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New Partners of Modem - Season S/S 2017 : Collective Showrooms
by Modem – Posted November 28 2016
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[size=16][red]AUSTRALIAN FASHION CHAMBER[/red][/size]

The Australian Fashion Chamber is a non-profit organization united by the vision to strengthen, promote and develop Australian fashion design by nurturing talent, originality and success locally and internationally. Representing the finest of Australian fashion, the designers are chosen based on their industry skill, strength of their current seasonal collection and potential success in the international market.

Objectives of the Chamber:
> Ensure Australian fashion design is competitive internationally.
> Support emerging top talent.
> Provide thought leadership.
> Foster education & affiliation.

The Chamber has a host of activities from guest lecture series for educational institutes, to bi-annual business seminars for designers, and awards programs.

After its launch of membership in July 2014, the members of the AFC aim to represent the brightest design talent within the industry. The current directors have come together to volunteer their time as part of their passionate support of the industry, bringing varied skills and experience. Edwina McCann, Chairman of the AFC and Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Australia and Kellie Hush, Deputy Chair of the AFC and Editor-In-Chief of Harper’s BAZAAR Australia are leading the board of directors.

More Info: Australian Fashion Chamber



[size=16][red]FASHION FORWARD DUBAI[/red][/size]


Fashion Forward Dubai FFWD is the definitive fashion platform for Dubai and the Middle East, providing development, exposure and a progressive direction for the regional fashion industry. FFWD welcomes members of the regional and international fashion communities to come together in support of Middle Eastern design talents and to foster industry discussion and professional development.

Held bi-annually in April and October at Dubai Design District, the key components of FFWD are runway shows and presentations by the best couture, ready-to-wear and accessories designers in the Middle East. Additionally FFWD hosts the d3 Fashion Talks, a series of inspiring seminars and panel discussions led by global industry experts and fashion academia.

The FFWD Showroom Paris is part of the FFWD EPIC x Samsung program, an empowerment program through industry collaboration, dedicated to tackling key business development challenges faced by regional fashion design talent. Through the showroom, FFWD brings forward and empowers a collective of some of the Arab world's best fashion talent through exposure to international audiences, including media and buyers, during the fashion industry’s peak buying period.

More Info: Fashion Forward Dubai



[size=16][red]MALAYSIA SHOWROOM[/red][/size]


The Malaysia Fashion Week MFW is the nation’s largest lifestyle and fashion trade platform. The annual event has been held from the 2nd to the 5th of November in Kuala Lumpur through a series of fashion shows featuring designers from over 15 countries, a stylish gala event and a trade exhibition called INTRADE.

The fashion shows for SS17 had featured Malaysian designers under the Malaysia Fashion Showcase MFS banner, together with Asian designers under the Mercedes-Benz STYLO Asia Fashion Week MBSAFW banner. Jointly organized by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation MATRADE and Malaysia’s leading lifestyle fashion event organizer, STYLO International Sdn. Bhd. (Malay equivalent to incorporated). MFW is a public-private initiative dedicated to provide a platform for social and commercial innovation and opens doors to better engagement with designers, traders and buyers from all over the world.

The global launch of MFW has once again been held in September in Paris. This year, the runway show took place on board of the River’s King boat located at Escale de Grenelle along the River Seine, the Malaysian designers that showcased are Bill Keith, Bon Zainal, Fiziwoo, Jo Disaya, Keith Kee, Porosus, Ruzz Gahara, Sakura Malaysia, Tanoti, Toi-The Dressmaker then they exhibited at the Maria Callas Suite at Hilton Paris Opera.

More Info: Malaysia Showroom



[size=16][red]PIRNIA COLLECTION[/red][/size]


Pirnia Collection offers a new innovative organization servicing both brands and buyers with its own scenography adapted to represent the feel of the brands, the trends of the season, as well as its exceptional vision. It’s a new concept that recreates intimacy by merging trade show and showroom together in the heart of Paris during Paris Fashion Week.

With a combined 24 year experience of studying, living and breathing Fashion, David Pirnia can offer his designers strategic planning in favor of introducing and developing the brands for their desired market, and all activities relating to sales development in order to maximize their potential.

More Info: Pirnia Showroom Modem

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