid
I’d most definitely be in shopping heaven. I’d most likely end up buying that black bag.
There’s so much to see and buy… overload!!
looks so pretty
aww so cool *.* I wish I had such shops *.*
I was at the Argyle recently and the SA made me delete my photos of the same false lashes in your post! I wasn’t sneaky enough!
ha, I’m sneaky and scary… people don’t try to mess with me ;) If they do, I give them back the HK attitude! <3
This is amazing! I’d have a blast there, the fact the the clothing isn’t high quality doesn’t matter to me :D I’d make it work!
A lot of the items are surprisingly durable. My heart sweater in this post is also from Mongkok – https://lacarmina.com/2011/07/cute-hair-accessories-giveaway-win-big-bow-clips-headbands-from-sproos-shop-lumete-unique-sunglasses/
This is amazing! I’d have a blast there, the fact the the clothing isn’t high quality doesn’t matter to me :D I’d make it work!
WOW I love it! I love that girly/gothic look!! Thanks so much for sharing, it makes me want to go to Japan even more!!
Thanks doll! But… these photos are from Hong Kong! haha.
I love going there! but i hate it when it gets crowded! I’ll be missing places in HK when i leave tomorrow….
Aww where are you heading to? Heheh I think the pushing and shoving is part of the HK fun!
all of them!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 love those eyelashes : D
So many people covet shopping in Japan, but Hong Kong is just as good if you ask me!
Some of the little boutiques there don’t allow customers to try on clothing. It can get annoying if the stuff is too cool and nice !
Yeahhhh… but on the bright side, you can bargain a bit! Seba and I got white pants at a discount because I insisted that the pants would look really hot on him ;)
Aaaaaaaaaaw *_*
God I hope to go to Hong Kong one day and do some serious shoppong >.<
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MUST. HAVE. THAT .BUNNY .SWEATER!!
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aww, heaven or hell, depends on your ability to go there. Such a pity they don’t have a website and send their stuff wordwilde, they’ll probably send out immediatly all their products with such low prices.
Yeahhh you bet… also, the turnover is SO fast (since the factories are in China and pump them out). It wouldn’t make sense to do that… I guess you’ll just have to travel there someday!!
Well, I’m very interesting in goth and punk’ styles. But, because I’m a crazy girl è_é, I love mix that with ethnic and casual clothes.
Just a question : I’m afraid I can’t go to Hong Kong >__< !)
omg… i HAVE to go there !! >_< i neeed to go buy me some of those clothes! sooooo cute!^_^
Yeahhh Japan is not the only place with amazing fashion!
that’s a very helpfull post about shopping in mongkok! thaks for sharing :)
i would love to ask you , if it’s better to go in summer or in winter? when did you go?
We went in May. It doesn’t really matter what season you go :)
The “Gothic Lolita & Punk” store’s quality of clothes are a bit meh to me… but I’ve picked up a really cool outfit there and of good quality too! I like Spider more but it’s kind of expensive since I’m living with the Hong Kong standard right now.
Oh, and I frequent at the last shop you posted. Aside from Rikkumaru bear dresses, they do sell quite a few good “punk-ish” items.
Thanks for the information though! It helped me get to know the shops in detail.
Spider is my favorite! :) I love these stores ;)
Oooooo *_*
Is there steampunk shopping?
They do make items that you can incorporate into steampunk outfits, and you can custom order / design garments too!
Im so happy I live in Hong Kong
Thanks, Caroline! By the way, I’m selling a lot of Goth Japanese fashion right now, if you may be interested. Here are the listings: http://depop.com/en/lacarmina
If you’d like anything, please shoot me an email! :) gothiccarmina@gmail.com