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Asia’s fashion spotlight CENTRESTAGE opens next Friday

30 exciting events, opening show features XR effects
 

3 September 2021 – CENTRESTAGE, Asia’s premier fashion event, will be held from 10 to 12 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The sixth edition of CENTRESTAGE has “Chapter Infinity” as its central theme, showcasing more than 200 local and international fashion brands. For the first time, the show will be open to public visitors for the entire duration of the event.

 

Thirty exciting events will be held during the fair, including over 20 fashion shows and parades. The opening gala fashion show, CENTRESTAGE ELITES, will feature Hong Kong designers Calvin Chan and Joyce Kun’s renowned brand The World Is Your Oyster, as well as acclaimed Korean designer Lee Mooyeol’s brand, YOUSER. The two brands will see the global launch of their 2022 Spring/Summer collections on the catwalk, which will be boosted by extended reality (XR) effects for the first time. Among the celebrities in attendance will be Hins Cheung, Alfred Hui, Jason Chan, Venus Wong, Joey Wong JW, Phil Lam, Panther Chan, ANSONBEAN, Ben Chiu, Amy Lo, Karl Ting and Dickson Yu.

 

Building on the experience they have gained taking part in international fashion shows, various local design talents will present their latest 2022 Spring/Summer collections at CENTRESTAGE. Performers Alina Lee and Sadelle Yeung will be the celebrity models at the Hong Kong Emerging Talents Show (10 September), while Ava Liu, Sherry Chen, Penny Chan, Jamie Xia and Selene Cheung will attend the Fashion Go Places event (11 September) to support local designers. Local online fashion hub FASHIONALLY.com will feature its FASHIONALLY Collection #17 fashion show on 10 September. Other Hong Kong brands will combine a fashion short film with live performances at FASHIONALLY Presentations on 10 and 11 September, providing a creative showcase for their latest collections. The HKTDC and the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Thai Government will organise a memorandum of understanding (MOU) exchange ceremony on 11 September. This will be followed by a fashion parade featuring 16 Thai brands.

 

The final of the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2021 (YDC) will be held on 12 September. Ten shortlisted candidates will compete for four awards this year. The VIP judges will be Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh, founders of menswear label BOTTER. Other shows include the grand final of the Redress Design Award 2021 (11 September) and the “LEGO x Hong Kong Designers Parade” (12 September). Celebrities Sherry Chen and Gloria Cheung will attend the Hong Kong Kids Fashion Show on 12 September. Fashion Summit (Hong Kong) 2021, with a focus on sustainable development in the fashion industry, will take place on 9 and 10 September.

 

We cordially invite you and your representatives to cover the fair and related events. You may register at the Press Registration Counter (Hall 1E Concourse, HKCEC) or the Media Centre (Expo Drive Entrance, HKCEC) by presenting your business card or media identification.

 

 

Fair details

Date: 10 to 12 September 2021 (Friday to Sunday)

Venue: Hall 1A-D, HKCEC

Date

CENTERSTAGE opening hours

10-11 Sept (Fri-Sat)

11am-8pm

Free admission for trade visitors aged 18 and over

Free admission for public visitors aged 12 and over

12 Sept (Sun)

11am-6pm

 

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Media enquiries

Please contact the HKTDC's Communications and Public Affairs Department

 

Snowy Chan            Tel: (852) 2584 4537          Email: snowy.sn.chan@hktdc.org

Agnes Wat              Tel: (852) 2584 4554          Email: agnes.ky.wat@hktdc.org

 

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