 Asia Fashion Week (AFW)
Nov 8-10, 2005
Exclusive Trade Event in Singapore attracts Fashion Buyers from around the World
Collections from east and west to be showcased to international fashion professionals
Singapore, 26 October 2005 - The organizers of Asia Fashion Week 2005 today announced that the response from local and international buyers planning to attend Asia Fashion Week 2005 has been overwhelming. Over 3000 registrations have been processed, and this number is expected to grow as the event nears.
Asia Fashion Week 2005 is the first international event exclusively dedicated to fashion brands and labels, and will be held at Singapore Expo Hall 2B, from 8th - 10th November 2005.
Kevin Burns, Director of RWB Agency, a buyer based in London, affirms that Asia Fashion Week 2005 will profile Singapore as the hub for fashion and creativity. "I travel far and wide to source clothing," said Kevin Burns. "It is good to see that Asia Fashion Week in Singapore will be put on the fashion map as a great place to find new and exciting product" he added.
"The fact that Asia Fashion Week offers a platform for business matching and partnership opportunities has attracted numerous fashion buyers from around the world," said Laureen Gan, Assistant Project Director, Singex Exhibitions Pte Ltd. "Buyers from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, North America and even Mongolia have confirmed their attendance for this year's exclusive event. Their presence will bring about valuable learning experiences and marketing opportunities for many aspiring designers and fashion enthusiasts," she added.
Unlike other fashion events, Asia Fashion Week 2005 is a one-of-a kind
event that aims to provide business matching and partnership opportunities for
Fashion Labelers, Brand Owners, Designers, Fashion Franchisers, Fashion
Licensers and the OBM (Own Brand Manufacturer) community with buyers and
prospects from around the globe.
This year, Asia Fashion Week 2005 aims to attract an impressive group of
5,000 international and regional buyers, including top buyers from
Harrods and House of Fraser. Other confirmed buyers that are expected to attend
include:
• Australia: Lesley's Little Shop, Classey Kidz, Fashion Exposed, Pacific Legal Group
• Bangladesh: A&A Services, Fashion Source, Hoque Traders, Samaratex, Sundarban Associates, Munna Corporation
• China: Al Amin Trading Co., China Council for Promotion of International Trade
• Canada: SJ Consultant
• Denmark: Miniem ApS
• France: Fratuges, French Chamber of Commerce
• Ghana: Ashkob Company Limited, Ranza Ventures, Texpro Limited
* Gibraltar: Upland
• Hong Kong: Medicorp 2000, Fiona's Collections, i-USE International
Apparel Ltd, Trisky Garments
• India: Creations Unlimited, Dreams Clothing, Eena`s B Boutique,
First Avenue, Imperial Fashions India Pvt Ltd, Neptune Merchants, Seema & Co, Sonia Designer Boutique, Underlines, Alisha International Inc
• Indonesia: Giga Tridex Int'l, Jokerindo Consulting
• Italy: B&D srl
• Japan: Tokumitsu Co.Ltd
• Malaysia: Hock Star Entertainment Industry Bhd, Miroza, Margaret
McCallum, Summit Shoes Centre Sdn Bhd
• Mongolia: Nomin Holding
• New Zealand: Fashion with Joy, Paxall Limited, Future Feet, Oxted
Resources Ltd
• Nigeria: Davidic Endeavoux NIG Ltd, Davidson Int'l Agency Ltd,
Gbolagade Trading Stores Enterprises, Lamkit Ventures Nigeria Ltd,
Nichola's
Designer & General Works, Niyi Olabisi & Co, Phisworld Ventures
• Pakistan: 20th Floor, Amjad And Asim Enterprises, Fazal Corporation,
Handsome Textiles Pvt. Ltd, N.Y. Traders, NewAge Textiles Company, Noor
International, Opel Sourcing (Upppal Brothers Pvt Ltd), Rajput Traders
• Sri Lanka: Mass Online Solution Pvt. Ltd
• Singapore: Barang Barang Pte Ltd, Buoy Trading, Dann Holdings,
Little Match Girl Pte. Ltd, Raffles Design Institute, Raffles LaSalle Design
Institute, Sling, Systems of Changes, The Brand Business, The Good Viberasians Company, Toshikee Pte Ltd, Visions Design Pte Ltd, Wacoal Singapore Ptd Ltd, Weepaul Design Consultants Pte Ltd, John Little, Mustafa
• Thailand: GMBM Co.Ltd, Modern Pin Fashion House, Yo Chino Fashion
House
• Taiwan: Ichiku Enterprise Co., Ltd
• The Philippines: IM"IJ
• United Arab Emirates: Al Maina Enterprises LLC, Motexha
• United Kingdom: Harrods, House of Fraser, Papaya, PCC Clothing, RWB
Agency, Bloomsbury London
• USA: 8Teen"s, Adriene Landau Designs, Dress for Development, Inc,
OnoDonahue, TNT Fashions, UnderCover''s Secrets, Vannix Communications
Group, Inc., The Great Lady
• Vietnam: Creative Response j.s.c, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
Featured Events - Special Featured Designers Fashion Show, Labels Asia and
Next Asia Asia Fashion Week 2005 will open with a special fashion show with
featured designers, presenting their latest Spring/Summer collections. They are
Ika Mardiana (Hong Kong, Jattin Kochhar (India), Arantxa Adi (Indonesia),
Bernard Chandran (Malaysia), and Singapore's own Francis Cheong.
