Fashion Festival kicks off in Ningbo

The three-day 2023 Ningbo Fashion Festival kicked off in Ningbo, Zhejiang province on Oct 19.

This year's event features a fashion exhibition with four themes as well as various matchmaking activities related to trade and business, talent, and technology. It aims to create a platform for trade and interaction within the fashion industry.

Covering an exhibition area of 28,000 square meters, the festival has attracted 181 companies and 222 brands from eight countries, including the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and 13 cities around China, such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou.

Leading textile and apparel companies like Youngor and Peacebird as well as renowned intelligent equipment suppliers are showcasing their latest products at the exhibition. The National Graphene Innovation Center is showcasing the application of graphene in goods like textiles and household appliances.

More than 30 fashion shows, one of the highlights of the festival, will feature various products including menswear, womenswear, children's wear, hanfu, and intangible cultural heritage items.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, Ningbo, a hub city of the Maritime Silk Road, launched a cross-border procurement matchmaking event during the fashion festival. Companies and buyers from Belt and Road countries were invited to the city and matched with local exhibitors.

Ningbo has been hosting the Ningbo Fashion Festival, formerly Ningbo International Fashion Fair, for 26 straight years. The event has served as an engine to drive the development of the city's fashion industry.