Shanghai Fashion Week news and archive

Shanghai on track to become world design capital

Shanghai Design Week (SHDW) announced during an event at London Fashion Week that by 2030 the Shanghai municipal government plans to develop the city into a world-class design capital. It estimates the total creative design industry’s output this year to be 1.6 trillion RMB (205.5 billion euros or 219.3 billion dollars) and has set a target to...

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Shanghai Fashion Week: China’s showrooms prepare for international comeback

China’s luxury market took a hit in 2022, ending a five-year run of growth in the region as it faced the aftermath of lengthy lockdowns and heightened Covid-19 measures. However, as 2023 progresses, it appears the sector is once again on its way up, as brands and retailers cautiously emerge from confinement and begin to reinvent themselves for...

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Feng Chen Wang presents virtual show of made-to-measure looks

Chinese-born Feng Chen Wang took to the metaverse to present a new made-to-measure collection as part of Shanghai Fashion Week. Created with support from virtual reality innovation centre Inert Plan, the show saw the London-based designer explore the boundaries between the real and the virtual worlds. Pieces in the digital collection were made...

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In Pictures: Istituto Marangoni Shanghai at SHFW

The Istituto Marangoni Shanghai has presented some of its graduates' SS22 collections at Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW). Eight graduates from the Istituto Marangoni Shanghai collaborated with Guangzhou-based fashion brand Ricostru, a label founded by a team of designers under one of the school’s alumni, fashion designer Rico Manchi Au. The...

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Video: Nicole Milano at Shanghai Fashion Week SIFS

In this video, Nicole Milano has presented her FW21 collection at Shanghai Fashion Week SIFS. Watch the video below. Video: APAX Group川力企划 via YouTube Photo credit: Shanghai Fashion Week

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Video: Dior's fall 2021 collection at Shanghai Fashion Week

In this video, Christian Dior has presented its fall 2021 collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuriat at Shanghai Fashion Week. Watch the video below. Video: Christian Dior via YouTube Photo credit: Dior, Facebook

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Yu Prize names ChenPeng as the inaugural winner

The inaugural Yu Prize, launched to support emerging Chinese designers, has named ChenPeng as the 2021 winner at a gala dinner held during Shanghai Fashion Week. The new annual prize was launched by Wendy Yu, founder and chief executive of Yu Holdings in collaboration with Paris Fashion Week and Shanghai Fashion Week to provide critical support...

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Shanghai Fashion Week kicks off

Shanghai Fashion Week commences today, after it postponed its initial March presentations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Chinese fashion capital will see a mix of catwalk presentations, online events and tradeshow presentations. The first runway will be held on Tuesday by designer Mark Fairwhale at the Shanghai Xintiandi Taiping Lake Park...

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Inaugural Yu Prize announces finalists for 2021

Yu Prize has named 16 fashion designers as finalists for its inaugural 2021 edition launched to support emerging Chinese designers. The new annual initiative was launched by Wendy Yu, founder and chief executive of Yu Holdings, as part of its continued mission to “cultivate creativity” in collaboration with Paris Fashion Week and Shanghai...

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Shanghai Fashion Week moves dates

Shanghai Fashion Week, China’s biggest fashion week, will be hosting its fall/winter edition from April 6 to 13. The event was originally slated to run at the end of March, but due to a small COVID-19 outbreak, the government placed several residential communities in Shanghai in quarantine. The quarantine helped curtail the outbreak, and no new...

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Shanghai Fashion Week to postpone event to mid April

Amidst a growing rise of coronavirus infections in China, Shanghai Fashion Week has reportedly postponed its March event to mid April. Organisers have yet to make a formal announcement via its official website and social channels, however multiple media reports suggest brands are pulling out of trade fair events with current travel restrictions...

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Support Shanghai Fashion Week SS21

After a special season of its digital debut in early 2020, SS2021 Shanghai Fashion Week will open from Thursday 8th October with a line-up featuring showcase, trade fairs, and diverse events. The event will run physically, under Chinese government’s COVID-19 Guidelines for events and activities. This year witnesses the 18th anniversary of...