After three seasons of digital presentations, HKFG's leading six Hong Kong labels are returning to Paris Fashion Week physically : Celine Kwan, Sweetlimejuice, Christian Stone, Coda, Rickyy Wong Studio and Vann. HKFG, formerly known as Fashion Guerilla, is an international program organized by Fashion Farm Foundation (FFF), a non-profit organization founded in 2012 with a mission to promote Hong Kong fashion designs globally. Every year, FFF organizes a series of campaigns and events locally and globally, such as FFFRIDAY and HKFG.
Monday, February 28 from 5pm until 7pm
L’Imprimerie - 13 rue de la Grange Batelière 75009
Celine Kwan will have its first-ever fashion presentation in Paris, presenting a collection of clothing inspired by futuristic "space-age" aesthetic from classic films such as Woody Allen's "Sleeper" and Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". The FW22 collection is characterized by functional and humorous ways. After a series of experimentation, Celine discovered a fun inflatable product called "banana air bed".
Sweetlimejuice is a luxury contemporary fashion jewellery brand founded in 2019 and based in London. All of Sweetlimejuice’s pieces are handcrafted by artisans across the capital. Each stage of the process is analytical and meticulous, from the use of sustainable sterling silver, to the sourcing of ethical gemstones. For the FW22 season the brand created a collection celebrating togetherness which looks into elements from different cultures such as the Japanese family crest–Kamon, the Lingam casket worn by the Hindu and the Islamic relic The Black Stone in Mecca. The collection is inspired by contemporary sculptors Noguchi and Wendell Castle, the shape of their fluid yet symmetrical and geometrical sculptures.
Christian Stone designs express and surpass the barriers and boundaries between the tangible world and the cyber world. The FW22 collection takes inspiration from the protagonist of the TV series “Breaking Bad”, who transformed from a terminally ill chemistry professor to the biggest drug lord in America, and eventually was ruined. The materials of the clothes focus on the contrast between natural fabrics and artificial waterproof fabrics to reflect Mr White's two contrasting occupations and what he wore in these drastically different roles, one being an ordinary high school chemistry teacher and another being a meth cook.
Coda was founded in 2019. The brand takes inspiration from art, culture, and clothing of different ages, by combining creative elements of all aspects, the brand reshapes the elements of the old age into wearable designs that fit in time with modern aesthetics based on the concept of deconstruction. Its FW22 collection takes inspiration from timeless aesthetic vintage pieces like classic workwear and combines futuristic and contemporary elements on it, finding the aesthetic linkage between "Past and future".
Rickyy Wong Studio was founded by menswear designer Rickyy Wong and later joined by womenswear designer Scott James Marsh after the duo graduated from Tokyo’s Bunka fashion school MA program. Its aesthetics is influenced by structured tailoring and bias-cut silks, performance fabrics and new generation fibers to create a look rooted simultaneously in the past and future. The FW22 women’s collection entitled “Hyper_Crafts” reflects on a world in which coexist the physical, tactile reality and the newness of the digital existence.
Vann is a brand existing at the intersection of art and philosophy. Vann Kwok designer and Founder, envisions jewellery as expression, craftsmanship and a celebration of continual transformation. Inspired by painting and sculpture, the designer blends traditional and modern methods and works instinctively, allowing her hands to follow sensations. The FW22 collection, named "Saint", draws inspiration from ancient religious art and craft, transforming ideas into contemporary fashion artefacts.
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