Long popular among adults and children, especially males, the colourful and ever-changing LEGO toy brick set is striving to change its image as a lad’s plaything: the brand recently launched a number of products to make girls feel relevant.

Known to generations as a supplier of building sets for budding architects and engineers, a world-leading toymaker is shedding its boys-only image by making fashion statements.

Creative toys take to catwalk

The COVID-19 pandemic has kept fashionistas from Milan to Monaco (the long way round) at their homes, offices and studios digitally flipping through collections and keeping physical interaction to a minimum.

Virtual runway shows highlight Hong Kong fashion designers’ latest collections.

Talent shines at CENTRESTAGE

Those born since the early 1990s are often referred to as “digital natives” since they grew up in an internet-powered world.

Digital natives put best feet forward on online platform.

Young designers thrive virtually

Fashion is all about seeing and being seen, but COVID-19 is keeping the industry’s movers and shakers across Asia and the world in their offices and studios.

As COVID-19 keeps fashion-industry movers in their offices and studios, a fashion extravaganza takes a digital path to their screens.

Runway into cyberspace

Hong Kong has always been known as a forward-looking city, a home of cutting-edge developers in a wide-range of fields, with fashion no exception – hence the theme of Asia’s premier fashion event this year, “Future Tribes”.

Asian designers display their work on the future-focused CENTRESTAGE platform.

Fashion world looks forward

Hong Kong is leading the way in sustainable fashion across Asia thanks to the continued success of the annual Redress Design Award, the largest sustainable-fashion competition in the world.

The Redress Design Award, which will hold its grand final at CENTRESTAGE, sees designers utilise upcycled materials in their collections.

A passion for sustainable fashion

A Hong Kong home appliances business that incorporates German technology and design was launched under the name “German Pool” in 1982. It has since been growing and diversifying – and more recently into a brand new arena: fashion.

A Hong Kong brand best known for its home appliances is now adding sparkle to traditional Chinese-style gowns and suits.

Household goods turn high fashion

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CENTRESTAGE returns to the spotlight from 9 to 11 September. The three-day event will open to fashion buyers and also the general public, featuring a number of in-person as well as virtual exhibitions with visitors able to immerse themselves in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) interactive experiences.<br /><br />CENTRESTAGE ELITES is the spotlight opening gala show, featuring Hong Kong and Japanese brands DEMO and Children of the discordance &ndash; both chosen by Fashion Asia Hong Kong as among the 10 Asian Designers to Watch in 2020. Derek Chan will launch the latest 2023 spring/summer collection of his gender-neutral fashion label DEMO together with co-founder Mite Chan. The show will be livestreamed through the CENTRESTAGE fair website and social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram).

CENTRESTAGE ELITES

Household goods turn high fashion

Creative toys take to catwalk

Talent shines at CENTRESTAGE

Young designers thrive virtually

Runway into cyberspace

Fashion world looks forward

A passion for sustainable fashion

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