The highly anticipated PolyU Fashion Show displays students’ superb designs as well as capabilities to take the sector to the next level
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A tour de force of originality, innovation and wearability achieved through in-depth research, exceptional artisanship and application of cutting-edge technology, 30 graduating students showcased their unique creations, ranging from street fashion, evening wear, sportswear, knitwear, to intimate apparel, in a culmination of years of hard work under the guidance of SFT’s professors.
The glittering fashion show also serves to reinforce SFT’s standing as a world-class education and research institution dedicated to comprehensive fashion and textile design training, leading-edge technological development in materials and production, as well as business innovations. It was organised by SFT and attracted a 1,400-strong live audience, including eminent figures in the fashion industry and fashionistas. The event was also live-streamed to over 40,000 online viewers around the world.
Inaugural Dean of SFT, Professor Erin Cho, believes that the School is at the forefront of the newest developments in all fashion-related sectors, not just locally and regionally, but also globally. “We contribute to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) through our strong research capabilities.”
“SFT is unique in the sense that we’re the leading and most specialised [fashion-related technology] research centre in the whole of China,” she added, citing that the School’s research capabilities range from sustainability, biodegradable and smart materials, to augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and the metaverse, and all the other technological components. Data are used extensively in SFT’s cutting-edge research on product development, marketing and business innovations.
Professor Cho envisions further enriching the fashion education at SFT, with main focuses on students’ international exposure, design capabilities, entrepreneurship, and the research and development of intelligent wearable technology.
For design capabilities, SFT will…