The Hong Kong Showroom highlights five local fashion designers—Classics Anew, KINYAN LAM, MURFI LAU, röyksopp gakkai, and YMDH (You Make Daddy Happy)—distinguished alumni from the four fashion institutes, including the Hong Kong Design Institute, the School of Fashion and Textiles at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers , all of whom were nurtured by the two designer incubation programmes, namely the Fashion Incubation Programme (FIP) and the Design Incubation Programme (DIP), managed by HKDC and sponsored by CCIDA. This unique lineup showcases a variety of styles, vividly reflecting the diversity and boundless creativity of local fashion design.
The Pop-up Spaces feature outstanding fashion design students and graduates from the Hong Kong Design Institute, the School of Fashion and Textiles at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers. For the first time, the Pop-up Spaces offer a diverse selection of distinctive pieces created by the future fashion pioneers for sale, allowing the young students to gain hands-on experience in various aspects of fashion retail and to build the foundational skills necessary for a successful career in the fashion industry.