Professor Erin Cho, Dean (fourth from left), and Professor Joanne Yip, Associate Dean (first from right) celebrated the achievement with participating alumni designers at the CENTRESTAGE 2023.
Alumna Minnie Lam introduced her latest jewellery collection to Dr the Hon. Wendy Hong, Legislative Council Member (Election Committee).
SFT's mini-parade show attracted over 100 industrialists and public visitors.
SFT's mini parade show attracted over 100 industrialists and public visitors.
SFT Dean Professor Erin Cho (seventh from right) invited the Hon. Kevin Yeung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the HKSAR Government (sixth from right), the Hon. Sunny Tan, Legislative Council Member (fourth from right), Dr Peter Lam, Chairman of HKTDC (fifth from right), Ms Margaret Fong, Executive Director of HKTDC (eighth from left), Ms Shirley Chan, Council Member of HKTDC (seventh from left), and Ms Katherine Fang, Chairman of the HKTDC Garment Advisory Committee (sixth from left) to visit the booth of Mint Studio.
SFT, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), played a significant role as a partner institution at the prestigious fashion event CENTRESTAGE which was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 6 to 9 September. The four-day event showcased the achievements of SFT alumni, and featured their booths and a mini parade show. A new SFT platform, Mint Studio was also introduced. The event welcomed both industry professionals and the general public.This year, SFT proudly presented 12 emerging brands of its alumni at CENTRESTAGE, and provided them with 72 sqm of space to showcase their innovative concepts and latest designs for both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) purposes. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face business matching meetings with local and international buyers, suppliers, and retailers have resumed, which offer valuable networking and business opportunities. The participating alumni brands included athenaeum(m.), 199S, GNASTIY.COM, JÚNEE, Lam Wing Sum, LE FONDRE, MIDNIGHT FACTORY, My beloved crafts, PSY LAU, röyksopp gakkai, SZMAN, and VIVA IN THE LAB.
Notably, alumni brands such as PSY LAU and SZMAN received special recognition and promotion from a well-known online fashion magazine, Madame Figaro, and HK01, a local online news portal.
About CENTRESTAGE 2023
CENTRESTAGE 2023, now in its eighth year, is an annual fashion extravaganza organised by the HKTDC, along with Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the Lead Sponsor. The event is renowned for featuring both local and international fashion brands, captivating runway shows, curated presentations, and informative seminars and forums that focus on fashion trends and sustainability.
