China Cup International Fashion Design Contest, known as the "cradle of fashion designers", will be held in Keqiao, Shaoxing for the first time. The first match of this contest, the final of China Cup International Design Contest for women's wear will take place on 18th, July in China Textile City.
The first China Cup International Design Contest was held in 1995. It is organized by Shanghai Municipal Government, Shanghai International Apparel Cultural Festival organizing committee. This year's contest was organized by Shaoxing Textile and Apparel Designers Association and China Cup Fashion Design Contest organizing committee.
It is known that famous fashion designers Wu Haiyan, Wu Xuekai, Zhang Jicheng and Ji Wenbo and so on all stood out from this contest. As a result, it is known as the cradle of fashion designers in China. It has now become the most influential and popular fashion design contest.
The theme of this year's contest is “discover colors of World Expo". Winning creations of this contest will be displayed in Ireland Pavilion at World Expo.