Emerging local fashion designers have been getting a leg-up on the international stage, thanks to showcases organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
As local labels like Anveglosa, Harrison Wong and Heaven Please+ show, there is a place and a taste for Hong Kong designers on the global stage, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is doing its bit to put them there.
The Fashion Hong Kong line-up returned to the runway for the third time at New York Fashion Week, this time with a trio of ambitious brands and their designers—Annette Chan of Anveglosa, Harrison Wong and his eponymous label, as well as Yi Chan and Lary Cheung of Heaven Please+.
The trio unveiled their latest creations at a group runway show to a glittering array of fashionistas and celebrities, and to fashion lovers from around the world via the HKTDC’s live streaming of the event on Facebook.
The Heaven Please+ collection, inspired by Hong Kong writer Liu Yichang’s novel Wrong Number, fuses 1950s western style with Hong Kong high-fashion style. While Harrison Wong’s Gradations collection takes its cue from the vibrant abstract expressionist paintings of Mark Rothko, Anveglosa’s new women’s leatherwear collection, L’Opera, celebrates theatrical art.
As any young designer will attest, a strong and continuous presence at global fashion events is of huge importance to new brands striving for exposure, experience and, hopefully, heavy buyer interest. In London, Fashion Hong Kong’s lineup included Heaven Please+, the only local brand to appear at both the New York and London Fashion Weeks, House of V, Maison Vermillion, and Methodology.