Hong Kong wants to be Asia’s next fashion hub. This event could help make it happen
Hong Kong is positioning itself as a premier fashion hub in Asia through events like the Hong Kong Fashion Fest and the Centrestage trade platform. The festival highlights a blend of East-West design aesthetics and promotes local independent labels alongside international brands.
Why it matters
This initiative reflects Hong Kong's strategic effort to revitalize its cultural and creative economy to maintain its status as a global commercial center.
Can Hong Kong realise its ambition as a premier fashion hub in Asia? The answer may have lain in this year’s Hong Kong Fashion Fest.
The annual festival’s third edition – organised by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency under Hong Kong’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau – runs from September 1 to 14, featuring independent designers, international labels, retailers, manufacturers and sustainability advocates.
Centrestage, one of Asia’s premier annual fashion showcases and trade platforms, was a highlight of the festival, bringing together some 270 brands from 24 countries and regions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in Wan Chai, from September 2 to 5.
It featured Hong Kong fashion label Zidi and designers Mountain Yam, Angus Tsui and Kit Wan.
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