A 太太
shops the world.
As well as she knows the shops of Hong Kong, London or Shanghai,
what distinguishes this maven crowd is that they know which
continent and which store has the goods. That's what makes Hello 太太
TaiTai unique. We know the best places in the world to
shop, and the latest trends and finds in many product types, assets
& luxury goods. We practise the Business of
Shopping - from luxury consumer products to global investments
including real estate, objects d'art and corporate investments but
only for private clients.
Recently we tracked down that
$17,000 handbag that was sold out at the Paris store but found it
somewhere in North America?! We are working on publishing a
book for one of our super elite in Asia but located talented
designer elsewhere. We have an Asia exclusive on
exquisite Merino lifestyle attire coming out Spring 2012.
Here's where we share our some of our tips - our bamboo
wire.
TaiTai 太太 Georgia is from one of those dynastic families connected to one of Asia's largest
banking fortunes. At an upscale department store in
our friend's billion dollar development (USD)
in Hong Kong, the entire department was out to show her the
latest arrivals in jewels. We like this
line of thinking!
Our circle of friends have recreation
homes in
London,
Vancouver, San
Francisco, Toronto and
New
York. Its not so easy maintaining so many
operating bases in addition to multiple bases in Asia like
Shanghai,
Beijing,
Hong Kong and
Singapore.
So a few like minded
friends share tips through this Bamboo Network
and discuss 'building' assets and 'grooming' dynastic wealth and
shopping globally.
Friend Annie who is a "TaiTai -
in training" in Hong Kong started us with this definition
of Tai ai a few years back and we notice that others have
copied it an called it their own. TaiTai
太太
Reg
who is from a dynastic family in the Philippines has also advised to
add new dimension as has 太太
Barb
in Boston whose Father was North
American head for one of Japan's largest trading companies.
These ladies are taught NOT to work and travel with their professional
cook and nannies.
Real
TaiTai's
太太 meet the following criteria:
1. A tremendous amount of leisure time
2. Lots of money to spend. A TaiTai
太太 travels a
lot
3. Concerned about status, social standing, and owning the
'latest in anything" that is remotely hot (ie: Pashminas. Fendi
Baguette Bag,....) God Forbid a TaiTai
太太 be seen with last year's style!
4. Keenly interested ih beauty upkeep (Pedicures / manicures/
facials/ slimming treatments) Will stop at nothing to eradicate
the tiniest sign of ageing.
5. Often associated with do-good charity works and community.
6. Discerning about the company she keeps. Must be in the right
social circles
7. Well educated and global in perspective. Has
lived on more than one continents. Experience and detail
are what distinguishes a real tai tai from the wanna-be's.
8. Buy in multiples and only the real thing. To get
a better price and for their other homes in New York, London, Hong
Kong, Vancouver and Singapore, they will bargain.
If Shopping were an Olympic Event, a TaiTai 太太
would win! Shhhhhh.......don't spread the word though.
They don't always want to share, other than at this site.
Nearly 7 percent of
the 1,489 people - mostly in their 20s - surveyed by the Tung Wah
Group of Hospitals and the University of Hong Kong were found to be
compulsive shopaholics.
About half of the "compulsive shopaholics'' earn no more than
HK$10,000 a month, according to the poll conducted between July 2007
and January of this year.
A hundred people were identified as "compulsive shopaholics''.
About 77.5 percent of them were men and 65 percent were women. The
poll - conducted jointly by the two organizations - also found the
shopaholics were prone to suffer from depression and general anxiety.
- 2008 August 11 THE
STANDARD
Here are a few trends to note:
This is a beta site for a few who are living the life of global citizen of the
world. We communicate daily on many topics.
From collectibles to luxury investment real estate, this venue is our clearinghouse to
agglomerate world's latest trends. This website is not for
everyone. Only an affluent few. An
effective way to transmit trends that we discover globally from our
travels.
In the West we are sometimes referred to as
the Asian "Ladies
Who Do Lunch". - 太太
Asia's Up-And-Comers
Used to be that the goal of every
ambitious young Asian entrepreneur was to make it big -- in the
U.S. Now more and more Western-educated Asians are
returning home to hatch new businesses. One reason:
Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and elsewhere are showering
money on Asian start-ups. In its Dec. 19 cover story, Business
Week Indonesia identifies 25 up-and coming entrepreneurs in the
region, all 30 and under. They range from an Australian
duo that founded an online task-management service called Remember
the Milk to young Japanese designer who produces high-quality
products in developing countries for sale in Japanese department
stores and on the Web.
- 2007 December
24 BUSINESS WEEK p.
8
太太
are often the spouses | partners of Tycoons
