The limted-edition capsule collection, sponsored by i.t apparels Ltd, has already been well received by target customers.i.t apparels Ltd has been sponsoring the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC) “Best Footwear Design Award” since 2015, providing guidance and co-developing a limited edition based on the winning footwear for the official launch. The collection designed by the 2018 winner, up-and-coming fashion designer Charlotte Ng, was launched today.Cantopop star Charmaine Fong, radio host Eric Hung (Chiu-B) and stylist Chloe Mak joined today’s launch, lending their support to the winning designer.The collection is titled “Indie Walker”, which Ng says encourages people to “be brave and move forward, set out your own path and live your life fully”. The collection comprises two styles of sandals, with the lines on the sandal surface inspired by musical sound waves and the metal element inspired by th...

The Pursuit of HopeFASHIONALLY is proud to represent the collaboration with Magazine P to showcase the SS19 collections of 14 Hong Kong fashion designer brands.Art Direction & Photography: Vinci NgStyling: Crystal Yung Makeup: Lauren LeeHair: Kennki Lau Model: Viktoria J (Synergy) & Rodrigo C (CalCarries)Designers:Chan Chit LoIG: @chanchit.loCinesinaIG: @cinesina.hkFB: cinesina.hkDEMO.IG: @demofashion_officialFB: demofashionEXCEPTION EXPERIMENT X Tak L.IG: @taklee_officialStockist: 方所; 例外FFIXXED STUDIOSIG: @ffixxed_studiosFB: ffixxedstudiosHARRISON WONG IG: @harrisonwongFB: harrisonwongcollectionKauri JouelIG: @kauri.jouelFB: kauri.jouelMODEMENTIG: @modementFB: MODEMENT.hkNECRO POONIG: @necro_poon FB: necropoonREDEMPTIVEIG: @redemptive_officialStockist: onefifteen 初衣食午SFZ & SonIG: @sfzandsonSKETCHΔROUNDIG: @_sketcharoundFB: thro.sketcharoundThe World Is Your OysterIG: @theworld_is_youroysterFB: TheWorldIsYourOyster.coYMDHIG: @ymdhstudioStockist: phenoty...

After ten years working as a jobbing fashion designer, Charlotte Ng decided it was time to change. YDC gave her the impetus to make that big jump and launch her own label.Hong Kong Polytechnic University graduate Charlotte Ng graduated at a time when the economy was taking a downturn and she was just happy to be able to find a job. Over the next ten years, she worked as a designer for various trading companies, creating samples to sell to international clients.“I got to a point where I was very frustrated. My designs were not really hitting the market because the end products were always very different from the original designs. I began to ponder a serious career move,” she said.Charlotte had wanted to join the Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest (YDC) every year prior to 2018, but her busy work schedule had prevented it. When Ng began considering launching her own label, she finally took the plunge as the first step towards realising her dream.“YDC is th...

One of Hong Kong’s most successful select shops, kapok has quietly grown into an authority on independent fashion and lifestyle labels renowned for their authentic and approachable take on designFrenchman Arnault Castel opened the first kapok boutique in the quiet neighbourhood of Tin Hau in 2006. Thirteen years on, kapok is now based in the leafy surrounds of the Sun Street precinct in Wanchai, with several stores located in Hong Kong and two in Singapore. The boutique now occupies a unique place in Hong Kong’s retail landscape, offering a curated collection of independent fashion and lifestyle brands that echo the kapok aesthetic – classic with great details – and shares the founder’s insistence on quality.kapok started out by importing French labels and items that Castel discovered during his travels. Over the years, however, more and more Hong Kong brands have been incorporated into its portfolio, giving it a subtle yet unmistakable local flavour.&ldqu...