Young Designers Forge Distinctive Paths
2 July 2015 – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the 22nd Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2015 will be held on 6-9 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Creations from local young designers will be paraded at two fashion shows, FASHIONALLY COLLECTION #4 and fashionally 4.0, on the fair’s opening day. These works will be presented to buyers from around the world at the International Fashion Design Gallery.
Fashion Show – FASHIONALLY COLLECTION #4
The annual Hong Kong Fashion Week has become a platform for top designers from the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC) to present their collections to discerning buyers from around the world. This year’s festival will kick off with the FASHIONALLY COLLECTION #4 show, where the latest creations from 10 YDC designers will be on scintillating display. The participating designers are Matt Hui, Mountain Yam, Derek Chan, Sherman Kwan, Walter Kong, Aries Sin, Yannes Wong, Chloe Sung, Kenax Leung and Mim Mak.
Date: 6 July 2015 (Monday)
Time: 2pm
Location: Hall 3C, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Brands Debut At fashionally 4.0
Another HKTDC-organised event, fashionally 4.0, will, for the first time, feature six YDC designers launching their brands at Hong Kong Fashion Week. The participating designers are Tomi Underhill, Law Hau Sin, Kevin Ho, Michelle Yeung, Shirley Wong and Necro Poon. The HKTDC has also teamed with the HKCEC to create a series of six cocktails that reflect the unique styles and personalities of the designers and their collections.
Date: July 6, 2015 (Monday)
Time: 3pm
Location: Hall 1B, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer adopts the theme, “Tribal Safari”. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions are taking part, including first-time participants Poland and Russia. Aside from FASHIONALLY COLLECTION #4 and fashionally 4.0, some 30 events, including fashion shows, seminars and buyers’ panels, will be organised. Renowned industry players WGSN and Fashion Snoops will present trend forecasts for the Fall/Winter 2016-17 season, while the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel is bringing speakers from Australia, the Chinese mainland, the United States and Hong Kong to share the latest in fashion technology and sustainability initiatives with audiences at the 2015 Innovation and Technology Forum. Other fashion shows will be presented by The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Hong Kong Raffles School of Continuing Education.
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