"The third edition of CENTRESTAGE, Asia's premier fashion event will be held from September 5 to 8, 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the event, since its inception, has consolidated Hong Kong's position as a fashion hub in Asia, offering an ideal platform for fashion brands and designers to gain local and international exposure. This year’s event will feature a record-breaking 220 fashion brands from 22 countries and regions. It will be visited by brands and designer labels from Austria, Germany, Poland and Switzerland. The theme will be ‘Tomorrow Lab’. It will feature three thematic zones: Allure: representing craftsmanship, refinement and elegance; Iconic: displaying contemporary, chic and avant-garde designs; and Metro: showcasing casual, youthful expressions of urban life."
The third edition of CENTRESTAGE, Asia's premier fashion event will be held from September 5 to 8, 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the event, since its inception, has consolidated Hong Kong's position as a fashion hub in Asia, offering an ideal platform for fashion brands and designers to gain local and international exposure.
Theme for this edition
This year’s event will feature a record-breaking 220 fashion brands from 22 countries and regions. It will be visited by brands and designer labels from Austria, Germany, Poland and Switzerland. The theme will be ‘Tomorrow Lab’. It will feature three thematic zones: Allure: representing craftsmanship, refinement and elegance; Iconic: displaying contemporary, chic and avant-garde designs; and Metro: showcasing casual, youthful expressions of urban life.
CENTRESTAGE 2018 will hold around 20 fashion shows over four days. These will include three internationally celebrated Asian fashion labels who will
present their latest 2019 Spring/Summer collections at the opening gala show CENTRESTAGE Elites: Japanese avant-garde streetwear label Facetasm by Hiromichi Ochiai, Hong Kong ready-to-wear womenswear label Idism by design duo Cyrus Wong and Julio Ng, and Chinese luxury womenswear label Ms Min.
The show will include over 20 fashion shows that will display latest collections by exhibiting brands. The "Fashion Hong Kong Runway Show", on Sept 5, 2018, will feature eight Hong Kong designer labels including Anveglosa, Doriskath, Harrison Wong, House of V, Loom Loop, Maison Vermillion, Miking NG and Methoddolgy.
Design display
Online fashion hub Fashionally will feature its Fashionally Collection #12 fashion show, where 10 rising local fashion designers will highlight Hong Kong's design prowess. Moreover, the Fashionally Presentation will spotlight three budding Hong Kong labels, Tak Lee, Redemptive, and YLYstudio. Each of them will stage an unconventional hybrid presentation combining a fashion show and theatrical performance for their 2019 Spring/Summer collection.
Excellence rewarded
Another highlight of the event will be the finals of The Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers' Contest 2018 (YDC) where 16 shortlisted candidates will compete for five awards including the New Talent Award and Best Footwear Design Award. Furthermore, Redress, a non-government-organisation promoting environmental fashion, will present the Redress Design Award, the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition, on September 6. The Knitwear Innovation and Design Society will present the Knitwear Symphony 2018 & the 8th Hong Kong Knitwear Designers' Contest on September 7 to promote Hong Kong's knitwear design and wool manufacturing capabilities.
A meeting of minds
International style masters and industry experts will share their perspectives on industry trends and the future of fashion during the Meet the Visionaries Series and Trend Talk Series of seminars. Meet the Visionaries Series seminar on Sept 6, 2018 will address the theme "In Conversation with the Asian Creative Forces Shaping the International Fashion Scene". On 7 Sept, at another seminar of the series, internationally acclaimed fashion designer Martine Rose will share insights and anecdotes from her career.
The Fashion Summit, the first large-scale summit in Asia on sustainability in fashion, will be held on the theme "Circular Economy". A panel comprising leading academics, key industry players, NGOs, media, decision makers and leaders from various disciplines and across geographical boundaries will discuss sustainability solutions for fashion.
In collaboration with over 100 partners, including retail stores, hotels and institutions, Hong Kong in Fashion will feature more than 90 entertaining and engaging events including exhibitions, workshops and dance performances, as well as promotions featuring themed afternoon tea sets and giveaways.
Metakeys: Centrestage 2018, HKTDC, Fashion Summit,Fashion
