On Thursday night, I had dinner appointment with a friend from Dolce e Gabbana at Harbour City (a shopping mall) in Tsim Sha Tsui. When he arrived at the basement, he wanted to take the chance to browse around the baby stores there because he’s looking for gift for a family friend’s new born baby boy, whose first-month banquet was going to take place last night. My friend didn’t want to shop from D&G kid as it’s too predictable, so I suggest to take a look at Petit Bateau right in front of us, which I had only found their existence earlier while waiting. We took a nosy round as I told my friend about the brand which he had no clue of. Then, I spot a cute little combo of classic Breton tee with navy bermuda like a French little boy’s outfit, we knew that’s the set to go as there’s nothing as cute and as French. However, my friend wanted to look at few more shops. Then we went to Comme Ça kid from Japan where they sell retard boring overall, sox and cardigan in box-set. The shop next to it sells Burberry and Chloé for label queen mums. Chloé is a no go as it’s for girls only and I won’t let him anyway, and detested there’re way too many plaids for a 1-month old’s neckline or elbow from Burberry. Therefore, we returned to Petit Bateau and bought the cute combo, in the hope of some early education on French style and taste. 

We had a good chat with the sales associate and found out the shop had opened since last November. Not only do they have clothes for kids, but also a rack or two for female adults, just like in Paris, Tokyo and the US. Sadly they only have tee and boxer for men. Other than the discovery of the Petit Bateau, the main point for this post is that – the whole experience couldn’t get any gayer. Really.

Petit Bateau | T: 852 3188 4051
Shop OT G52A, Gound Floor, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon