China Institute 2019 Fashion Competition presents next gen

China Institute held its 2019 Fashion Competition at the weekend showcasing collections of 11 young designers working in NYC and inspired by Chinese traditions, art and culture. The runway show was preceded by a panel event on the topic “China Cool; How next gen designers are defining a new culture,” participants of which were Harlan Bratcher of China’s largest retailer, JD Fashion, Hazel Clark of Parsons, Simon Collins of WeDesign.org, Anqi Jiang, 2018 competition finalist, and fashion writer Mary Wang, The five were fresh from their backstage deliberations to determine the winning designer.