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TCF Global in conjunction with Centrestage are showcasing 6 designers in Hong Kong in September 2019

TCF Global in conjunction with Centrestage Hong Kong are showcasing 6 designers from , Cambodia, India, , and Nigeria in Hong Kong from the 4th to 7th of September 2019.

Centrestage is Asia's Fashion Spotlight Event Organised by HKTDC, and is open to fashion designers and companies with original brands or licensees of brand names. The event will attract: - Fashion Designers and Brands with advertising in consumer-oriented media to promote awareness and sales - Fashion Designers and Brands with display in any market

The event will attract globally renowned buyers and visitors through online and offline channels. As of 22 August, 30 buying missions from 25 countries and regions have confirmed to attend Centrestage Hong Kong.

Our 6 designers will be located on Stand 3B-A11, and include: • Suswar, Australia www.suswahome.com • Eclectic Chique, Nigeria www.eclecticchique.com • Lotus Silk, Cambodia www.lotus-silk.com • Emily Lovelock, India www.emilylovelock.com • Ketique, Indonesia www.elizabethnjomayfen.com • Terbuai by Phangsanny, Indonesia www.terbuai.com

Major fashion buyers that will be attending CENTRESTAGE in September include Galeries Lafayette (France), Modes (Italy), Barney’s (Japan) Club 21 (Hong Kong) and Hyundai Department Store ()

Carol Hanlon, CEO of TCF Global said, “We have been hosting groups to attend Hong Kong Fashion Trade events for 20yrs. Centrestage is a great event for the global fashion industry to source from as Asia’s Fashion Spotlight. Our talented designers will be exposed to the wholesale and retail fashion industry”.

“I am also excited to announce that I have been invited to be a keynote speaker at the Fashion Summit in Hong Kong on the 5th and 6th of September 2019. The Fashion Summit is the largest summit on sustainability in fashion, and will bring together a panel of leading academics, key players from the fashion industry, NGO’s, media and decision makers from around the world. The theme this year is ‘Achieving the Goals’, Ms Hanlon said.

Carol will be presenting at 10:05 am on the 6th of September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Summit will address the insights of sustainable development for the fashion industry from the perspective of innovation, manufacturing, design and branding and consumer initiatives.

For further information please contact: Carol Hanlon CEO TCF Global P| 61 8 9479 3777 M| 0417963231 E| [email protected]

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