Winners of the first on-line international bag design competition were announced in Hong Kong at the Fashion Access Party, held during APLF in Hong Kong. A packed Tribeca Club, a New York style nightclub in Hong Kong's Wanchai area, applauded as Chairman Emeritus of fashion giant Liz Claiborne, Mr Paul Charron, presented prizes to some of the winners.
'Design A Bag Competition 2007' was the inaugural event in a planned series of online design competitions for the international fashion industry.
The competition was organised by Fashion Access and was open to all designers and design students around the world. There were separate categories for students and professional designers. Entries had to be submitted in digital format on-line, which allowed remote participation by designers, design students and judges. Over 250 entries from 20 countries submitted drawings on the themes of FIT, SLICK and PARTY.
Winners for each theme were as follows:
The Best of Overall Winner was Mr Johnny Wong, a student of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design, on his masterpiece of Sparkling Femme.
Mr Johnny Wong, a student of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design, received an award from Ms Barad of Amethyst Handbag Library
