We were looking forward to the newly opened Joyce outlet, but it seems the Lane Crawford warehouse has the edge. It can be confusing to one who aims to choose between the two. Barring the initial discounts, some items have stickers to indicate a further discount, so you need to really know how to haggle in order to receive the best bargains.

Nevertheless men score well and have their pick of Raf Simons, Costume National and Acne, plus some jeans, which are often marked down to 100RMB (from 2,900RMB). For women, an Elizabeth & James leather jacket will set you back 1,702RMB (down from 8,100RMB) and a beaded 3.1 Phillip Lim skirt was only 1,416RMB, reduced from 5,990RMB. Joyce did have a few good items, but you should check your bag in at the counter and head upstairs. Here we found Anna Sui cropped tops down from 1,580RMB to 530RMB and Jil Sander snakeskin heels down from 5,800RMB to 1,180RMB.