In addition, Asia Fashion Week 2005 will also launch its unique two-in-one
clothing and fashion events incorporating LABELS ASIA and NEXT ASIA.
These events aim to showcase collections and talents of designers from both
East and West.
LABELS ASIA is an exciting and comprehensive labels-only fashion
exhibition. It features the latest Spring/Summer collections from international and
Asian designers. LABELS ASIA is a not-to-be missed exhibition that
offers business opportunity for international buyers, manufacturers,
wholesalers and importers.
Participants for LABELS ASIA include:
• Australia: Blundstone, Cleavage Cupcakes, Low Beams, Takeouts, Sohokiss
• Brazil: Two Tribes
• China: Talent in Shanghai
• England: Sherwood, McNeal
• France: Babylon Princesse
• Hong Kong: AidaIda, Aitch K., Butoni, Couture By Wilson Lee, Faccia Di Culo, Hemansol, Jacky Mannequin & Hanger, Loud Fannie, Hinshh Fashion N Accessories, Peninsular Holdings
• India: Abhishek Dutta, Amit GT, Devki's, Jattinn Kochar, Senses Design Studio
• Indonesia: Aimia Bags, Arantxa Adi, Biru, Duna, G2 PLUS, Linda Chandra Art Shoes
• Italy: Accademia, Creone, Calzaturificid Accademia
• Korea: Bitsalmoony, Byunsangill, Choiboko Fashion, Endehor, Korea Traditional Pattern & Textile Design, Korean Traditional Costumes Desinged by Kim. H. G
• Malaysia: Amanda Brown Couture, Beatrice Looi, Bernard Chandran Couture, Jendela Batik, Journal Multimedia
• Nigeria: Dulcet Solution
• Papua New Guinea: PNG Zafa Kfi Creations
• Pakistan: Colors Pakistan
• Singapore: Tian, 9 mois, All Boxed Up, Forestprints, Fond Hugs, Francis Cheong, Intimo, Jolie, Llume, Lucie & Oscar, M by Mety Darmali, Metamorphosis, MyDreamz, Paint 8, Pure Earth, Red Liquid, The Singapore Shawl, Utopia, Womb, Yvonne Creative, Zar Zamora, Toob Inc. Pte Ltd, Icon-One, FJ Benjamin, Jean Yip Group
• Taiwan: Hwa Jong
• USA: JLO Lingerie, Olga, Warner's
• Vietnam: Baggie Boggie, Global Co. Ltd
NEXT ASIA, on the other hand, is a fashion show contest that will span the three days of the event. With fashion shows scheduled every 15 minutes, NEXT ASIA participants will showcase their latest cutting edge creations to an international panel of fashion experts. Participants for NEXT ASIA include:
• Hong Kong: AidaIda, Aitch K., Butoni, Couture By Wilson Lee, Faccia Di Culo, Hemansol, ISA.T, Loud Fannie
• India: Abhishek D, AMIT GT, DEVKi's
• Indonesia: Biru, DUNA
• Italy: Accademia
• Korea: BYUNSANGILL, Choiboko Fashion, Endehor, Free Balance
• Malaysia: Amanda Brown Couture, Beatrice Looi, Jendela Batik
• Singapore: Tian, Fond, Swell, The Singapore Shawl, Womb, Yvonne Creative
• South Africa: Funeka
About Asia Fashion Week 2005
Asia’s ONLY international fashion event that offers a one-stop merchandising platform EXCLUSIVELY for Fashion Labelers, Brand Owners, Designers, Fashion Franchisors, Fashion Lisensors and the OBM (Own Brand Manufacturer) industry. Over 200 designers and branded labels will connect with serious International buyers and global brands here.
Asia Fashion Week incorporates NEXT ASIA and LABELS ASIA – the “event” that will showcase collections and talents from East and West. 5,000 top regional and VIP buyers will converge here to seek opportunities for sourcing, franchising, licensing and to establish contacts with reputable figures from the global fashion industry.
About Singex Exhibitions Pte Ltd
Singex Exhibitions Pte Ltd focuses on creating market platforms through professional exhibitions organising & management services working in partnership with international organisers and associations.
Formerly known as PSA Exhibitions Pte Ltd, the company offers a full range of solutions from initial research to exhibitor and visitor sales and recruitment, advertising & promotions, operations and logistics, to on-site execution. Singex Exhibitions has helped launch and build several brands in Singapore for the Asian market across a growing portfolio of trade and consumer exhibitions in diverse industry segments from Lifestyle, Defence, Maritime & Logistics to Digital Technology. Events organised by Singex Exhibitions Pte Ltd include SITEX, Asia Pacific Furniture Fair, Singapore Auto Salon, Asia Pacific Maritime, Asian Emergency Care and Defence Medicine, Imdex Asia, Wine for Asia, iX2003 Regional Infocomm Exhibition and Conference and Global Security Asia.
Singex Exhibitions Pte Ltd is part of The Singex Group, which comprises of three closely linked companies that combine to provide a comprehensive range of integrated solutions for venue management, exhibition organising and international exhibition related ventures. The companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Temasek Holdings. www.singexexhibitions.com
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