Pets are also getting a designer makeover as people without children look for a substitute to spoil and another way of showing off their status, according to Euromonitor's Roberts.

Ah Mui was in brand names. She changed twice during the party. Each piece costs more than HK10K. She also wears 3 crystal bracelets. As pink is for love, so she would not wear it.

So in many casesthe debt from a private school is more career-limiting than the lack ofbrand name on your diploma.