China Fashion Week A/W Collection 08-09 was held in Beijing Hotel and D PARK Beijing House from March 25 to 31.
More than 500 professional models showed in nearly 40 collections of almost 30 fashion brands and ready-to-wear, fashion, lingerie, makeup and hairstyle and shoes by over 20 designers, 3 fashion design contests, 3 fashion shows and cosmetics from famous fashion institutes as well as over 10 press conferences and lectures to foreign and domestic medias, buyers and personages.
Since found in 1997, China Fashion Week has experienced over 420 fashion collections, 44 professional contests and 11 China fashion award ceremonies. Under participatory cooperation with over 200 world fashion designers and 220 fashion brands, China Fashion Week has been fashion focus on brands, trends, creation and media.
Part one: Fashion Collection—Famous Brands and Fashion Designers Collections
As the sustainable increase of domestic economic growth and people’s living standard, brand culture and design has become more and more important to fashion consumption. Periodic new fashion collections and fashion trends for foreign and domestic brands and designer have been the important means to guide fashion consumption and promote competitive power. Unique creation and design style are the vital to market. China Fashion Week has been the stage for world fashion brands and designers.
During this fashion week, about 30 famous fashion brands will hold fashion trends A/W 08-09, including SEC Haute Couture, CHARFEN Fashion, Elegant . Prosper Ladies’ Wear, Chen Juanhong·Galaxy, HYBRIS Ladies’ Ready-to-wear, Gattinoni, Grimaldi Giardina, Balestra haute Couture, “EDENBO” Business Casual Men’s Wear , NOTTING HILL Men’s Wear, “Stdawee” Men’s Wear, “HONGSHANSHU” Men’s Casual Wear, “Cabbeen” Men’s Wear, Septwolves Men’s Wear,” BOSIDENG” Down Wear, HOSA Swimwear, ”Ordifen” Undergarment ,Co-Prosperity & Girmes Fabrics, Italian Shoes and TONI&GUY; fashion designers including Zeng Fengfei, Qi Gang, Zhao Yufeng, Zhu Lin, Zhao Lixia, Zou You, Yang Zi, Cabben, Chen Wen, Daniel·Faret, Chen Chuwei etc.
Part two: Professional Contest---Famous Brand Titled Fashion Design Contest
Encouraging New Designers and Cultivating Professional Talents, is always the important responsibility for China Fashion Week serving industrial creation and brand development. With the great support of enterprises and fashion brands, China Fashion Week has made outstanding achievement to the social industry development. All kinds of fashion design contests cooperated by China Fashion Week have been not only industrial focus, but also the professional talents assembling center. In the meanwhile, it has been the exchange platform for the fashion institutes to show teaching fruits and recommend excellent graduates.
Hempel Award the 16th China International Young Fashion Designers Contest organized by China Fashion Association and Hempel International Group was held on March 25. HOSA Cup the 5th China Swimwear Design Contest organized by China Fashion Association and HOSA International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. on March 28.
“Asahi KASEI China Fashion Designer Creation Award” winner fashion designer collection was held in this fashion week. Asahi KASEI China Fashion Designer Creation Award is a high quality contest, which is open to fashion designers who gained the title of China Top Ten Fashion Designers, organized by China Fashion Association, Japan Asahi KASEI Corporation and Japan Asahi KASEI Fibers Corporation, aiming to show creative talents of China top ten designers by great influence of China Fashion Week and Bemberg fashion from Japan Asahi KASEI Fibers Corporation. The contest elects two winners to hold fashion collection in China Fashion Week in March and in November. Zou You, one of the winners of Asahi KASEI China Fashion Designer Creation Award will hold fashion collection on March 29.
Beijing University of Clothing Technology, Academy of Art& Design, TsinghuaUniversity, School of Culture and Art, Korea KonKuk University held graduates works shows. This helps the graduates directly show their talents and improve the professional education quality.
