Young Designers Forge Distinctive Paths
HONG KONG, July 2, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - 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: 2pmLocation: Hall 3C, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more information about the various designers and collections, please click here. http://bit.ly/1H2vB9r
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: 6 July, 2015 (Monday)Time: 3pmLocation: Hall 1B, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreFor more information about the six designers and their collections, please click here. http://bit.ly/1C1nhrxFor more information about the six cocktails, please click here. http://bit.ly/1GPZFSu
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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Photo Download: http://filesharing.tdc.org.hk/hktdc/download.php?fid=_phpHvQeBqFASHIONALLY COLLECTION #4 Designer Showpieces
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WebsitesHong Kong Fashion Week for Spring Summer: www.hktdc.com/hkfashionweekss/tcHong Kong Young Fashion Designers' Contest: http://fashionally.com/ydc
About FASHIONALLY.com
Operated by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the award-winning FASHIONALLY (www.fashionally.com) is a one-and-only platform for networking and sharing the latest news and information about Hong Kong fashion design. The non-profit website features news of young local designers, fashion trends, blogs, brand stories, and news about the Hong Kong Yong Fashion Designers' Contest. The first-of-its-kind Hong Kong Fashion Map search engine enables fashion lovers to find the locations of and information about local designer labels.
About HKTDC
A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and services providers. With more than 40 offices globally, including 13 on the Chinese mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The HKTDC also organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to provide companies, particularly SMEs, with business opportunities on the mainland and in overseas markets, while providing information via trade publications, research reports and digital channels including the media room. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Follow us on Google+, Twitter @hktdc, LinkedIn.
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Source: HKTDC
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HKTDC Communication & Public Affairs Department Joe Kainz Tel: +852 2584 4216 Email: joe.kainz@hktdc.org
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