Shanghai Fashion Week highlights: sustainable fashion, haute couture from Dior, and the hottest labels
China’s fast growing importance in the fashion industry can be seen at Shanghai Fashion Week, which attracts some of the biggest names in the business. Here are the highlights from inside and outside the shows
The rise of Shanghai Fashion Week shows how China’s place in the industry has shifted over the past five to seven years. Today, it attracts some global names, such as Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior, who came for a couture show.
Damir Doma showed his latest collection and opened a flagship, while Pascal Morand, executive president of the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode toured the shows and talked about how “the digital revolution has made the biggest impact on all fashion weeks around the world”.
Jimmy Choo showed his couture fashion line (partnered with his nephew) that fused earthy natural inspirations with exquisite craftsmanship, and Hong Kong actress Carina Lau debuted a new silhouette at her Anirac label show.
Highlights from the catwalk
“Shanghai can be really open and full of possibility … and although some things in China can be bad taste in a way, you can really try to do something that you never imagined before,” says co-founder Yushan Li of Milan- and Shanghai-based menswear label Pronounce. The brand debuted at Shanghai Fashion Week two years ago, and this season again offered a sophisticated colourful and compelling men’s wardrobe.
