Record numbers of visitors have attended the annual Hong Kong Fur and Fashion Fair being held from February 25 – 28, 2012. With over 280 exhibitors from 16 countries, the event has become one of the largest in the world.
With consistent year-on-year expansion, this event organized by the Hong Kong Fur Federation, and with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council as Adviser, has succeeded in drawing in global industry players looking for up-to-the-minute fur varieties as well as collecting essential market and technology intelligence.
On the opening evening, Mr. Andreas Lenhart, the former Chairman of IFTF, was presented with an international award at the Fair’s Fur Gala. Mr. Andreas Lenhart served as the Chairman of IFTF from 1999 to 2011. Under Lenhart’s leadership, the IFTF has played a stronger role in promoting fashion, while encouraging member associations to work closely to address global business and PR challenges.
During the Gala, original collections from 19 Hong Kong fur manufacturers impressed international buyers with their ingenious creativity and novel application of new technology. Fur is now a fashion icon. “The market is flourishing with premium brands offering deluxe designs tailored from sable, chinchilla and mink, and young-market brands providing elaborative styles trimmed from more economical materials like fox and rabbit. So fur is all across the board for chic look,” notes Mr. Wallace Wong, Chairman of the Hong Kong Fur Federation.
Promoted by the Hong Kong Fur Federation for the last two years, ‘Fur by Hong Kong’ is recognized today as a brand standing for the distinctive quality and design of Hong Kong furriers. This year the Gala showcased this brand as well as the creativity of 8 renowned Hong Kong designers who joined forces with the Federation’s fur manufacturers in presenting the ‘Designers Love Fur’ .
The latest fur fashion trends at Fur Fair Hong Kong
First established in 1949, the IFTF is a federation of fur trade associations from 35 countries around the globe. It is often referred to as the “United Nations of the world’s fur industry”.
Hong Kong Fur Federation is one of the 42 members organizations of International Fur Federation(IFTF). For years, IFTF has been working closely with its members in different countries and regions to promote the transparency and standardization of the fur trade, and calls on the high standard on animal welfare.
Through its work, and the activities of members, IFTF seeks to protect fur trade interests and promote innovation, high standards and a positive factual image of fur and the fur industry worldwide. The IFTF fully supports the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and has been a full voting member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) since 1985.
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