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As the organiser of Asian Fashion Week, the Creative Asia Foundation is committed to promoting the strength of Asian design and artistic expression. We adhere to the principles of sustainable development and technological innovation, aiming to pave the way for the future development of the industry. Chongqing Fashion Designers Association is one of our partner in Strategic Partnership Program of AFW.
About Chongqing Fashion Designers Association
The Chongqing Fashion Designers Association serves as a crucial guiding and coordinating organisation for fashion designers, fashion design, and fashion education talent in the Chongqing area. It has gathered industry experts, young designers, brand principals, fashion buyers, university professors, and outstanding graduates. Under the leadership of the Chongqing Economic and Information Commission, it has continuously launched professional competitions and fashion events in recent years. The association has hosted and coordinated significant events such as the 2021 Bene Southwest Textile Pattern Original Design Contest, the 2021 Western Fashion Designers Elite Contest, the 2022 Dazu Rock Carvings Fashion Design and West Liang Art Exhibition, and more, establishing an archive of excellent professional designers and becoming a reserve resource for Chongqing’s fashion industry design productivity.
About President Mingyu Liang
Professor Mingyu Liang, a renowned Chinese fashion designer and artist, is the founding and current president of the Chongqing Fashion Designers Association and a leading figure in Chongqing’s fashion industry. Her exceptional artistic skills and innovative thinking have propelled the development of the fashion industry in Chongqing and had a profound impact both domestically and internationally. An internationally recognised artist and educator in fashion, Professor Liang has dedicated her career to nurturing a new generation of fashion designers and promoting Chinese traditional culture and modern fashion arts globally. Her work has received international acclaim, including her installation “Masai Mara,” which was exhibited at Tate Modern in London, using art to advocate for environmental and wildlife protection.
About Chongqing
Recently, Chongqing was designated as a “Creative City within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, becoming the fifth city in China and the first in Western China to achieve this status. This recognition is not only an international endorsement of the city’s innovative capabilities in design but also underscores Chongqing’s important role in the global creative cities network. As a new world-class identity of the “Global City of Design,” Chongqing showcases its unique creative vitality and potential in design.
Chongqing and Brisbane as Sister Cities
Since officially becoming sister cities in 2005, Chongqing and Brisbane have marked deep exchanges and cooperation across various fields such as culture, education, economy, and technology. As key cities in Western China and the east coast of Australia, respectively, the cooperation between Chongqing and Brisbane has fostered sustainable development and international strategies, strengthening business and investment opportunities between the two regions.
Fashion designers and brand merchants in Chongqing interested in collaborating with the Chongqing Fashion Designers Association can contact:
Secretary:
Ms. Jian Na Wang
Phone: 13983090997 (WeChat ID)
Join us at the Asian International Fashion Week to push forward the innovation and development of the fashion industry!