PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

FASHION ASIA HONG KONG and Lane Crawford have been committed to exploring and cultivating uprising design elites. Following the successful collaborative exhibition in Shanghai in November 2022, Fashion Asia and Lane Crawford join forces once again to present the 10 Asian Designers To Watch Exhibition from March 3 – 13, 2023, at the Lane Crawford flagship store located at ifc mall, showcasing exquisite creations of the ten top-notch Asian design talents. This is also the first ever 10 Asian Designers To Watch Exhibition held in a renowned retail space in Hong Kong.

FASHION ASIA HONG KONG joins hands with Land Crawford Shanghai to host the “10 Asian Designers To Watch” exhibition at Shanghai Times Square during November 4 – 18. This year marks the fourth year of collaboration between Lane Crawford and FASHION ASIA. Each year, 10 remarkable design talents are carefully handpicked from innumerable emerging Asian fashion design forces. Leveraging the influence of existing platforms, this collaborative exhibition provides young creative talents with a global stage and promotion channels rich in resources in order to showcase the most representative and international design works of the times.

Elevating fabulous Asian designs to a wider audience, Fashion Asia joins forces again with LABELHOOD to unveil the highly anticipated 10 Asian Designers To Watch 2023 winners at the prestigious Shanghai Fashion Week. Shortlisted by a panel of esteemed industry experts, these 10 exceptionally talented designers will showcase their remarkable pieces in a meticulously curated space. Prepare to be captivated by their unique creations as they redefine the boundaries of fashion.

Fashion Asia has always been enthusiastically discovering exceptional local emerging designers in the industry, which shares the same vision with I.T’s commitment to bringing influential and creative fashion brands to the Greater China region. Through this collaboration, Fashion Asia and I.T aim to inject vitality into the fashion industry and create unique exhibition spaces for the local rising stars.

The “Hong Kong Showroom” fashion exhibition took place at I.T One Hysan Avenue from March 13 to 25, 2024, showcasing five fashion designer brands from Hong Kong with their latest 2024 Spring/Summer collections. Handpicked by the professional and experienced fashion buyers from I.T, the five participating brands, including Cafuné, KOWLOONCITYBOY, REDEMPTIVE, Wilsonkaki, and YMDH (YOU MAKE DADDY HAPPY), are part of the two designer incubation programmes, the Fashion Incubation Programme (FIP) and the Design Incubation Programme (DIP), both of which are also managed by Hong Kong Design Centre and sponsored by Create Hong Kong.

In addition, Fashion Asia also introduced the “Pop-up Spaces” exhibition at the venue, showcasing the outstanding works of local fashion design students and graduates from Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers.

With the support of Debbie Lo Creativity Foundation (lead strategic partner of FASHION ASIA HONG KONG), TRANOÏ welcomed the 10 Asian Designers to Watch 2017 through an ephemeral pop-up exhibition at Carreau du Temple, and gives them an unique opportunity to present their creations to the most important buyers of Paris Fashion Week.