In Pictures :The 15 finalist collections of YDC 2017

Fifteen young fashion designers will go head to head on September 9, competing to win the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers' Contest (YDC) 2017 at the finale of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)’s fashion trade fair, CentreStage.

Two other awards will be granted for Best Footwear Design and New Talent, accompanied by mentorships at i.t apparels Ltd and JOYCE Boutique respectively, where the designers will develop capsule collections for the brands.

Find the 15 shortlisted designers along with their collections below

1. Alee Lee - "Reinventing the art of hand weaving"

2. Murfi Lau - "Les Lie"

3. Wilson Choi - "The Stolen Soul"

4. Arto Wong - "Zero to unlimited"

5. Sonic Lam - "Barren Land"

6. Jessica Wong - "The wave"

7. Helianthus To - "Lab Rat"

8. Kinyan Lam - "Birthmark"

9. Chang Tak Yee - "Totem in Fashion"

10. Jason Lee - "Kingdom of the underground"

11. Yoyo Ng - "Humeur"

12. Ayumi Kwan - "Primordial Hue"

13. Tommy Wan - "The Impossible Love Trilogy"

14. Kelvin Yiu - "Des order"

15. Wong Ka Wai - "Streamline"

Photos courtesy of Hong Kong Trade Development Council