Hong Kong is one of the most established fashion hubs in Asia. Hong Kong also finds pride in the fact that it is a home of a rapidly growing talented designers’ community. The Fashion Week Fair in Hong Kong is the 2nd biggest fashion exhibition in the globe and largest in Asia. This fashion week plays a very integral role in the fashion industry in Hong Kong and Asia at large. It is an event that enables designers from around the world to showcase their products to the global audience. It is a platform that brings people from various facets of this marble planet called earth and as such provides a golden opportunity to Hong Kong to seek fresh business relationships as well as garner valuable fashion industry intelligence.
Finer Details about Fashion in Hong Kong
Hong Kong plays a pivotal role in the fashion industry in Asia. The Hong Kong fashion week provides an opportunity for the Asian to interact with various fashion trends from various parts of the world. It is indeed the fashion capital in Asia. People from various countries including the United States, Europe, South America and many more flock Hong Kong to attend the fashion week fair. For instance, in 2012 the number of attendees were 16, 784 (7,736 from overseas and 9,048 from Hong Kong). This was a tremendous improvement from the previous years.
The Event
Hong Kong Fashion week for spring/summer 2013 took place earlier on 8th to 11th July, 2013. It brought together renowned fashion designers from across the world. There were also representatives from leading chain stores in the world as well as well established fashion brands.
The organizer of the event was HKTDC which has around 40 offices across the world. The organizers worked pretty hard to identify quality and worthy buyers from various parts of the globe so that they can connect Hong Kong and pinpoint fresh ideas that will help to evolve the fashion industry in Hong Kong.
There were 90 Booths to accommodate the expanding demand of fashion items in Hong Kong. It was the appropriate time for individuals to participate in one of the biggest fashion fair in the globe. This fashion event offered buyers from all facets of life a fabulous spread of the latest and hottest trends from high-end and seasoned fashion designers. The fashion fair included World of Fashion accessories, Intimate Wear Zone and Brand Name Gallery. The event took place in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre but attracted people from all over the world. Some of the products on the exhibition were Lingerie, Evening Wear, Ladies’ Wear, Handbags, Children’s Wear, Shoes, jewelry, fabrics, costume and much more. All these were availed to consumers at very competitive prices. As long as you had several dollars to spend, the sky was the limit for you because there were numerous collections to pick from.
The sponsors of the event were Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers, The Woolmark Company, Textile Council of Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong Apparel Society Ltd, Hong Kong Knitwear Exporters and Hong Kong Fashion Designers Assn. It was a fashion week that was a home of some of the most renowned designers in the world. We are looking forward to another great and awesome fashion week in Hong Kong next year.
Rose S. is fascinated by customs and fashion trends coming from Hong Kong, she is a fashion trend setter for one of the most popular HK shopping blog blog.coco-fashion.com.
