The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) ‘Hong Kong Fashion Week for spring/summer (FWSS)’ to be held from July four will debut women wears and knitwear zones to optimise buyers’ sourcing selection.

The three-day trade event will house dedicated sections or zones to promote and differentiate fashion categories. The four main categories will be apparel, upstream supplies, fashion accessories and technology and business matching.

The different zones under the four broad categories will cover footwear, leggings and socks, hair accessories and head-wear, belts and ties and embroidery and sewing supplies to offer one stop platform to best catering buyers’ demand.

Other zones at the event include active wear, sportswear, intimate and swimwear, children wear, men in style, denim arcade and fabrics and yarn.

HKTDC will offer business matching services, networking receptions, seminars and buyer forums during the fair. A small-order zone will be available for buyers who want to source from 5 to 1,000 pieces. A series of fashion shows and runway parades of the theme ‘neon garden’ will be held during the fashion week.

Around 1,200 worldwide exhibitors are expected at the fair. The previous edition attracted 16,000 buyers from 65 countries and regions.