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Elisabeta Tudor

Cynthia & Xiao showed easy-to-wear womenswear featuring bold graphics and edgy knitwear, ffiXXed Studios presented arty statement pieces in warm hues, and id’s knitwear mixed romantic and street styles when Hong Kong designers took to the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.


They were among eight emerging city brands afforded a showcase for their fashions in the French capital by the Fashion Farm Foundation – the others were Berayah, HANG, Methodology, kenaxleung and Vanessa Tao for a catwalk show and a one-day showroom event.
Learning curve for three Hong Kong fashion labels in Paris catwalk debut


We caught up with Edith Law, chairwoman of the charitable foundation, who explained what it takes for designers to get its support. “Talent, first and foremost, and a willingness to engage in a business model that has a future,” she said. “The brands we showcase in Paris have all proven themselves before: they’ve been on the market for three or four seasons, have stockists and have had press publications and editorials in magazines.”
Hong Kong’s ffiXXed Studios wins Yoox.com’s Asian sustainable fashion award



Emerging Hong Kong brands catch the eye at Paris Fashion Week

Eight up and coming Hong Kong designers stage catwalk shows and showroom event in French capital with help of charitable Fashion Farm Foundation

(170228) -- PARIS, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of FFIXXED STUDIOS, a Hong Kong designer's brand, during the Women's Ready-to-Wear Fall Winter 2017/18 fashion week in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(170228) -- PARIS, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of id, a Hong Kong designer's brand, during the Women's Ready-to-Wear Fall Winter 2017/18 fashion week in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(170228) -- PARIS, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of FFIXXED STUDIOS, a Hong Kong designer's brand, during the Women's Ready-to-Wear Fall Winter 2017/18 fashion week in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(170228) -- PARIS, Feb. 28, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of Cynthia&Xiao, a Hong Kong designer's brand, during the Women's Ready-to-Wear Fall Winter 2017/18 fashion week in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

(170215) -- NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2017 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of CYNTHIA & XIAO during the Fashion Hong Kong show of New York Fashion Week in New York, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2017. Creations of three Hong Kong labels were shown here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Models present autumn-winter 2017/18 creations from Hong Kong fashion brand id at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Xinhua

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Eight up and coming Hong Kong designers stage catwalk shows and showroom event in French capital with help of charitable Fashion Farm Foundation
