Series of tailor-made events add value to Spring fair

Interstoff Asia Essential Spring will take place for three-days from 17 March 2010 at Hong Kong. A series of tailor-made services, including special pavilions will assist visitors in making the most out of Interstoff Asia Essential.

Special Control Union pavilion to  feature eco-certified textiles

Emphasizing the global trend towards sustainability, a special pavilion organized by Control Union will return to the fair this year.

The show is expected to attract qualified visitors.

Designers corner.

Control Union, a certification body based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, specializes in sustainability programmes related to organic and recycled textiles. Among the confirmed exhibitors showcasing their Control Union accredited textiles are Foshan East Asia, Kunshan Sunlong Textile, Tianjin Tianfang Investment Holding Co, Tung Ga and Yuen Hing Cotton.

“We believe that the Hong Kong apparel industry is one of the leaders in its sustainability initiatives, making Interstoff Asia an ideal platform to promote this developing trend,” said Mr Hong Lee for Control Union Asia.  He further explained: “This is a great opportunity for us to educate the industry face-to-face on different types of organic and recycled fabrics.”

Yagi & Co are just one of the Control Union certified suppliers this year. “Control Union is well-respected and trusted within the market. We hope to generate more business leads as buyers know that they can expect quality from our authenticated textiles,” commented Mr. Hal Aoyama for the Japanese manufacturer.

Other pavilions featuring the latest fashion, functional and eco-textiles from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan are also confirmed, highlighting the latest product developments and expertise from those regions.

Interstoff Asia Spring is more than a showcase for the latest apparel fabric and accessories collections from around the world.  It is also the place where trade buyers from around the world converge to discover the latest trends and industry information influencing today’s apparel fabric industry in Asia.  Most notably at the debut conference, ‘Planet Textiles’ held in tandem with the fair and the exclusive Directions forecasting forum releasing the 2011 Spring/ Summer trends.

• A colourful array of inspirational fashion events hosted at Interstoff Asia Essential.
• Exhibitors and Hong Kong fashion design students work together to highlight S/S 2011 trends.

For the first two days of Interstoff Asia Essential, running 17 – 19 March 2010, a succession of specially made fashion designs will be showcased at the upcoming spring fair. Design students from Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (CBCC) and members of the Knitwear Innovation and Design Society (KIDS) will interpret S/S 2011 trends.

“This year’s fashion events are a unique twist to inspire designers and buyers that will attend our fair,” said Ms Wendy Wen, Trade Fair Director for Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. In total, 20 students from CBCC have partnered up with 20 exhibitors to create four pieces of ladieswear each, which will be paraded during the fashion walk. The events are scheduled for 17 March at 12:00 noon and 18:00 plus 18 March at 15:00. 

"The students’ collections will fuse cross cultural inspirations of east meets west with hints of masculinity in their ladieswear designs,” said Mr Ngan Man Leung, Lecturer, Faculty of Design, Caritas Bianchi College of Careers. For more than 39 years, CBCC has provided study programmes for disciplines in business, design and hospitality management. 

Mr Ngan also noted the fashion communities growing trend towards sustainability. “Eco-textiles are very important nowadays so we hope to give designer’s some direct correlation between the exhibitor’s fabrics and trend for 2011.  This is a tremendous opportunity for the students to showcase their talent plus generate potential business leads from the Chinese market sector.”

Equally as important is the Knitwear Innovation and Design Society  (KIDS) showcase, promoting new technology in the market.  KIDS is a non-profit resource centre helping to foster the sustainable growth of the knitwear industry in Hong Kong.  Special fashion walks are scheduled for 17 March 2010 at 18:00 and 18 March at 12:00 noon.

Further information: 
www.interstoff-asia.com.