Sands China Showcases Local CPTTM Designers at Sands Macao Fashion Week
Third year of shining a spotlight on local fashion design talent
(Macao,
October
27, 2019) –
Macao fashion designers
were prominently on display at this year’s
Sands Macao Fashion Week (SMFW
2019), which ran Oct. 17-23 at
Sands Shoppes Macao. Local designers were
featured throughout – in the opening and
closing fashion shows, and in a special
week-long
exhibition.
The Oct. 18 opening
Walk on Water Show at the iconic indoor
canals of Shoppes at Venetian showcased the
2020 spring/summer ready-to-wear collection
from talented Macao fashion duo ALo
Lo and Rainie
Choi and their brand
AURALO
ARTE.
Established in 2013
after Lo and Choi met while on a fashion
diploma at Macau Productivity and Technology
Transfer Center (CPTTM), AURALO ARTE designs
are trendy yet practical, conveying strong
emotional content. Since their first 2014
spring/summer collection, AURALO ARTE has
staged shows across Hong Kong, Taiwan and
the rest of Asia, where it has also enjoyed
growing sales. The brand is endorsed and
worn by local celebrities including Jinny
Ng, Vivian Chan and others, was nominated as
the most valuable brand of 2016 (Macao) at
the Fashion Asia Awards, and was the
designated clothing brand of Miss
International Macau
2016-2018.
SMFW 2019 presented
the CPTTM Designers Show as
the closing boutique show of the week Oct.
20 at Shoppes at Parisian’s Avenue
Champs-Élysées. The show featured nine local
brands showcasing their new collections:
Ainfa, from designers Luna
Lo and Simon Kuong;
AXOXYXOXS, from designers
Eva Wong and Tom Wan; Common
Comma, from designer David Siu;
Cordova, from designer
Cordova Celestino Maria; HAO SHI
JIE, from designer Phoebe Lai;
Hong Mei, from designer Ben
Wang; Loom by Common Comma,
from designer Carmen Leng;
Macon, from designer Jane
Chan; and Worker
Playground, from designer
Vincent
Cheang.
And between Oct. 12
and 23, the CPTTM’s Fashion Incubation
Program (MaConsef) held the MaConsef
2019 Spring/Summer Collection
Exhibition, featuring 14 looks
by Mickey Che and Jack Lin from the MaConsef
2018 design team under the theme ‘Ditch the
Label.’
Dr. Wilfred Wong,
president of Sands China Ltd., said: “Sands
China is very pleased to have worked
alongside CPTTM again this year to promote
Macao’s cultural and creative industries.
This annual iconic event provides an
international platform at our integrated
resorts for these outstanding local fashion
designers to shine, and gives them a chance
to showcase their creativity and
talent.”
“CPTTM is delighted
to have been invited to participate in Sands
Macao Fashion Week over the years,” said Dr.
Shuen Ka Hung, director-general of CPTTM.
“Since fashion design is one of the key
sectors of Macao’s cultural and creative
industries, we have been working all these
years on the mission of assisting the
development of local fashion industry. Sands
China provides a platform for local fashion
designers to showcase their work, which
helps bring international exposure to
Macao’s fashion
industry.”
Launched in October
2017, Sands Macao Fashion Week is designed
to showcase the many leading luxury and
lifestyle fashion brands at Sands Shoppes
Macao, which comprises Shoppes at Four
Seasons, Shoppes at Venetian, Shoppes at
Parisian and Shoppes at Cotai Central. The
event offers fashion parades and other
special events for both the industry and the
public to enjoy, including runway and
boutique shows, exhibitions and other
fashion
events.
Photo caption: Local
fashion duo ALo Lo and Rainie Choi celebrate Oct. 18 at The
Venetian Macao after their runway show at one of Shoppes at
Venetian’s iconic indoor canals. Presented by CPTTM, the
Local Designers Show was the opening runway show of Sands
Macao Fashion Week, and showcased Lo and Choi’s 2020
spring/summer ready-to-wear collection for their brand
Auralo Arte.
Left to right: David Sylvester, executive vice president of
global retail for Las Vegas Sands; Shuen Ka Hung,
director-general of CPTTM; designers Rainie Choi and ALo Lo;
Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China
Ltd.
Photo caption: Local
Macao fashion designers meet Shuen Ka Hung, director-general
of CPTTM, and Rita Simonetta, vice president of retail
marketing for Sands China Ltd., Oct.20 at Shoppes at
Parisian, in advance of the CPTTM MaConsef 2019
Spring/Summer Collection Exhibition. As part of
Sands Macao Fashion Week, the exhibition at Shoppes at
Parisian – which ran Oct. 12-23 – has displayed the work of
local designers Mickey Che and Jack Lin from the MaConsef
2018 design team, featuring 14 looks under the theme ‘Ditch
the Label.’