From September 5 to 8, the international fashion exhibition CENTRESTAGE, organized by , will open at the Hong Kong Exhibition CenterHong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).The task of the Council is to develop and strengthen the status of Hong Kong as one of the leaders of the fashion industry market, which has long been the investment and business center of the Asian region.

CENTRESTAGE fully justifies its name – it is the central platform for the shows of world and Chinese fashion brands. This year, the platform will feature 220 brands. Seminars on trend forecasting and collections shows on the catwalks, meetings with designers and their joint projects at the exhibition, as well as more than 20 runway shows. As part of the theme of the exhibition Tomorrow Lab, the brands presented will be divided into three categories: ICONIC, ALLURE, METRO.

A huge number of participants already known in the Asian region and in the world will present their achievements at this exhibition. Among them are brands: Angus Tsui, 112 mountainyam, ANVEGLOSA, DEMO,DORISKATH, HARRISON WONG, House of V, LOOM LOOP, Maison Vermillion, YLYstudio and many others. Guests from abroad will be represented by brands from France, India, Italy, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand.

The exhibition program will be incredibly diverse and eventful.

The grand opening of the CENTRESTAGE will be held on September 5 with luxury and scope corresponding to the status of this grandiose show. At the opening, three collections of the spring-summer 2019 season will be shown from leading Asian brands: Japanese designer Hiromichi Ochiya(Hiromichi Ochiai) and his label FACETASM, designers Cyrus Wong (Cyrus Wong) and Julio NG (Julio NG) and the Hong Kong brandIDISM, as well as the Chinese designer Min Liu(Min Liu) and his brandMs Min.

In four days, the main fashion event in Hong Kong will host lectures and master classes, seminars on trends. An online broadcast will be conducted at all events, which will allow buyers from all over the world to get comprehensive and useful information on the most current fashion trends. To participate in the business program of the exhibition, buyers need to pass registration on the website.

The Circular Economy summit will be held on September 6 and 7 The first project in the Asian region, covering the problems of development and growth in the fashion industry. Scientists, key players in the light industry market, the press, brand owners and those who make decisions in the industry will gather at the summit to exchange views and information on pressing problems and possible solutions.

Fashion experts will present their analysis of the market and trends: on September 5, experts from WGSN will hold a meeting, the next day experts from Euromonitor will present trends.

On September 6, the youth organization REDRESS, dealing with fashion and ecology issues, will present its award. Then, among the eight designers working with knitwear, the winners of the awards fromKnitwear Innovation andDesign Society will be determined The award ceremony will take place on September 7.

The results of this year's young designers competition YDC-2018 will be summed up on the closing day of the exhibition CENTRESTAGE on September 8. In the final, young people will compete for three prizes and the "New Talent" award, as well as the prize for the most original shoes. The head of the jury will be an invited British fashion star Martin Rose (Martine Rose), who will talk about her creative cuisine.