4th World Boutique, Hong Kong, mid-January

Held for the fourth time, the fair opens a window for those fashion buyers on the lookout for premium items and designers' collections as well as various lifestyle products and fashion accessories.

This year, some 200 exhibitors will showcase over 300 labels and brands of fashion products ranging from apparel, handbags, shoes, watches and fashion jewellery.

As an important fashion showcase for global buyers, World Boutique, Hong Kong will feature over 300 brand names and designers' collections from Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, the Chinese mainland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the US and Vietnam.

Famous names

They include well-known brands such as Escada, Laurel, Apriori, Butoni, Frankie B, Bogner, Lu Lu Cheung, Mademoiselle & Moiselle, Playboy, Sabrina Scala, Sister Joli etc.

A total of 15 fashion shows will be staged concurrently to showcase the talent of renowned designers from around the world and the latest collections of a great variety of brands.

Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2006, featuring more than 1,300 companies specialising in mass merchandise as well as high fashion items, will be held concurrently with World Boutique, Hong Kong.

TDC previously arranged a photo-shoot featuring some of the brands to be exhibited at World Boutique, Hong Kong, worn by two famous Hong Kong models, Gaile and Ana R. The photo-shoot took place at two very special restaurants: Signature Cuisine and Habitu The Pier.